See how NorthStar helps schools with automatic child attendance AND safety, with GPS and RFID.

1. Automatic Child Attendance
NorthStar School Bus and Child
Safety System

2. Problems of Child Attendance
1. Did the child enter the school bus at home?
– When going to school
2. Did the child enter the school gates?
– After exiting the bus
3. Did the child exit the school gates?
– When leaving the school
4. Did the child enter the school bus at school?
– When leaving the school
5. Did the child exit the school bus at home?
– When returning home

3. Solutions Available
1. Blue
– Bus-based Attendance
– Attendance marked when child enters/exits the bus
– Useful if all children are using the bus services
2. Silver
– Security guard-based Attendance
– Attendance marked using handheld reader when child crosses school gate
– Useful to know if the child as entered the school
3. Gold
– Gate-based Attendance
– Attendance automatically marked when child walks past school gate
– Useful to know if the child as entered the school
4. Platinum
– Gate + Direction-based Attendance
– Entry attendance marked when child enters the school gate
– Exit attendance marked when leaves the school gate
– Useful to know if the child is bunking (monitor truancy)

4. Solution Offerings
Blue Silver Gold Platinum
• Close-range RFID • Short range RFID • Medium range RFID • Long range RFID
• Proximity smartcard • 1 handheld reader • 1 medium range • 1 long range smartcard
reader on the bus given to security guard smartcard reader at reader at each gate to
• Child/attendant must at gate each gate detect entry
bring the card close to • A security guard with a • Child can walk through • 1 long range smartcard
the reader (2 cm) handheld reader can the gate and swipe at reader at each gate to
manually swipe each the gate (unmanned) detect exit
child’s card • No need to bring the
card close to the reader
• Child can walk through
the gate with the
smartcard around the
neck

5. Solution Implementation
• Blue and Silver

6. Solution Implementation
• Gold and Platinum

7. Solution Implementation Options
Blue Silver Gold Platinum
• 1 proximity • 1 handheld • 1 medium • 2 long range
reader per reader per range reader readers per
bus gate per gate gate
• Uses bus • Uses RFID • Uses school’s • Uses school’s
GPRS GPRS internet internet
provided by provided by connection connection
NorthStar NorthStar • Needs a • Needs a
• Not reliant on • Not reliant on server set up server set up
school’s school’s in the school in the school
infrastructure infrastructure with LAN with LAN
• Uses passive • Uses passive • Uses active • Uses active
RFID tags RFID tags RFID tags RFID tags

8. View of the Solution

9. Pricing
Blue Silver Gold Platinum
• Hardware • Hardware • Hardware • Hardware
included in included in needs needs
per-child per-child outright outright
monthly monthly purchase purchase
subscription subscription • Active RFID • Active RFID
• Passive RFID • Passive RFID tags need tags need
tags tags outright outright
(smartcards) (smartcards) purchase purchase
included in included in
per-child per-child
monthly monthly
subscription subscription