Midland Borough School Deploys Brivo ACS for Student and Staff Protection
School’s 380 students and staff enjoy improved safety
Bethesda, MD, February 13, 2008 — Brivo Systems, LLC, the leader in Web applications for access control and security systems, announced today that Midland Borough School District in Midland, PA, has installed the Brivo ACS WebService™ access control system at its elementary and middle schools. ADT Security Systems, Inc., specified and installed the Brivo system.
Prior to installing Brivo, Midland’s classroom doors opened to the outside, and the back and loading dock doors were unlocked at most times. “There was basically access to the whole building,” said Kim Kaiser, Dean of Students/Safety and Security. Over time and as other school districts confronted security threats, Midland Borough knew things had to change.
It’s not that Midland had no security; the school had a card reader access system and employees were logged in as they entered the buildings. But Kaiser knew the school had to be more prepared, “If we can get a few extra seconds or even minutes and buy some time for the emergency response personnel to get here, then we need to install the technology to ensure such capabilities.”
ADT’s Ray Diesch introduced Kaiser to the Brivo Online Access Control System, and now the school’s front, back, loading dock, and teacher access doors are secured and monitored by Brivo ACS. Staff and teachers with access cards have easy access, but visitors must enter the school through a single point of entry which is also under video surveillance. A keypad was installed on the front door along with an intercom. The Brivo system logs all activity in and out of the building. The system enables Kaiser and his staff to lock down the entire building with ease. Kaiser was also pleased with the ease and speed of system installation, “It was amazing, all of it was done in one day. ADT did a quick and efficient job.”
“Compared to other systems I’ve seen,” Kaiser continued, “Brivo is much more user friendly, it’s easy to operate, and does exactly what we need to do. We have constant badge activity needs—new ones, revoking others, and all the rest. Brivo makes administration easy and very fast. We now have an accurate record of employees coming and going, and we can also log in deliveries and confirm the delivery times. I really appreciate the enhanced control we have.”
Kaiser needed minimal training to get up and running. Students know what doors they can enter and that certain doors are monitored at all times. “I really have to thank the Superintendent, Sean Tanner, and our School Board for approving top-of-the-line equipment to improve the management of the school. Our faculty and staff and students feel a whole lot safer,” Kaiser concluded.
For more information on the Brivo Online Access Control System, contact Brivo toll-free at 1-866-692-7486, option 1 or email sales@brivo.com.
About Brivo Systems
Brivo Systems, LLC, is an online physical access control system provider for organizations that need to protect and remotely monitor buildings and perimeter entry points using Internet and wireless technologies. The company’s hardware products and software services enable businesses to control physical access to offices, warehouses, remote/unmanned buildings, or sensitive areas such as computer rooms, where real-time control and accountability of entry are important. The company's Web-hosted solutions are based on open technologies that connect dispersed facilities to the Internet using secure, wide-area communications.
Brivo is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Duchossois Group.
About the Duchossois Group
The Duchossois Group is a privately held holding company, headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois, which owns AMX, The Chamberlain Group and Milestone AV Technologies. Duchossois also holds strategic interests in Churchill Downs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHDN), and a number of other diversified businesses.
For more information about Brivo or the Brivo Access Control System, contact Brivo toll-free at 1-866-692-7486, option 1 or by email at sales@brivo.com.
