Any individual (school staff member, parent, community member, or student) may express concern for a student by telling a member of the SAP team or completing a Concern Form and placing it in a SAP referral box. These boxes are located in the Health Room, Media Center and Career Center. Students may refer themselves. The referral is then analyzed to determine any possible indicators, such as drop in grades, increase in absences, frequent visits to the nurse or behavior problems.

If there are insufficient indicators of a problem, the matter is dropped and all the information is destroyed. If, however, the data collected indicates the need for further assessment, the information is then shared with the student's parent(s)/guardian(s) who are then encouraged to participate in the intervention process. Any information concerning who made the original referral is strictly confidential. Referrals may be submitted without revealing the name of the concerned person