A school district in northern New Jersey needed a comprehensive system to track and manage visitors across all its schools. Each school required the capability to screen and identify visitors so that staff could quickly verify if someone had a legitimate reason to be on the premises. The district's requirements included enterprise connectivity to link all schools to a central database and data partitioning to display relevant information specific to each site while sharing important watch list information across the district. They also needed a central reporting tool to utilize a single database for reporting and investigation. Additionally, the district required the implementation of different rules for Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, and security checks that included watch list and sex offender database checks.
The Solution
The district selected PassagePoint EDU as their Visitor Management Solution. This system offered enterprise architecture that connected all schools to a central server on the school network and a centralized database that allowed central administration to easily generate reports for all district buildings. It featured an Evacuation Report button for quickly printing and emailing visitor lists during emergencies, customizable rules to configure unique policies and procedures at each location, and security integration to cross-reference visitors against internal watch lists (such as non-custodial parents and restraining orders) and external sources like the National Sex Offender database. Additionally, PassagePoint EDU provided customization tools for designing custom screens, badges, notifications, and more.
The Result
The school district now has a user-friendly and efficient enterprise visitor management solution. The system integrates seamlessly with their video and access control systems and meets all their specific needs, enhancing security and operational efficiency across all schools.