Keep Your Campus Secure and Safe with a K12 Mass Notification System

These are troubled times, and keeping students and staff safe is an ongoing challenge. The news is filled with examples that reinforce the urgent need for K12 mass notification systems. Relaying information to everyone is critical in emergency situations. You do not want gaps in communications causing confusion, disseminating misinformation, or making the situation worse. 

Our professionally designed and implemented systems give you the power to inform teachers, students, administrators, parents, and first responders when an incident occurs. Whether it’s a weather report or the threat of violence is at hand, you can generate segmented messages that instruct those on an affected campus, parents, media, and the police response from inside a building or in a remote office. 

To discover the benefits for your Katy, TX school system, continue reading below. 

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Connecting Where Needed

It may seem that going with a text-based emergency messaging system is your best bet to reach a broad audience. After all, most people carry a cellphone - even young children. However, these text-based alert services require users to opt in, meaning you may miss a large portion of people. 

Rather than rely on a single stream, you need to communicate through multiple platforms such as email, social media, phone calls, and public announcements, preventing information bottlenecks. Coordinating these outreach methods can seem daunting. That’s why ASAP Security Services provides systems that make messaging distribution straightforward and efficient. 

Multi-Tier Notifications 

The Partner Alliance for Safer Schools suggests a four-tier methodology for managing security in educational facilities. Segmenting how responses are structured gives you the flexibility to keep the flow of communication where it is most needed.

The first level recommends the use of an automatic address notification emergency services (E-911) and a public address system to alert everyone in the potential path. The second level places panic or duress buttons in classrooms and offices, as well as equips staff with two-way radios. The third tier details implementing SMS/text and prerecorded messages to alert the wider community of trouble and provide updates, needs, and instructions for reunification. Tier four incorporates steaming cameras, including weather and fire alerts and the ability to reach individual rooms from outside calls. 

Protecting the Future, Building Safer Communities

At ASAP Security Services, our mission is to provide the tools and services that protect our future and support surrounding communities. We live here too! Are you looking for a better communication solution for your school district? Start the conversation by calling us at 877-418- ASAP or filling out our contact form. We look forward to working with you!