The Challenge

Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Rudyard Area Schools is a single-building district serving a small but vibrant rural community. The district encompasses a sprawling 15-acre campus that includes playgrounds, athletic fields, and wooded areas. The unique, single-level layout of the school presented significant safety and communication challenges, making a comprehensive security approach essential.

Before implementing CENTEGIX’s CrisisAlert solution, Rudyard Area Schools faced numerous challenges that left staff and students vulnerable during emergency situations, including lack of rapid response capabilities, limited SRO presense on campus, and more.

The Solution

Rudyard Area Schools implemented CrisisAlert wearable panic buttons to enable staff to instantly request help from anywhere on campus and to eliminate the bottlenecks and delays that previously hampered safety efforts.

Benefits of the solution their district saw included:

• Ease of Use for Staff
• Rapid Repsonse Time
• Integration with Local Authorities
• Customized Response Teams
• Comprehensive Data for Proactive Safety Management and Planning

The Results

Rudyard Area Schools has significantly enhanced its emergency response capabilities since adopting CrisisAlert, promoting faster and more efficient responses to both everyday incidents and critical emergencies. The simple, easy-to-use CrisisAlert badges enable staff to request help in seconds, empowering them to act quickly and confidently.

This rapid response has been especially impactful for managing student behavioral incidents and emergencies in remote areas like the pool and playground. Additionally, the integration with 911 dispatch and data-driven insights from the solution have improved resource allocation and proactive safety planning.