Entry Management and Reporting for School Safety During the Pandemic

The Challenge

Harrison Central School District in New York was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, just like the rest of schools across the country.

To provide a safe learning environment for students and staff as school reopened, the Harrison district looked for a technological solution to assist with staff and student pre-visit health certification and managing verification and building entry process.

The Solution

Harrison district made the decision to partner with CrisisGo to implement a reliable system for safe entry management. The district was already using CrisisGo for their school safety needs and found it highly responsive through product setup, training, troubleshooting, customer focused and were eager to receive suggestions about how to refine and enhance the tools provided.

Having reviewed other student and staff pre-screening schools, Harrison district decided on the Safety iPass solution for the following reasons:

• Integrates directly into the district's Student Information System (SIS)
• Real-time escalation reports distributed to principals and school nurses
• Efficiently screening building entry points with OR code digital badges
• Implementing a fast, reliable method for student and staff certification
• Safely and efficiently manage the entry process for in-person learning

The Results

Harrison found significant benefit in the solution's integration with their existing Student Information System (SIS). Allowing them to receive the daily responses, as well as non-compliance of parents if no response to the survey. The escalation reports provide real-time information to the school administrators and nurses, alerting them of any potential issues or incidents prior to in-person arrival.

Safety iPass helps Harrison Central School District ensure that students and staff are safe to attend school. Managing entrance into buildings with the use of QR codes to quickly scan and make sure individuals have completed the daily questionnaire makes for a reliable and efficient screening tool