Bloomingdale Public School District Makes Schools Safer with Emergency Mass Notification Solution from ePlus

Aging building facilities, legacy technologies, and a lack of a common language inhibited the district’s efforts to communicate quickly and effectively in an emergency. Enter the ePlus Emergency Mass Notification Solution.

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Business Challenge

This district had failing paging systems in schools and a low-quality emergency operations plan. They were looking for an innovative solution that would enhance their emergency preparedness and ability to communicate with large numbers of people quickly in an emergency or crisis situation.

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Why ePlus?

As the district researched possible solutions, the superintendent attended a technical conference where they saw ePlus presenting alongside another school district who had implemented a similar solution.
The impressive presentation focused on how ePlus had successfully completed a project implementing Emergency Safety Automation Solutions – and they reached out to ePlus to discuss the solution.

Solution

An Emergency Safety Automation Solution that included design, build, installation & support services.
ePlus conducted interviews with district personnel to determine the workflow for emergency notifications.
School building walkthroughs were completed to document locations for new IP Speakers, message boards, strobes & buttons.
ePlus installed new ethernet drops for the IP devices and mounted all hardware, as well as configuring all software to align with Standard Response Protocol (SRP) and district safety policies.
Additionally, the ePlus solution was integrated into the existing NEC IP phone system for enhanced collaboration and tested for all emergency alerts for validation & customer acceptance.

Business Outcomes

The ePlus Emergency Safety Automation solution provides automation, awareness & collaboration that improves crisis response and reduces uncertainty, exposure to risk and inconsistency, enhancing the safety of all students and staff across all buildings in the district.
First responders are now connected to the solution which reduces lost time and confusion during an emergency situation.