Frequently Asked Questions
YES BTAFile IMS can store your emergency equipment testing such as cameras, lighting, fire pull stations, etc., as well as documenting any work orders placed for repair if equipment is found to be inoperable.
Yes BTAFile IMS can store your emergency operations plans. It store any PDF file and link it to a school. It can also store photos by school as well.
Yes BTAFile IMS can help you track drills such as Lockdown, Active Shooter, Fire, and Weather. It also allows you to track follow-up for any issues found during the drill.
There is a monthly Awareness Training screen that allows you to indicate which of the monthly awareness trainings have been presented/reviewed. You can check all that apply. There is also a Climate screen added where you can indicate which items have been included in the monthly climate evaluations have taken place. You can check all that apply.
YES, in preparation for a Team Meeting, you can link existing BTAs to the meeting record so they can easily be reviewed during the meeting.
YES, an unlimited number can be uploaded, as well as any other digital images or video considered essential to the assessment.
YES via email or text for assigned tasks, customer selected reports and student school change notifications within the district.
Yes, Dr. Cornell is a consultant for USA Software and BTAFile IMS – K12 incorporates the concepts he developed and outlines in the CSTAG model.
YES, showing either Not a Threat, Transient, Serious Substantive or Very Serious Substantive.
Yes, and it is separated into the “Threat is likely to be less serious” and “Threat is likely to be more serious” sections, following the CSTAG model, which helps you evaluate and attempt to resolve the threat.
YES, we track Attempted-Averted, Not Attempted and Carried Out. We also have an Analytical Report showing those results in a chart.
YES
YES. They are built into application and can be rendered as PDFs. Subject Interview, Parent Interview, Mental Health Interviews, and so on are included. You can also incorporate your own Interview Forms as well.
Yes, BTAFile IMS – K12 helps you answer the “11 questions” from NTAC.
YES, we allow an unlimited number of these for each assessment.
YES, we allow an unlimited number of these for each assessment.
YES, you can add your own items to the Tasks/Interventions/Response list in addition to those already delivered with the product.
YES, you can schedule a Task/Intervention/Response for an assessment along with a starting and ending date and frequency of the Task/Intervention/Response and it will be created, assigned and emailed automatically over time (weekly, specific day, etc).
YES, BTAFile IMS – K12 tracks Tasks/Interventions/Responses that have not been completed via an analytical report that can be retrieved on demand and/or be a scheduled report that is emailed automatically.
YES. The safety plan can be applied to anyone who is included in the assessment and can be printed, along with the individual “student” plan.
YES, BTAFile IMS – K12 has an Incident Reporting section that tracks those type of incidents. The incident reporting can also be utilized for a situation that needs documentation but does not fit the needs for a full BTA.
Yes, during data entry, the system will alert the user of any previous assessments involving that person.
YES, over 100 are included. Ask for a demo!
Yes, using that report will help you visualize how your threat assessments are spread out across all the grade levels, by classification.
Yes, that report will show a graph depicting Change in Placement, Suspensions (In or Out of School), Reprimands, Expulsions, etc.
Yes, most of our analytical reports can be added to the Report Scheduler. This is how you schedule the Threshold Analysis By Person report to run and the result appear in your in-box, say, every Monday morning.
YES. Currently there are several reports that can be customized by the user by adding some selection criteria. If you want to create your own, you may purchase the Reports Designer. And those reports can then be stored in the BTA system for quick and easy retrieval.
Yes, for a given subject who has threatened to self-harm, you can enter data into the system from the suicide screening form you completed when interviewing the subject. A number of suicide screening-based analytical reports are also available with the system.
YES, there is a REFERENCE TOOLS section where these documents can be placed for review and inclusion in the assessment.
YES, we refer to that as the Date of Occurrence. We also track the Day, Date and Time the assessment was entered into the system which we refer to as the Report Date.
YES with a selection list to choose from accordingly.
YES, BTAFile IMS – K12 can track the threat made by ANY person, Student, Teacher, Administrator, Parent, Family Member, Contractor, etc.
YES. This practice may not be recommended but the classification may be changed. The original classification, along with the date of the change, is also tracked.
Yes, access can be restricted via user rights and access codes.
YES, along with the basic information covered in each school’s meeting. Notes from the meetings can also be uploaded into BTAFile IMS – K12 as a PDF document.
Yes, the “Virginia Model” is the basis for our Campus/Higher Ed version of BTAFile IMS.
YES, showing either Imminent, High, Moderate, Low, or None.
YES, we track Attempted-Averted, Not Attempted and Carried Out. We also have an Analytical Report showing those results in a chart.
YES. They are built into application and can be rendered as PDFs. Subject Interview, Parent Interview, Mental Health Interviews, and so on are included. You can also incorporate your own Interview Forms as well.
Yes, this was added by specific request from one of our customers.
Yes, BTAFile IMS – Campus helps you answer the “11 questions” from NTAC.
YES, we allow an unlimited number of these for each assessment.
YES, you can add your own items to the Tasks/Interventions/Responses list in addition to those already delivered with the product.
YES, you can schedule a Task/Intervention/Response for an assessment along with a starting and ending date and frequency of the Task/Intervention/Response and it will be created, assigned and emailed automatically over time (weekly, specific day, etc).
YES, BTAFile IMS – Campus tracks Tasks/Interventions/Responses that have not been completed via an analytical report that can be retrieved on demand and/or be a scheduled report that is emailed automatically.
YES. The safety plan can be applied to anyone who is included in the assessment and can be printed, along with the individual “student” plan.
YES, BTAFile IMS – Campus has an Incident Reporting section that tracks those type of incidents. The incident reporting can also be utilized for a situation that needs documentation but does not fit the needs for a full BTA. (Note: BTAFile IMS – Campus Florida Version conforms to Hope Incident Reporting requirements.)
Yes, during data entry, the system will alert the user of any previous assessments involving that person.
YES, over 100 are included. Ask for a demo!
Yes, that report will show a graph depicting Change in Placement, Suspensions (In or Out of School), Reprimands, Expulsions, etc.
Yes, most of our analytical reports can be added to the Report Scheduler. This is how you schedule the Threshold Analysis By Person report to run and the result appear in your in-box, say, every Monday morning.
YES. Currently there are several reports that can be customized by the user by adding some selection criteria. If you want to create your own, you may purchase the Reports Designer. And those reports can then be stored in the BTA system for quick and easy retrieval.
YES via email or text for assigned tasks, customer selected reports and student school change notifications within the district.
YES, an unlimited number can be uploaded, as well as any other digital images or video considered essential to the assessment.
Yes, for a given subject who has threatened to self-harm, you can enter data into the system from the suicide screening form you completed when interviewing the subject. A number of suicide screening-based analytical reports are also available with the system.
YES, there is a REFERENCE TOOLS section where these documents can be placed for review and inclusion in the assessment.
YES, we refer to that as the Date of Occurrence. We also track the Day, Date and Time the assessment was entered into the system which we refer to as the Report Date.
YES with a selection list to choose from accordingly.
YES, BTAFile IMS – Campus can track the threat made by ANY person, Student, Teacher, Administrator, Parent, Family Member, Contractor, etc.
Yes, access can be restricted via user rights and access codes.
YES, in preparation for a BTA Team Meeting, you can link existing BTAs to the meeting record so they can easily be reviewed during the meeting.
YES, along with the basic information covered in each school’s meeting. Notes from the meetings can also be uploaded into BTAFile IMS – Campus as a PDF document.
YES BTAFile IMS can store your emergency equipment testing such as cameras, lighting, fire pull stations, etc., as well as documenting any work orders placed for repair if equipment is found to be inoperable.
Yes BTAFile IMS can store your emergency operations plans. It store any PDF file and link it to a campus. It can also store photos by campus as well.
YES, we allow an unlimited number of these for each assessment.
YES, showing either Imminent, High, Moderate, Low, or None.
Yes, the “Virginia Model” is the basis for our Workplace version of BTAFile IMS.
Yes, BTAFile IMS – Workplace helps you answer the “11 questions” from NTAC.
YES. They are built into application and can be rendered as PDFs. Subject Interview, Witness Interview, Mental Health Interviews, and so on are included. You can also incorporate your own Interview Forms as well.
YES, we allow an unlimited number of these for each assessment.
YES, you can add your own items to the Responses/Tasks/Interventions list in addition to those already delivered with the product.
YES, you can schedule a Task/Intervention/Response for an assessment along with a starting and ending date and frequency of the Task/Intervention/Response and it will be created, assigned and emailed automatically over time (weekly, specific day, etc).
YES, BTAFile IMS – Workplace tracks Tasks/Interventions/Responses that have not been completed via an analytical report that can be retrieved on demand and/or be a scheduled report that is emailed automatically.
YES. The safety plan can be applied to anyone who is included in the assessment and can be printed, along with the individual “employee” plan.
Yes, during data entry, the system will alert the user of any previous assessments involving that person.
YES, over 100 are included. Ask for a demo!
Yes, using that report will help you understand and visualize how much time your Workplace Coordinator (Investigator) is spending on “working” each threat assessment.
Yes, that report will show a graph depicting Change in Placement, Suspensions, Reprimands, Terminations, etc.
Yes, most of our analytical reports can be added to the Report Scheduler. This is how you schedule the Threshold Analysis By Person report to run and the result appear in your in-box, say, every Monday morning.
YES. Currently there are several reports that can be customized by the user by adding some selection criteria. If you want to create your own, you may purchase the Reports Designer. And those reports can then be stored in the BTA system for quick and easy retrieval.
YES via email or text for assigned tasks, follow ups and updates.
YES, an unlimited number can be uploaded, as well as any other digital images or video considered essential to the assessment.
Yes, for a given subject who has threatened to harm themself, you can enter data into the system from the suicide screening form you completed when interviewing the subject. A number of suicide screening-based analytical reports are also available with the system.
YES, there is a REFERENCE TOOLS section where these documents can be placed for review and inclusion in the assessment.
YES, we refer to that as the Date of Occurrence. We also track the Day, Date and Time the assessment was entered into the system which we refer to as the Report Date.
YES with a selection list to choose from accordingly.
YES, BTAFile IMS – Workplace can track the threat made by ANY person, Employee, Supervisor, Administrator, Family Member, Contractor, etc.
Yes, access can be restricted via user rights and access codes.
YES, along with the basic information covered in each workplace’s meeting. Notes from the meetings can also be uploaded into BTAFile IMS – Workplace as a PDF document.
YES BTAFile IMS can store your emergency equipment testing such as cameras, lighting, fire pull stations, etc., as well as documenting any work orders placed for repair if equipment is found to be inoperable.
Yes BTAFile IMS can store your emergency operations plans. It store any PDF file and link it to a Workplace. It can also store photos by Workplace as well.
YES, in preparation for a Team Meeting, you can link existing BTAs to the meeting record so they can easily be reviewed during the meeting.
YES, we allow an unlimited number of these for each assessment.
YES. They are built into application and can be rendered as PDFs. Subject Interview, Witness Interview, Mental Health Interviews, and so on are included. You can also incorporate your own Interview Forms as well.
YES, we track Attempted-Averted, Not Attempted and Carried Out. We also have an Analytical Report showing those results in a chart.