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Orange Unified unveils districtwide plan to expand InformaCast emergency alerts, aims for December 2025 rollout
Summary
District technology and safety leaders told the school board they will configure and expand the InformaCast mass‑notification platform across phones, desktops, IP speakers and classroom devices, aiming to complete a first phase by December 2025 and to pilot ParentSquare for family messaging.
Orange Unified School District leaders on Aug. 14 presented a multi‑year plan to unify campus emergency communications using the InformaCast mass‑notification platform and supplemental family‑messaging tools.
The district’s chief technology officer, Tam Nguyen, told the board InformaCast has been in use for about 15 years and can be expanded to coordinate alerts across VoIP phones, desktop computers, IP speakers and strobes. Nguyen said about 1,380 of roughly 2,000 district phones are already on the platform and that the district currently has 564 outdoor IP speakers. The district proposes purchasing and installing roughly 2,000 additional indoor classroom speakers (an equipment estimate of about $2.3 million, plus installation and recurring licensing costs staff estimated at roughly $20,000 per year for speakers and $25,000 per year for desktop licensing). Nguyen said existing licenses and infrastructure allow the district to leverage many features without a wholesale…
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