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District switches phone system, renews digital hall pass and adds lightning‑detection and safety services
Summary
Administrators said the district replaced its aging phone system with 80 new phones at a lower monthly cost, renewed the SmartPass digital hall pass, and contracted new safety-related services including lightning detection and digital floor‑plan services.
Cliffside Park School District staff told the board the district completed a telecom transition after its prior vendor filed for bankruptcy: staff reported receiving 80 new phones (along with 15 executive phones for key offices) and said the new system includes additional features while lowering monthly costs.
Administrators said the telecom consultant Adelex and consultant Tony Parasella led the transition. Staff praised the work of the IT team, which performed most of the migration work over spring break.
The district also confirmed renewal of SmartPass, a digital hall pass system intended to reduce hallway time and produce real-time data for staff. Staff described SmartPass as aimed at maximizing instructional time and monitoring hallway movement.
On safety systems, administrators said the district will engage Periweather (described in the agenda as providing a wireless outdoor warning system and lightning-detection software) and that School Health will maintain 22 AEDs across district buildings. Critical Response Group was noted for updating digital floor plans with local police and fire department partners; staff said those plans support emergency preparedness.
An ethics presentation by Vic Lapierre (Fogarty Harrah — the law firm referenced in agenda materials) was scheduled to follow the administrative updates.
