Multi elementary school security case study. Preventing a "Newtown"

SCHOOL DISTRICT SECURITY
A CASE STUDY

Wivenhoe Management Group

Background Data
• More Than 10 Schools
• Includes One High School and One
Middle School
• Part Urban and Part Rural Environment
• Total Square Footage = 803,204
• Approx. Number of Students = 6,400


Background Data
• Additional Properties
– Administration Building
– Bus Depot
– Plans for Expansion


Background Data

• Military Bases
• Forward Thinking Administration

& Architect


Vulnerability Assessment (VA)
• Initial Involvement of Wivenhoe
• Proved to be an Invaluable Tool for the
School District
• VA Report Convinced State Involved
to Approve Funding for New
Integrated District Security System
within 30 Days


Findings of VA
• Initial Shock for Administration
• Information Kept from Administration
• Several Serious Issues:
– Existing Security Systems
– Liability
– Communications
– Access to Schools


VA Recommendations
• New District Security System
• Central Control via New District
Command Center
• Operation by Single Operator


VA Recommendations
• Access Control via Main Entrance for
all Schools
• Door Alert System
– Via Main Office Personnel
– Security Intercom System
– Video Surveillance


Industry Quotes
“In the light of various incidents following the
terrible events of “9/11”, it was felt that this school
district should move forward with a major upgrade
to its existing security. We were advised to
commence with a Vulnerability Assessment (VA)
that would, if nothing else, identify our strengths and
weaknesses in security from all angles. It was good
advice, as the results of the VA provided exceptional
insight and important data that has allowed the
school district to identify major issues on a priority
basis, select systems that will be both cost/effective
and functional, and which now provides a Basis of
Design for all future school construction.”

Industry Quotes (Cont.)
“There is no question that knowing the relevant
threat level, understanding exactly what your critical
assets are, assessing the likely risk and consequences,
and making intelligent choices based on such
information, provides far more effective security than
if we had simply relied on a local contractor to install
a security system"


Industry Quotes (Cont.)
“Every decade, the architecture profession takes on a new
responsibility. In the 1960s, it was urban planning. During
the ‘Seventies we took on environmental design, and the
‘Eighties were all about development and design/build. We
had to fully integrate computers and the web into our
practices in the ‘Nineties.

In whatever we’re calling this current decade, architects
(and their consultants) are now being asked to consider the
security of the areas in and around their buildings. Our
designs, and more importantly, their occupants, are
vulnerable to not just terrorism, but also crime, and
civic/natural disasters. The public is looking to the
government and other institutions to assure their safety in
the built environment. These entities are turning to their
professionals. This is the new imperative for our practices. “

Industry Quote By….

Managing Partner
School District Architect


Essential Requirements
• Integrated Security System
– Security Management System
– Video Surveillance System
– Security Intercom System
– Central Command
– Individual Limited School Control


Security Design Criteria
• Important Aspect
• Key to Successful Design & Operation
• Critical Design Criteria:
– Access To Schools
– Surveillance
– Awareness of Students Leaving the
Building
– Central Control for All Schools

Meeting Practical Requirements
• New security system had to meet
normal school environment
• Cost considerations
• Staff acceptance
• Single operator able to monitor all
schools


The New Security System

• Main Components:
– AMAG Enterprise Security Management
System
– Panasonic Video Surveillance System
– Aiphone Security Intercom System


AMAG Enterprise
• Dual Head End System
• Non-Proprietary Equipment
• MS Windows Based Software
• Network Communication with All
Schools
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Cost-Effective Expansion & Compatibility

Panasonic Video Surveillance System
• Appropriate Cameras
– High Resolution
– Low Light Sensitivity
– Standardization
• DVR Capability
• Cost-Effective Value
• Reliability

Aiphone Intercom System

• Application Capability
• Interior/Exterior Use
• Reliability
• Ease of Use
• Video and Non-Video Application


System Integration
• Specific Alarm • District Integration
Integration – Alarm Awareness at
– Open Doors All Schools
– Nearest Camera – AMAG Access
Surveillance – Camera Access
– Main Office Ease of – Precise Monitoring
Use


Non-Electronic Systems

• Physical Security
• Training
• Response Drills
• Use of District Security Command
Centers
• Monitoring of Actual Systems


Evaluate – Evaluate
• Today’s security climate varies daily
• Security technology is constantly
changing
• School district requirements are subject
to fluctuation
• How well is the security system
working?


Phased Security Plan
• An important element of the new
Security System for the School District
was the development of a Phased
Security Plan.

• This allows the District to prioritize
based on available funding and to take
advantage of changing technology as
well as changes within the District

Primary Benefits to School District
• New Security System Meets All Requirements
• Good Security Design Criteria Based on Industry
Standards and Guidelines Avoids Negligence
• System Equipment Not Based on “Special of the
Month”
• Flexible System that can Expand and Change with
the School District
• Counters Threat Level & Protects Everyone:
– Students
– Staff
– Parents/Visitors
– Contractors Wivenhoe Management Group

Questions

• Wivenhoe Management Group
– www.wivenhoegroup.com
– Tel. (609)-208-0112
– Fax (609)-208-1295


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