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District outlines upgrades to intercoms, mass notification and remote locks; some protocols to be discussed in executive session
Summary
District staff outlined plans to expand the Raptor visitor system, install new intercoms with mass‑notification capability, and centralize remote door locking. Staff said a grant that supported the Rave Panic mass‑notification app has ended and that some security protocols must be discussed in executive session.
District safety and operations staff provided a 30,000‑foot overview of planned upgrades to intercoms, mass notification and door security systems at schools. The presentation said new intercom systems will support mass broadcasts and feed message boards in large gathering spaces, and staff described plans to centralize remote door locks so buildings can be locked centrally with badge exceptions for specified staff.
Staff said the district currently uses the Raptor system for visitor management (license scanning and database checks) and is exploring expanded Raptor functionality for mass notification. The presenter noted that the district had previously relied on a Rave Panic app (provided under a sheriff’s grant) but that grant has ended and that maintaining any mass notification capability will carry new costs. Staff said the Raptor solution is customizable and that adopting it will require aligning procedures; they indicated parts of the crisis‑response protocols cannot be publicly released and will be presented in executive session.
Ending: Staff said administrators and the SRO team are working on implementation details and that a more detailed presentation (including sensitive protocol material) will be provided in executive session.
