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CENTEGIX Safety Experts

CENTEGIX Safety Experts

Education

Jack Markell on Wearable Panic Buttons and Alyssa’s Law: Turning Policy Into Protection

Jack Markell connects Alyssa’s Law funding with practical school protection and discusses wearable panic buttons for everyday emergencies and major crises.

Education

Jack Markell on Critical Incident Mapping: Why Responders Need to Know the Building

Jack Markell recalls Delaware’s school preparedness efforts and explains why responders need building layouts and clear emergency location information.

Education

Jack Markell on School Safety Funding: “Show Me Your Budget”

Former Governor Jack Markell explains why school safety funding must turn promises into resources that help schools put their safety plans into action.

Education

From Concern to Accountability: How School Boards Can Advance School Safety

NSBA & MOSS webinar experts explain how school boards can advance school safety through policy, funding, practiced plans, and district leadership accountability.

Education

Ron Self on Why Staff Didn’t Use His District’s School Alert System

After retraining staff across 45 campuses, Ron Self still saw little use of a school alert app. Hear what he learned about adoption and everyday emergencies.

Education

Ron Self on the Student Who Changed His Mission in School Safety

A student's daily greeting changed Ron Self's career. Hear how that relationship shaped his approach to school safety, staff empowerment, and everyday emergencies.

Education

How a Wearable Panic Button Made School Safety Everyone’s Responsibility

Superintendent Jeffrey Harrison explains how wearable panic buttons empowered every employee, including bus drivers, to support school safety.

Education

How One District Rethought Aging Infrastructure to Invest in School Safety Solutions

Superintendent Jeffrey Harrison shares how an aging PA system led his Ohio district to rethink infrastructure and school safety investments.

Education

Why School Safety Can’t Wait: An Ohio Superintendent’s Perspective

Ohio Superintendent Jeffrey Harrison explains why school safety must support everyday response, student belonging, and district planning now.

Education

How a Wearable Panic Button Supports Faster Medical Emergency Response

Axon’s Josh Isner and CENTEGIX’s Brent Cobb share how a wearable panic button can help school staff request help, share precise location, and accelerate medical emergency response.

Public Safety

What Information Do Responders Need? The Role of Critical Incident Mapping

Hear expert perspectives on how critical incident mapping gives dispatchers and first responders precise location data, facility context, and actionable information.

Public Safety

The Future of 911: How Emergency Management Systems Can Transform Response

Axon President Josh Isner and CENTEGIX CEO Brent Cobb explain how connected emergency management systems can improve 911 information, location accuracy, and response.

Public Safety

Can Better Safety Technology Help Retain Correctional Officers?

Correctional agencies cannot recruit their way out of a retention problem without also examining the conditions in which officers work. Compensation matters. So do staffing, supervision, schedules, training, career development, and organizational culture.

Education

Chief Newman Answers: Why Do School Emergency Plans Fail at the Communication Stage?

What does it take to protect 230,000 students? For Chief John Newman, the answer draws on 41 years of experience spanning law enforcement and school safety.

Public Safety

From Reactive to Proactive: 6 Video Security Insights From Rhombus’ Jeremy Gulley

Security cameras have traditionally helped organizations answer an important question after an incident: What happened?

Commercial

What Should a Modern Correctional Officer Duress System Include?

A modern correctional officer duress system should let personnel discreetly request help from anywhere in the facility, identify who activated the alert, communicate precise location information, and immediately notify the appropriate responders.

Education

How Traditional School Security Options Fail Us

Here are three common school security points of failure and five ways to avoid them.

Commercial

Panic Button Compliance: Don’t Leave Your Staff Vulnerable

All staff deserve to feel safe at work. No matter where an incident takes place, housekeepers and other staff need the means to act effectively, quickly, and discreetly—without compromising either safety or guest experience.

Education

7 Ways to Maintain a Safe School Community

“We have to do everything we can to have safe schools and protect our students,” is a phrase Mike Johnson, Managing Director at ClearpathEPM, not only repeats but constantly works toward each day.

Education

Federal Funding Enhances School Safety Now and into the Future

The federal government is hard at work ensuring Americans receive financial assistance for hardships endured during the pandemic.

Education

The Role of a Visitor Management System in a Multi-Layered Approach to School Safety

CENTEGIX Visitor Management integrates into school safety plans and empowers school leaders with information and enhanced security.