This session will cover the considerations technology and communications departments should be mindful of when selecting an Emergency Notification System

1. Selecting an Emergency Notification System that is Right for Your School VAIS Tech Retreat March 27, 2010 Hiram E. Cuevas St. Christopher’s School

2. The differences

3. School Needs?

4. Things to consider Who? Your SIS Call Dialer versus Outdoor warning Phone System Broadcast capability Workflow Crisis team

5. Detail, Detail, Detail

6. Who? Tech, communications, or… Training Updating Parents Option to opt in?

7. SIS Can the SIS provide the data you need? Will you need to add other users? How good is your data? Ecosystem partnership?

8. Call Dialer versus Outdoor Warning

9. VoIP Phone System Broadcasting Infrastructure Changes POE To brick or not to brick? VLAN Isolate voice Side Benefits VM

10. Work Flow Call dialers, VoIP, Outdoor Warning It gets complicated When? Why? Who? Other tools Drills Include parents & students

11. Presentation has been posted on the Wiki