Learn to align your communication strategies with school safety

Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative in schools of all sizes--learn how to craft your communication strategies


Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative, and school district leaders have no higher priority than to create secure and informed campus environments.

Being able to initiate a controlled emergency notification protocol to alert, notify and monitor directly from a mobile device, classroom audio system, or interactive flat panel is essential.

An eSchool News panel of experts, including Brent Thrasher, Instructional Technology Coordinator at Overton County Schools and Todd Eddy from Galaxy Next Generation, offers insights into how to make better decisions, prevent risk, and strengthen communication between faculty, administration, and first responders during an active threat.

Topics include:

  • How to immediately notify teachers of a lockdown through software alerts.
  • How to instantly notify law enforcement and first responders.
  • How to monitor communication within your entire ecosystem using one software platform.

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