Benefits of The Safer Campus

The Safe Campus can access the following Databases:

Possible Campus/LEA Databases
  • Counseling Records
  • Healthcare Records
  • StudentRecords
  • Teacher/Admin Records
  • Security Databases
  • ArrestRecords
  • EMS/RMS Files
  • Incident/Report Files
  • Suspect/WatchLists.
  • Vehicle Tracking
Possible Public Databases
  • Weather/Flood
  • Bus/Train/Flight
  • Traffic
  • Electrical Grid
  • Crime and Courts
  • Census
  • Education
  • Real Estate

Access to Untapped Data Sources

The key to all predictive solutions is data. Schools, their local environments, the internet are full of data potentially related to violent acts. To date, hardly any solutions are leveraging the vast stores of relevant onsite data, integrating them with other data sources to conduct predictive analytics. Becoming “predictive” entails for this data to be integrated and used in a proven, non-invasive manner to protect our students and loved ones. Since the 1990’s schools have spent billions of dollars integrating and updating technology. Estimates are the education technology market size is around $8 Billion per year. While a large portion of this budget is invested in improving the use of technology and learning, it has also been used to digitize most of the data used by schools, including:

Administration Data

Student Data

Teacher/Employee Data

Counseling Data

Website and Social Media Data

All these data sources are maintained by schools and available to be analyzed. Additionally, vast amounts of data relevant to violent events are available on the internet, social media, and the dark web, not to mention in public databases such as law enforcement and healthcare.

Access to Warning Signs

Recent reports indicate most shootings had some form of warning prior to the event. These warnings range from telling friends, to social media posts, to arrests, or mental health care treatment. These data touchpoints have become increasingly important in the drive to become more predictive in our approach.

A Predictive Modeling System Applicator 

It is critical to ensure the integration feasibility of the predictive analytics model into the existing school IT data and security plans. Any use of data or predictive analytics would follow a standard project management plan to satisfy requisites, including:

Data Analysis

The vendor, stakeholders, school officials, security team, law enforcement, and other parties involved will assess the school’s data sources, data architecture, and establish any system-specific requirements to be implemented.

Database Connector(s) Identification

Any required connectors for the database, opensource, social media platform and texting apps will be identified at this stage of the process.

Platform Delivery and Installation

The system will be installed and configured according to an agreed-upon timeline and in compliance with all school and federally mandated requirements.

Training

The analysts(s), SROs, and/or other individuals involved in the project will be trained on the system.

Support

The system will be handed over to the school as their property and maintained or sustained according to the contract.

Affordability

In light of the budgetary woes affecting numerous school districts, as well as parents, it is critical that any solution must have minimal impact on a school budget, not only in the original monetary outlay required to acquire for it but also over time. Predictive analytics solutions take this into account. Getting approval for the purchase of a predictive analytics system will have to be worked on and innovative approaches to funding may be needed. In most major cities there are business supported non-profits offering funds to be used for projects like school violence prevention. Grants are also available, and a bill is currently going through the United States Senate, called the STOP School Violence Act, that will provide $1.2B in funding accessible for purchases.

Integration Ready

Predictive analytics solutions are “IT-friendly”, easy to customize. Our solution is HIPPA and FERPA compliant. One of the many advantages of predictive analytic is scalability – the platform will scale to the size of the dataset or use case been applied to. The ability to scale to the growth of a school district, or vast increases in data available, to better conduct analysis is key for success. A predictive analytics platform is a solution based on current technology, able to integrate a myriad of data sources.