Section IV -- Project Narrative

  1. Statement of problem

The biggest challenge during an emergency that requires a 9-1-1 call is notifying school personnel about the location and nature of an incident or threat. Providing a network that unifies communication between 911, first responders and the teachers and staff on-site is the best way to ensure a seamless response, and immediate enactment of existing school emergency plans.Additionally, emergencies at school occur throughout the building, so having a mobile application that combinesa traditional 9-1-1 call with an immediate notification via text message and email to predetermined lists of personnel based on the type of incident is a valuable asset. Being able to coordinate exclusively with the school nurse, SRO and staff with medical training during a medical incident, or communicating with guidance counselors and crisis intervention teams when a student with a mental illness has an issue, allows officials at the school to quickly diagnose a situation and proactively work to protect other students in the building. Today, we have a sequential processing issue where if a teacher sees something in the hallway, he or she may dial 911 and report the crime, but there is currently no uniform method of communicating with and alerting on-site personnel to the threat, the location of the incident, and the type of emergency taking place.

  1. Project Design And Implementation

The Rave Panic Button calls 9-1-1 and at the same timeinstantly alerts school personnel who pressed the panic button and their location. It also sends location information to 9-1-1 and first responders facilitating rapid accurate response. Information collected and shared includes:

  • The name of the person that activated the Panic Button.
  • The school where the incident is occurring.
  • The time that the button was pressed.
  • The nature of the incident (Medical, Fore, EMS, Police, Active Shooter)
  • A predetermined text and email message that pushes this information both to 911 and to on-site personnel simultaneously.
  • At 911, critical information about the school such as floorplans, emergency plans and other information is automatically presented to call takers and can be sent to first responders..
  1. Work Plan and Project Timeline

The work plan and timeline are as follows:

  1. Contract with Rave Mobile Safety for the Panic Button application.
  2. Identify all staff and personnel that would be authorized to use the Rave Panic Button.
  3. Create a spreadsheet with the names, phone numbers and email addresses of authorized users.
  4. Upload this spreadsheet to the rave System.
  5. Create a Facility Profile for each school covered by the Panic Button.
  6. Submit the Facility Profile to the local 9-1-1 center directly through the Rave system.
  7. Hold a training session for all personnel that will be authorized to use the Rave Panic Button.
  8. Test the system prior to implementation to ensure full functionality.

The timeline is 60 days from contract to implementation and rollout. The required pieces to deploy the system are minimal;the work plan will focus on identifying an administrator (Superintendent/Principal) to maintain control over the process, determine which personnel will be authorized to use the Panic Button, and to schedule a date and time for training session(s) that occur prior to beginning the product usage.