SCENARIO: District-wide IP Video Surveillance
Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) in Maryland is one of the 50 largest school systems in the United States with over 81,000 students in 126 schools.
THE PROBLEMS: Widespread Coverage Over a Large Region
Having this many students across a sizable school district creates many issues with providing a safe learning environment. A large school district like AACPS is presented with many problems since they have students at campuses spread across a wide regional area. There are many incidents that are investigated at each school. Capturing video evidence can often mean the difference in determining the true facts of each incident.
With each facility, system maintenance and training of users becomes crucial. Care for the components of the security system and the network backbone require ongoing support. Large school districts need vendors they can trust to support their systems and provide needed maintenance on security systems.
SOLUTIONS: Overview
In 2007, AACPS contracted with LENSEC to provide a video surveillance system that could capably cover district properties. Since that time, AACPS has been a loyal customer. LENSEC helped bring the school district onto one security platform. At the time, the district used LENSEC’s legacy video management software, LENSEC VMS. Since then, the district has upgraded LENSEC’s enterprise-level security platform, Perspective VMS®. AACPS began shifting to PVMS in the 2014-2015 school year. The conversion to the new security software was completed in 2017. Perspective VMS® brings many advancements to the district that were not available in LENSEC VMS.
“Our experience has been great. The support has been remarkable. LENSEC is a phone call away and always helpful in getting what I need.”
Doyle Batten
Supervisor of School Security, AACPS
CONCLUSION: PVMS is the Best Solution for 8,000 Cameras
As a large customer, AACPS requires a quick response from LENSEC support staff when help is required. Batten tells us, “Our experience has been great. The support has been remarkable. LENSEC is a phone call away and always helpful in getting what I need.”
With a team in place that knows the needs, LENSEC continues to grow with Anne Arundel County Public Schools. As the district plans to surpass 8,000 cameras in the near future, the school security team can continue to rely on LENSEC and Perspective VMS® for now and into the future.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Perspective VMS® solution for educational districts and campuses, check out the full case study on LENSEC’s K-12 Education Solutions page on our website. Or, you may call us at (713) 395-0800 or email [email protected] for a software demonstration.
