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When an emergency develops, being able to account for every student and staff member is critical to directing resources to where they’re needed most. Having the right emergency management partner means your district is empowered to:
- Account for every individual—including their status (e.g., injured, absent, missing, etc.) and changes in either status or location;
- Speed reunification while eliminating the risk of students being released to anyone other than an approved guardian; and
- Generate a detailed history of events for post-incident reporting.
But tracking that information is complex. It requires thorough, up-to-date information—as well as reliable data security and privacy. Choosing the right school safety and security partner means simplifying that process while keeping your students’ and staff’s data secure.
Automatic Updating versus Manual User Management
For information to show up in manual accountability systems, user accounts must be created through approved phone numbers. This means that schools must:
- Manually input a list of numbers—relying on teachers and guardians to provide personal cell phone numbers. In these systems, parents or guardians must also make an account and add in relevant information themselves.
- Manually—and constantly—update the approved and unapproved list of users.
- Create a contingency plan for accountability during emergencies because relying on manual, end-user data entry means it is likely not every student or staff member will have an entry in the system.
Raptor, however, has the ability to seamlessly integrate and constantly sync with a school’s information system. This means information is never out of date.
As a result, you can trust Raptor to be available during emergencies, empowering you to:
- Document every individual’s status and location with real-time updates.
Staff can indicate the status of students with the customizable status list as well as add students to their roster—automatically notifying others the student is accounted for—while also accounting for themselves, other staff, and, if using Visitor Management, visitors.
With the ability to provide real-time updates to location and status, responders can prioritize resources where they are needed most. - Ensure students are reunified with approved guardians
Information within your SIS regarding approved guardians is integrated with the Raptor system. - Speed reunification time
Using Raptor’s instant mobile communications and record-keeping through our patented reunification workflow is up to 4x faster than handwritten processes. - Automatically create after-incident reports
Intuitive dashboards update in real-time during emergencies and provide summary views for after-incident reporting. These reports include a detailed history of events for each individual.
We are dedicated to safety and security
We are excited to announce that we have successfully completed our System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2® Type 1 examination on our path to SOC 2 Type 2 in summer 2023. We are doing our part to keep your information protected. We know it is an important part of our role in school safety and security.
Raptor is the only school safety software company to have completed the SOC 2 examination for Security and Privacy. Our completion of the SOC 2 Type 1 examination represents our dedication to the security and privacy of your information.
Learn more about what this means—and what it means for schools—here.
Partnering with Raptor means streamlining your security
In the high-stress moments of a real emergency, having a streamlined process in place for your emergency response is critical to your ability to reduce chaos and direct resources. Learn more about how our patented, fully integrated software can help enhance your school’s safety ecosystem.
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