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District reviews Centegix panic‑button system as one‑time safety investment with ongoing costs
Summary
Administrators presented a proposal for a Centegix panic‑button system that notifies building staff and can escalate to 911; the board discussed cost, contract length and reports from other Maine districts using the technology.
District technology staff and administrators presented a vendor proposal for a school‑wide panic‑button system (vendor identified as Centegix in public discussion) that would place staff devices and room sensors linked to an incident map and alert routing. The system, as described, allows a staff member to trigger an internal alert with three presses and an external 911 escalation with more presses; alerts display the location and identity of the button presser to designated recipients.
District technology director Scott Nason and staff described the system as parallel to the district network and…
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