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Board approves districtwide access control and video monitoring upgrade; trustees told system includes facial recognition options
Summary
Trustees approved a bond‑funded, districtwide replacement of separate access control and camera monitoring systems with a single Genetec suite and servers, funded up to $560,000; implementation will be phased and include a five‑year licensing and service component.
The Rockport‑Fulton ISD board voted Thursday to replace the district’s disparate access control and surveillance systems with a unified suite and updated servers, approving the purchase not to exceed $560,000 to be paid from bond funds.
District staff said the current monitoring software and access control are aging and at capacity, and that the proposed solution consolidates doors, cameras and additional sensors into one platform. The presenter said the system will support door‑open alerts, camera pop‑ups on open‑door events and can integrate vape sensors and IP intercoms. Staff said new cameras purchased going forward will have the capability to use facial recognition features if desired. “Any new camera that’s going to bond will have that capability to do so,” a district presenter said.
The proposal quoted Genetec as the vendor for the software. Install includes one server per campus and a head‑end server at central office; district staff said the package includes five years of service paid up front. Trustees were told they currently have capacity for the bond additions plus an extra 100 cameras and that expanding to every classroom would require additional storage. Staff said the install would be phased with minimal planned downtime and that door replacements would take roughly four to six weeks; camera equipment lead times were estimated at three to four weeks.
Board discussion included questions about mobile access and security for off‑site viewing, warranty and licensing renewals, and procurement competition. Staff said the district received two full quotes; the selected vendor’s price was lower than an alternate vendor and that a third vendor did not submit before the deadline. The presenter said the current proposal includes five years of licensing and an estimated renewal cost thereafter; an estimated renewal five‑year licensing cost of about $90,000 was discussed as a future expense.
Trustee Randall moved to approve the purchase not to exceed $560,000; Trustee Austin seconded. The motion passed 5–0.
