K-12 Schools Technology Upgrades on the Rise
Technology in our classrooms has always been an important consideration for school districts.
In a recent article by Robin Hattersley of Campus Safety:
K-12 Schools and School districts a leading the way in upgraded emergency systems and security systems, along with other types of Technology.
Excerpt below:
“…4 in 5 K-12 Schools Considering Purchases, Upgrades
As stated previously, demand for new or upgraded systems is greater than ever. More than seven out of 10 respondents are either planning on deploying new or upgraded emergency notification solutions in the next two years (35%) or are not sure but considering doing so (36%).
However, when broken down by sector, K-12 schools and school districts appear to be leading the pack with 42% saying they plan on upgrading their systems and another 42% saying they are thinking about it. Although we can’t know for sure, that last May’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, may be a motivating factor.
Higher ed respondents are close behind K-12 schools at 37% and 30% respectively, compared to healthcare at 26% and 39% respectively.
At 30%, mobile apps are the most popular mass notification solution that campuses plan on upgrading or purchasing in the next two years. Panic buttons and text message alert systems are close behind, with 25% of all survey takers saying they plan on upgrading or purchasing these solutions in the next 24 months. It should be noted that K-12 school respondents are the most likely to be planning purchases or upgrades of panic buttons: 35% compared to 19% of colleges, universities, and trade schools, and 17% of hospitals.
At 27%, K-12 campuses are also taking the lead in planning to upgrade or purchase intercoms/overhead paging systems, compared to only 13% of institutions of higher education and 4% of healthcare facilities. However, healthcare respondents lead the pack in their plans to acquire or upgrade digital signage: 22%, compared to 17% for higher ed and 14% of K-12.
At 11% and 9% respectively, higher ed and healthcare respondents were much more likely than their K-12 brethren to say they plan on purchasing or upgrading their call boxes.
A significant portion of survey takers still appear to be trying to decide what they will get. More than one in five respondents (21%) don’t know which emergency notification systems they will be upgrading….”