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Alabama School Safety Standards
CENTEGIX | Education
Alabama School Safety Standards
Alabama K-12 Capital Grant Program
Alabama legislators prioritized K-12 Alabama school safety solutions during the 2023 regular legislative session. The Alabama K-12 Capital Grant Program established $179 million as a source of funding for capital projects in schools across the state. Up to $5 million per grant, eligible projects included technology improvements and school safety enhancements. Federal funding is available for similar projects; several national programs provide the funds Alabama districts need to invest in new infrastructure, technology, equipment, and other Alabama school safety solutions.
Alabama ETF Advancement and Technology Fund
The Alabama Education Advancement and Technology (A&T) Fund receives supplemental appropriations every year to fund one-time expenses for Alabama schools. Allowable expenses for these funds are outlined in Section 29-9-4, the Code ofAlabama, 1975 and include:
Acquiring, improving, or maintaining of facilities or technology
School security measures as a component of a systemwide security plan
Repairs or deferred maintenance of facilities
Classroom instructional support
Education technology and equipment
Insuring facilities
Transportation
In the Alabama State Board of Education September 2024 Meeting and Work Session, State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey noted that next year the Education Advancement and Technology Fund will have about $1.6 billion available.
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ Enables Rapid Incident Response
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ is the foundation for a layered safety plan in K-12 schools. In a crisis, every second matters, and CENTEGIX technology enables the fastest response to emergencies. Alabama schools can utilize the CENTEGIX Safety Platform to perform the following functions:
Centralize communications during incidents on campus.
Act as an incident command center during medical emergencies.
Aid in the creation of efficient and effective lockdown procedures.
Mitigate student elopement by disseminating information in real time.
Facilitate the implementation of active shooter plans and emergency procedures.
Provide necessary data to create reunification plans.
Alabama schools and school districts can use state and federal funding allocations to integrate the CENTEGIX Safety Platform into their school safety plans.
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform™: Facilitating a Culture of Safety
CENTEGIX innovates technology to empower and protect school staff and students. The CENTEGIX Safety Platform is the foundation of a multilayered approach to school safety. The Safety Platform includes CrisisAlert, a mobile panic alert solution that is the fastest and easiest way to request help from anywhere on campus. CENTEGIX Safety Blueprint™ is a intelligent mapping tool that aids in safety planning and facilitates rapid incident response. CENTEGIX’s market-defining Enhanced Visitor Management allows real-time visitor locating.
The design of every element in the CENTEGIX Safety Platform is grounded in CENTEGIX’s years of experience supporting school districts with incident response. In an emergency, time is the single most critical factor in incident response. Safety Platform’s features shorten response times in the following ways:
Staff members can request help instantly using their wearable panic buttons.
Staff can connect immediately with 911 emergency responders.
Dependable technology eliminates dependence on Wi-Fi or cellular connectivity.
Administrators and staff can coordinate in real time with first responder agencies.
School systems can seamlessly integrate with local public safety resources and initiate mobile public safety notifications.
Funding for Alabama School Safety Solutions
Federal Formula Grants
The list of federal formula grants awarded to Alabama includes:
- IDEA, $223,721,744 (2025 estimate)
- Title I-A, $303,371,719 (2025 estimate)
- Title II-A, $39,172,656(2025 estimate)
- Title IV-A, $22,350,047 (FY24)
Stronger Connections Grant
In late 2022, the U.S. Department of Education passed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), through which nearly $1 billion in awards would be distributed to America’s schools. Under this legislation, the Stronger Connections Grant Program was created. These grants aim to ensure California students’ academic success by creating safe and supportive learning opportunities and environments. Alabama was awarded $15,404,231 through this program. All Stronger Connections Grant funding must be disbursed by states by September 30, 2026.
Enhancing School Capacity to Address Youth Violence
The Office of Justice and Juvenile Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will fund targeted, evidence-based prevention and intervention programs to address youth violence in schools. The program’s goals are to reduce the incidence of school violence through improved school safety and climate and to prevent youth violence, delinquency, and victimization in the targeted community. Schools implementing school safety solutions should show how these solutions prevent violence and improve the climate of safety in schools. Learn more about the program here.
Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative
The Office of Justice Programs created the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative to “prevent and reduce violent crime in communities by supporting comprehensive, evidence-based community-based violence intervention and prevention programs.” Learn more about the program here.
COPS School Violence Prevention Program
The U.S. Department of Justice oversees the COPS School Violence Prevention Program, which distributes funding for evidence-based school safety programs and technologies. School safety solutions that help identify potential dangers are eligible for COPS funding. Districts can also use funds to improve emergency notification and response systems, including Alabama school alert systems. To learn more, visit the COPS website.
BJA’s STOP School Violence Program
The U.S. Department of Justice has also made funds available through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. BJA’s STOP School Violence Program funds the purchase of school safety software designed to help K-12 schools maintain a safe environment. This program’s priorities are recognizing, responding to, and preventing violence on campus. BJA will allocate $82 million to STOP School Violence Program competitive grants in fiscal year 2024.
How Are Your Resources Being Spent?
CENTEGIX protects over 12,000 locations across the country. We can protect yours, too.
The CENTEGIX Safety Platform™, featuring CrisisAlert™, accelerates your response to emergencies. We’ve built the CENTEGIX Safety Platform to support you in the single most critical factor of incident response: time. Because in an emergency, every second matters.
Discover federal resources to fund new safety and security initiatives in your district by exploring federal funding resources for school safety.
CENTEGIX Safety Report
2024 School Safety Trends: Saving Seconds Saves Lives
Discover our latest, comprehensive analysis of school safety incidents gathered from the CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ usage data for the 2023-2024 school year in our report 2024 School Safety Trends: Saving Seconds Saves Lives.
See what our safety report reveals regarding safety in the classroom, state safety legislation, and critical components of school safety solutions. Download your copy today.
Hear from Our Alabama Educators
We engage with teachers and staff every day to understand how CrisisAlert supports them, and here’s what they’ve shared:
As a school administrator for over 30 years and a superintendent for 8, I don’t know of a program that has brought me more peace of mind than the CrisisAlert system. We installed this program in all of our schools in the fall of 2023. Recently, while walking through a school, a young teacher stopped me and thanked me for having the system. She told me of a story where a student had a seizure in her class. She quickly utilized
the alert system and in less than a minute the administrative team and medical staff were at her door. Due to the quick response, the student was quickly stabilized and later made a full recovery at the hospital. As she relived this experience, she thanked me again for our district investing in this life saving system. I would never start a school year again without the CrisisAlert system.
Two students were arguing with a teacher. The students would not stop their disrespectful behavior or raising their voices and demanding to a teacher. I did not feel okay leaving the teacher to get my phone, so I pressed the badge. I was calm and was confident someone would arrive within a minute.
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CENTEGIX CrisisAlert vs. Mobile Apps
CrisisAlert eliminates vulnerabilities related to app-only solutions and enables rapid incident response to all emergencies.
In an Emergency, You Need CrisisAlert™
See how our CrisisAlert wearable mobile panic button empowers staff to get help instantly in an emergency.
Ready to Connect with a CENTEGIX Specialist to Learn More?
Alysse Daniels, M.Ed.
Senior RVP, Strategic Accounts
Phone: 404-202-3813
Email: adaniels@centegix.com
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