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Superintendent Message to Cosgrove re: Raptor system
Published on May 16, 2019 16:52
As a follow up to Mr. Centola's principal eNews on May 6, this is an important reminder that beginning Monday, May 20, Cosgrove will begin using a new security check-in system to screen visitors, contractors and volunteers. Our greeters must request identification from EVERY visitor to populate this database, so please help us to expedite this entry by always bringing a driver’s license.
Cosgrove is the last of our buildings to introduce the system, so if you have visited our other schools or District Office in the last few months, you may already be familiar with the check-in system known as Raptor. If you are unfamiliar with the system, here is how it works. Raptor:
• scans a visitor’s identification (driver’s license);
• within seconds, checks the name and date of birth for sex offenders from a national database and custom alerts entered by the school/district; and once approved,
• issues a badge sticker with the visitor’s name and photo.
This new system provides us with a quick and efficient way to enhance security, and confirm who is in our building at all times. Once the system populates with your license/ID, our greeters may approve familiar or frequent visitors manually and might not need you to show your identification.
For any large events/assemblies during instructional hours, the goal is to get visitors into a secured area as quickly as possible, and therefore Raptor will not be used. A visitor on site for another purpose during that same time will still need to be processed through Raptor.
Finally, we ask for your patience and understanding as we introduce this system. As with any new software system, we continue to learn from this implementation and make any necessary adjustments along the way. In the meantime, your feedback is always appreciated.
Thank you again for your partnership in helping us keep our schools safe.
Dan Milgate
Superintendent of School
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