Mister Hamilton and Mister Stile presented Raptor Technologies’ school safety suite to the board and asked for permission to return on January 28 with a purchase request. Hamilton said the district prioritized a product that would shorten response times and allow two‑way communication between staff, administrators and responders during emergencies.

Mister Stile described features the committee valued: integration with the district’s student information system (PowerSchool), compatibility with Chromebooks and ClearTouch display panels, and alignment with the I Love You Guys Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP). The presenters demonstrated Raptor Alert’s critical alerts (e.g., lockdown, evacuation) and Team Assist (targeted assistance such as medical help) and said critical alerts propagate to devices within about 1.5 seconds.

Hamilton said a committee that included school safety point persons (PSEMs) and technology staff reviewed four products, invited demonstrations and conducted reference checks; Raptor was the committee’s unanimous recommendation. He said reference checks with nearby districts (for example, Omaha Public Schools, Millard, and Iowa City) were positive.

Presenters outlined additional Raptor Suite features the district would use over time: visitor management (to replace an existing paid system), reunification tools tied to SRP protocols, and a drill manager to schedule and collect feedback on drills. Hamilton said using Raptor for visitor management later would offset some of the new‑product cost.

Cost and implementation timing were discussed. Hamilton said the total cost for Raptor Alert across all district buildings is $35,200 (quoted in the presentation). He added that competing products the committee reviewed ranged from about $41,000 to $131,000. If the board approves the purchase (presentation stated a planned return for approval on January 28), training would begin shortly afterward, and the district hopes to have the system implemented in all buildings by the start of the next school year. Hamilton said the district’s newly hired director of school safety and security, Steve Worley, will lead implementation together with technology staff.

Board members asked whether panic‑style buttons were part of the system. Presenters said the Raptor Alert model chosen focuses first on initiating alerts from the web‑based app and display units; optional mobile apps and display integration would allow staff to receive and send information and use Team Assist for targeted requests (for example, medical assistance). Presenters confirmed the system can be customized so certain alerts go only to designated staff and that district leaders (Hamilton, Stile, Murillo and Worley) would be programmed to receive all school alerts.

Questions also addressed integration with SROs and first responders, data security (two‑factor authentication and district authentication), visitor accounting and roster pulls from PowerSchool during reunification, and parent notification practices. Presenters said integration with emergency services is possible but requires policy consideration and that communications to parents would continue to be managed through the district communications office.

The board offered no formal vote at the presentation; Hamilton said the staff would return with a request on January 28 for formal approval.