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NEWS & VIEWS { FACILITIES | SECURITY | TECHNOLOGY | BUSINESS } New Elementary School
“M” in World Golf Village
Ask the Expert
This Month
School Communications
IS IT POSSIBLE TO
INTEGRATE, SEGMENT
SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS?
YES! THIS IS AN EXCITING DEVELOPMENT IN
school communication platforms. Integrators are physically wired to fire
panels, lockdown switches, or any electrical “normally open switch” for reliability and fast response. The number of switch inputs that can be monitored depends on your platform configuration.
When integrators detect changes in a switch’s physical status (e.g. a fire alarm is pulled), emergency alerts on the displays of your communications platform are instantly triggered. Detailed instructions can accompa- ny visual displays and automated notifications to authorities may be texted or emailed.
Messages are delivered to displays in either “all-call” or “zoned” deployment. For all-call, a single emergency switch is monitored by one integrator, and a single message is created when the switch’s status changes. Your entire campus receives the same message.
For zoned configuration, multiple integra- tors are wired to monitor a single switch and the platform triggers different messages when the switch’s status changes. Integrators are assigned to groups of displays, allowing messages to be tailored for particular groups (zones) even if the alerts are triggered by the same alarm. For example, during a fire, all alerts might display “Fire emergency!” but the instructions may be “Exit Door A” for one zone and “Exit Door B” for another.
For routine messaging, communications platforms can deliver tailored daily messages.
Zoned messaging delivers more relevant communications, especially in emergencies. Schools are rightfully giving more thought to granular evacuation protocols, and clear and instant communications are at their core.
>> Fred Bezat is product manager at American Time, a manufacturer of integrated, custom timekeeping and notification systems. Contact him at fbezat@atsclock.com or 877/666-1208.
>> The new St. Johns County School District’s 21st-century Elementary School “M”, which broke ground last summer in the World Golf Village area of St. Augustine, Fla., was designed by Orlando-based SchenkelShultz Architecture. The innovative $19-million facility is designed to foster hands-on learning experiences utilizing state-of-the-art technology, adaptable academic spaces and flexible furniture. The construction is scheduled for completion in July 2017.
New Biomedical Lab Planned for New Jersey School District
The Hunterdon County Vocational School District has retained DMR Archi- tects to create a new biomedical lab for Biomedical Sciences Academy (BSA), a full-time vocational high school that is
housed at North Hunterdon High School (NHHS). The new lab will be located
in existing room in the school and will support the school’s curriculum, a four- year program for students with career interests in the biomedical field, offering preparatory courses for professions
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