Our Top Picks: One-Touch Activation Solutions for K-12 Teachers & Staff
Kara Stamets, Content Marketing Specialist, Alertus Technologies
As the 2023-2024 school year begins nationwide, school safety administrators must prepare to keep students, teachers, and staff safe with simple and effective ways to communicate during emergencies. A mass notification system (MNS) should be easy to activate in the event of an active shooter, medical emergency, severe weather, and more. Your MNS should also allow for activation regardless of location, so dispatchers aren’t bound to vulnerable areas and can evacuate depending on the situation.
For more than 20 years, Alertus has provided mass notification solutions to schools across the country. Safety technology for schools continues to evolve and the need for heightened security grows every day. Below are our top picks for one-touch activation solutions for K-12 schools and who should use them.
Teachers
Teachers need fast and secure ways to activate an MNS when facing an emergency. Alertus’ WiFi Panic Button is a discreet and handy device that can be attached to a lanyard or put in a pocket for quick incident reporting and alert activation.
FRONT Office STAFF
For front office staff located in vulnerable areas, the Alertus USB Multi Panic Button is a hardware extension of the software-based Alertus Desktop Activator. The USB Multi features eight buttons that send pre-defined, scenario-specific notifications. It can be placed inconspicuously on desks so only school secretaries, registrars, office assistants, etc. will know it's there.
Security Officers
Hardwired activation buttons can be customized to display the alert of your choice, and Alertus’ Rapid Response Console (RRC) allows multiple authorized users to activate alerts and check your Alertus System's status. Both devices can be wall-mounted in security offices and dispatch centers for security officers and managers to operate.
Safety Leadership
With the Alertus Activator App, all emergency notification endpoints can be activated on the go with just a click of a button — no matter where you are. This allows school safety leadership the ability to activate the system whether they are in the halls, visiting a classroom, or anywhere else away from their desk.
More Resources
On our blog: how to meet Alyssa’s Law requirEments in k-12 schools
Alyssa’s Law requires public schools to have silent panic alert systems linked directly to first responders and law enforcement. Alertus offers hardware, software, and mobile activation devices that help meet Alyssa’s Law requirements.
On-Demand Webinar: IP panic buttons & emergency activation devices
In this on-demand webinar, “IP Panic Buttons & Emergency Activation Devices: New Tools to Deliver Rapid Response,” you’ll explore discreet emergency duress and activation devices that allow for immediate incident reporting or system activation from areas including classrooms, front offices, reception desks, hallways, or production floors.