K-12 EDUCATION

It’s a sobering fact: 22% percent of students don’t have internet access at home. As educators prepare for a “new normal”⏤where social distancing will likely be warranted for the foreseeable future⏤they’re confronted with the fact that many students won’t be able to “log-on” to lessons.

Campus Security

The threat of school violence has educators on edge. Risks need to be identified with consideration to student privacy. Security needs to be conducted in a way that doesn’t feel like a prison. What’s more, many physical security solutions now run with new feature sets only possible on IP networks ⏤ meaning that IT teams now have partial or new responsibility for physical security.

C1 coordinates a mix of digital applications to shield against/respond to threats and other hazards. Key areas of focus include:

• Surveillance tools that provide situational awareness of digital and physical perimeters; and the data necessary to respond to threats
• Collaboration tools that guide school personnel, first responders and others through critical decision making in an emergency – including confirmation that it is an emergency ⏤ and provide instruction to those affected
• Emergency notification from overhead paging to digital signage, SMS and app-based push notification tools; as well as “background” alerts to automate and quicken response
• For LEAs that are ready to take the next step, we can introduce safety innovations built on the network; for instance, facial recognition and/or weapons detection that doesn’t require a metal detector

We make these digital transitions easy for schools: building the engines that reliably power these new capabilities. We take care of the intricacies of networking; implementation of wireless and telephony systems; and technology procurement through trusted partner relationships.