Customer Testimonials

This adds another layer of safety and security to their kid’s school day, so their kid can focus on—and they can focus on—their kid’s education and less on their kid’s safety.

In the past we struggled with moving the ball forward as quickly as the public has demanded with regards to security and safety of students and staff. This is going to represent a significant move forward.

It's a game changer. As soon as that alert goes off, my crime analyst is going to be able to view the cameras and identify the threat for the deputy.

We looked at many solutions before selecting CENTEGIX. Often, technology doesn't work as advertised, or fees accumulate after signing an agreement, but that wasn't the case with CENTEGIX.

This advanced safety technology allows any YSD staff member to initiate a lockdown, whether they’re in a classroom, hallway, playground, or even outside on the athletic fields or parking lots. The system doesn’t require waiting for administrative approval, as it empowers any YSD employee to take immediate action. With clicks of their badge, any YSD adult can trigger both audio and visual alerts across all areas of the campus in need of support. This system has already proven its value in Yakima. On Sept. 12, 2023, a shooting occurred near one of our high schools. Within moments, multiple buildings were locked down using the security notification system, ensuring the safety of students and staff while law enforcement responded.

The immediate response is something I love…it’s not even a second after I hit my button,” Stiebel says about the responsiveness of CrisisAlert. “It’s that comfort and reassurance that my team is here for me and will help protect me and the clinic.

We chose CENTEGIX because we wanted our students, families and staff to have confidence that help can be activated quickly, anywhere on campus, with a reliable solution that meets the needs of our geographically and culturally diverse district.

The minute we receive a map in an architectural drawing or PDF is the minute it is out of date! If I have to call an architect or vendor to update maps, I waste time and money. CENTEGIX’s Safety Blueprint is the best of both worlds: we can make updates in real-time, and we don’t have to spend money every time we make a change, like consolidating rooms or adding a mobile classroom. The assessment management and inventory management capability is icing on the cake.

The CENTEGIX CrisisAlert badge really allows me to focus on what I'm here for, working with the students, inspiring them, teaching them, and helping them grow.

Workplace safety [is the] number one issue not only for the schools but also throughout the nation, so this gives an extra level of security for our staff members.

This is a product that’ll benefit all staff in our district. And not just our teachers, but our custodians, our bus drivers, secretaries, food service, you name it. There’s a lot of other entities within a school district. And it allows us to provide that security—and, frankly, the quick response—for all staff.

With 65% of our population being transient, we can’t know everyone. CENTEGIX Enhanced Visitor Management helps us quickly identify visitors and know where they are, even if we don’t know them personally, and that is a huge relief for our staff. Before the visitor management system and visitor badges, there were no check-ins. We didn’t know if they actually came to campus, or if they did, when and where they went. Now, they have to come into the front office, check-in and we can see where they are and have been, which has offered unexpected upside.

I don't know of another product out there that can help control the response time to emergencies. Whether it is a whole campus situation—the unthinkable—or these different medical emergencies, or classroom events. I cannot think of anything that's going to speed up a response the way this does, or enable as many employees to be able to get help and initiate a response.

CrisisAlert is an additional measure that Brazosport ISD is taking to fortify safety measures for all our students and staff. The system's effectiveness and ease of use provide our staff with the confidence and peace of mind necessary to maintain a secure learning environment.

When we've got all these things in place—peace of mind for students, staff, and parents—then we can focus on learning and student achievement.

A nurse noticed a suspicious individual following her. They weren't able to get on a phone and explain the situation, so they used their duress badge, and help came immediately and deterred the situation.

It was a matter of seconds rather than minutes. I really think that timing made a big difference in this situation.

That nurse wasn’t able to get on a phone and explain the situation, so they used their duress badge and help came immediately and deterred the situation.