CrisisGo, has announced that more than 3,000 schools nationwide have officially signed up for the Free Teacher Panic Button program offered through a partnership with AASA, the School Superintendents Association.
Due to the overwhelming participation in this offer and CrisisGo’s broader commitment to making schools safer, the free offer is being extended through March 31, 2017.
(See in Action! Principals, SROs and Safety Leaders learn how to respond to a panic alert. Courtesy of CrisisGo and Vimeo)
News Facts:
- The Free Teacher Panic Button is an AASA sponsored program that gives every public school in the United States free access to CrisisGo Panic Button service for three years.
- 3,000 schools have signed up to the program serving over 1,300,000 students
- The Panic Button feature allows any teacher or staff member to send an emergency alert to the school safety team or school security to report any incident or dangerous situation by the simple press of a button on his or her mobile phone.
- The CrisisGo App also enables two-way communication with the response team to let teachers and staff know that help is on the way and to keep teachers and safety team members connected during any emergency.
“Communication is often the most effective path to safety,” said Bill Reynolds, CrisisGo co-founder.
“School administrators are embracing the Free Teacher Panic Button program to provide their teachers and staff with a simple tool to get immediate access to their safety teams.”
Safety is an Everyday Job
The Free Panic button is not just for active shooter emergencies or bus accidents. It is a tool you provide your teachers and staff to cope with everyday incidents and enable fast response:
- Fights
- Medical emergency
- Missing child
- Arrested student
- Suicide attempt
- Child abuse
SIGN-UP TODAY! It’s Quick and Easy to Bring the CrisisGo Emergency Communications App to Your School!
Your safety net just got wider.
CrisisGo solves both emergency and daily communication needs for schools, businesses, communities, organizations, and industries across the globe.
With CrisisGo schools and districts can now:
- Customize alert groups by allowing them to choose specific users to receive alerts.
- Ensure everyone receives safety information by adding SMS and email messages for staff that do not use a smartphone.
- Provide tips and web links to make all necessary safety information and resources available to CrisisGo users.
- Create customizable incident reporting forms related to their specific needs.
- Updated user interface for easier and faster response in emergency situations.
With CrisisGo, school district administrators and teachers have access to their emergency response plans right on their mobile devices, along with a communication system that helps them get through crisis situations.
CrisisGo gives school districts the tools needed to ensure the safety of their students and staff when the unthinkable happens.
“There are only a few things I trust for sure, and CrisisGo is one of them!” – LeVaughn Smart, SRO Missouri School District.
“An educator’s worst nightmare is an act of violence in his or her school district,” said Daniel A. Domenech, AASA executive director. “Recognizing the increased threats facing our schools, AASA is pleased introduce CrisisGo, Inc. as our latest School Solutions partner.”
(Learn More about how it works! Courtesy of CrisisGo and YouTube)
Free Teacher Panic Button program sign up page before March 31, 2017.
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world.
AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to the highest quality public education for all children.
CrisisGo is an emergency response network company with offices in in Sunnyvale, CA and St. Louis, MO.
CrisisGo has developed a world-class, emergency communications platform that takes emergency response plans out of their three-ring binders and puts them on smartphones, iPads and desktops for immediate reference and use.
CrisisGo is changing how school districts respond to crises by giving them the mobile communications tools necessary to ensure that teachers, staff and administrators know exactly what to do during any emergency and to allow them to continuously communicate as a crisis unfolds.
