Making your schools EPP-ready
Left: Schools using networked FrontRow classroom soundfield systems have the added benefit that the teacher microphone becomes a ‘smart’ microphone to allow two-way communication with the office, or let the office know of a problem in their classroom without the need to locate a phone or help button. Right: Admin staff should be able to quickly activate any type of emergency scenario, whether it’s to notify children and staff on the playground of a weather emergency, or effectively advise the school of a lockdown situation.
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any schools use networked systems daily for paging, intercom, and bells. But only in the last several years have they recruited networked technology to support crisis situations where clear communication and speed are critical. As part of an effective emergency preparedness plan (EPP), schools need to support their life-safety systems with communication technologies that help keep staff and students
aware, informed, focused, and out of harm’s way. And to do that, the communication platform must provide three basic functions: 1. Activation: Multiple ways for staff to activate an alert 2. N otification: Redundant ways to inform responders 3. Response: A suite of effective, automated actions
Activation A strong communication system gives teachers and other staff members multiple ways to tell the rest of the school there’s a problem. Ideally, teachers should be able to send an alert from a combination of: their microphone, a call button, a wall control panel, an under-desk panic button, or a virtual button on a computer or mobile device. These options must also be easy to find
A safer, more efficient school Create a single communications grid for paging, bells, intercom and emergency alerts over your LAN with FrontRow. • Flexible & Expandable - totally customizable with no ongoing or hidden fees • Self-sufficient - use the intuitive interface to manage communications without the need for outside consultants and techs • One system for emergency response - one-click can activate emergency alerts, trigger digital signage, lock doors, send e-mail notifications and much more • Eliminate redundancy - no need for separate wiring, amplifiers, speakers, bell tones, intercom phones, support contracts
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