SAFE AND SOUND SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE AND COMPLETE THE WORK BEGUN BY THE NATIONAL POLICING INSTITUTE (FORMERLY THE POLICE FOUNDATION) TO DEVELOP A SPECIALIZED THREAT ASSESSMENT ELECTRONIC TOOLKIT (E-TOOLKIT) AND A TRAINING CURRICULUM TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO SCHOOL-BASED BTAMS. IN DOING SO, THE SAFE AND SOUND SCHOOLS TEAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICING INNOVATION (FORMERLY THE VIRGINIA CENTER FOR POLICING INNOVATION) AND A RESEARCH TO PRACTICE INCUBATOR (R2P INCUBATOR), WILL DEVELOP THE TOOLKIT AND TRAINING CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT SCHOOL-BASED BTAMS AS THEY EVALUATE RISK, INTERVIEW, AND INTERVENE WITH STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM WHO REPRESENT A THREAT OF VIOLENCE TO THEMSELVES OR OTHERS, WHILE ACCOUNTING FORAND RESPECTINGTHEIR DIFFERENCES.