Dear LCSD Staff and Families,
Our first priority is to keep our students and staff safe. Our new safety solutions, CENTEGIX CrisisAlert™ and Visitor Management, are now fully installed and operational. CENTEGIX’s CrisisAlert platform is an incident alerting solution that protects students and staff members by empowering teachers and staff to request help with a simple push of a button. The solution provides first responders with the most accurate location information, enabling them to respond faster in any situation. CENTEGIX’s Visitor Management with reunification capabilities enables you to check in every visitor with a comprehensive but quick process that verifies their identity, screens their background, and puts staff at ease.
How CrisisAlert Works
The CrisisAlert solution is superior because it is easy to use with simple button activation, provides 100% campus coverage, allows responders to identify the precise location of an incident, and includes audio and visual notifications.
Teachers and staff can now request help with the push of a button on their badge. Responders can react quickly and efficiently, shaving seconds off response times and saving lives. “This is great because you don’t have to depend on Wi-Fi, cellular signal, or opening an app on your phone," said Lonnie Plyler, Director of Safety and Transportation."We all feel safer now with this solution in place because everyone can get help immediately.” CrisisAlert can also activate an emergency lockdown, which triggers audio and visual notifications. Extra lighting sensors flash and beep in every room and hallway, and instructional messages are displayed on computers connected to the network. The intercom plays a message with instructions corresponding to the alert type. Our students and staff will practice using the solution a few times each year, so everyone knows what to do when an alert is activated. Our school and district administrators can initiate an alert remotely through the mobile or desktop app in the event of an incident for either a single school or district-wide. We will use this for incidents such as weather emergencies, threats in the area, etc.
How Visitor Management Works
When visitors arrive, they check in with your front-office staff. Our Visitor Management system scans their driver's license. The system then screens for sexual offenses, custody issues, and any individuals on your custom banned list. Upon clearance, the visitor is given a printed visitor label to wear. If the site has Enhanced Visitor Management installed, visitors will either be given a printed visitor label or assigned a yellow CENTEGIX visitor badge. This ensures that each visitor is properly identified and verified before entering your campus. The solutions are provided by CENTEGIX, a company that lives by the slogan, “Every. Second. Matters. ® ” CENTEGIX protects over 11,500 locations nationwide, including over nine million students and staff. For more information, visit www.CENTEGIX.com.
For more information about the Centegix Crisis Alert Badge system, please visit: bit.ly/LCSDCentegix
Thank you for your support as we continue to strengthen safety across the Lancaster County School District.