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in K-12 schools has become a priority for many
school boards across the country.
The challenges faced
in implementing a digital video system spans the
spectrum of the closed campus required for elementary and
middle school facilities to the access monitored environment
of a high school campus. In addition, many school districts
are spread out over a wide regional area, making it even
harder to coordinate safety, security and administration.
To avoid the costly approach of each school supporting
its own control center and security staff, LenSec's IP-based
video surveillance solutions are now being deployed which
will allow all schools to be viewed in a single interface.
This strategy eliminates redundancy in the security staff and in many cases has reduced the manpower required to ensure a higher level of security.
Additionally, LenSec's district-wide approach allows school
personnel and other county agencies (emergency response, police,
fire and the Homeland Security Operations) to instantly access
the cameras remotely from any computer.
Since its inception in 1998, LenSec has tailored its installation
and service model to best service the needs of K-12 schools.
LenSec's focus is to work directly with each district and
each site, orchestrating a coordinated plan and organizing
third party service providers where required. Keeping the
individual school needs and student/staff safety in mind for
every solution they develop is the ultimate goal.
As the largest provider of digital district-wide video
surveillance solutions to public schools nationally, LenSec's
expertise in school security requirements includes:
• Understanding the divergent needs of elementary, middle
and high schools
• The impact of demographic dynamics on inner city, metro,
suburban and rural schools
• Sharing best practices
High incident area identification
High-risk times
Camera placement
• How surveillance enhances school crisis planning
• Integrating other security systems
Alarms
Detectors
Access control
X-ray devices
• Integrating with emergency agencies
Police
Fire
EMS
• Funding issues
• Differing needs of district personnel
• Critical success factors for research-based performance
measures
LenSec
has installed over 20000 cameras, at over 1200 educational
facilities across the nation and currently
services over 584 sites in 123
of the nations largest districts.
Significant projects include Northside Independent School
District, Washington DC Public Schools, Cleveland Municipal
School District and Garland ISD, Pasadena ISD, Deerpark
ISD, Dickinson ISD, Spotsylvania Public Schools, Annapolis
Public
Schools, and Ann Arundel Public Schools.
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LenSec provides security solutions
that address the challenges involved with creating and maintaining
the safest schools.
Customers report the following benefits
after one year of use:
| Challenge |
The LenSec Advantage |
| Limited
Personnel |
- 5-7 times increase in existing
security personnel productivity
- 2-3 times increase in existing
facility personnel productivity
- 4-6 times increase in teacher
productivity*
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| Prevention
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- 20%-60% reduction in lost
teaching hours
- 45%-65% decrease in theft
- 50%-70% reduction in vandalism
- 70%-85% reduction in violent
crime
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| Intervention |
- Identify warning signs and
culprits
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| Response |
- 66% reduction in response
time with no extra staff
- Involve local emergency agencies
and other security systems within seconds
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| Managing
Risks |
- 60%-90% reduction in number
of lawsuits
- Decrease insurance premium
payments
- 60%-90% reduction in insurance
claim period
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| Limited
financial resources |
- 15%-35% reduction in non-teaching
operating costs
- 50%-70% increase in deterrence
with no additional staff
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| Measuring
program effectiveness |
- Guaranteed return on investment
with pre-established critical success metrics
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* Some customers have extended the use
of our systems into their classrooms.
From the
Superintendent
/ Assistant Superintendent's Perspective
| Challenge |
Reduction |
| Insurance
Claim Payments |
60%
- 90% |
| Cost
of Lawsuits |
$0.29
per dollar spent |
| Non-Teaching
Operating Costs |
$0.57
per dollar spent |
| Lost
Teaching Hours |
20%
- 60% |
| False
Alarm Activation |
45%
- 75% |
| Overtime
Pay |
$0.28
per dollar spent |
| Material
Damages |
$0.71
per dollar spent |
| Theft |
30%
- 60% |
| Violent
Crime |
70%
- 85% |
| Deadly
Assault |
80%
- 100% |
From the
Head of Security's Perspective
| Challenge |
Reduction |
| Aggravated
Assault |
75%
- 85% |
| Simple
Assault |
5%
- 10% |
| Sexual
Assault |
70%
- 80% |
| Concealment
of a Deadly Weapon |
10%
- 20% |
| Fight
Outbreaks |
15%
- 30% |
| Theft
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30%
- 60% |
| Vandalism
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50%
- 70% |
| False
Alarm Activation |
45%
- 75% |
| Cost
of Lawsuits |
60%
- 90% |
From the
Head of Facilities' Perspective
| Challenge |
Reduction |
| Vandalism |
50%
- 70% |
| Reported
Break-ins |
45%
- 65% |
| Trespassing |
50%
- 60% |
| Law
Suits |
60%
- 90% |
| Fires
by Accident or Arson |
60%
- 80% |
From the
Head of IT's Perspective
| Challenge |
Reduction |
| Maintenance
Time & Resources |
80%-96%
with no extra staff |
| Bandwidth
Usage |
Little
bandwidth used |
| Network
Security |
Adhere
to your specific security requirements |
| Standards
& Procedures |
Adhere
to your specific standards & procedures |
| Open
Standard & Modular Architecture |
Cost
of upgrades only |
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