Situation
Lakeville Area Schools serves 12,000+ students across 11 campuses in suburban Minneapolis. Their existing analog camera system was aging, required manual monitoring, and offered no proactive threat detection capabilities. Staff spent hours reviewing footage after incidents rather than preventing them.
Friction
The district faced budget constraints typical of public schools, resistance from staff comfortable with existing systems, and concerns about AI privacy implications. IT resources were limited, and any new system needed to integrate with existing access control hardware.
What Changed
Coram deployed a phased rollout starting with 3 high-traffic schools. The AI-powered system began identifying behavioral anomalies and potential threats in real-time, sending alerts to security staff before situations escalated. Cloud-based management eliminated the need for on-site DVR maintenance.
Outcomes
- 73% reduction in average incident response time
- Eliminated 40 hours/month of manual footage review
- Zero major security incidents in first year of deployment
- Staff confidence in security systems increased by 89%
Implementation Notes
- 1Phased deployment over 6 months across all 11 schools
- 2Integration with existing Genetec access control system
- 3Custom alert rules developed with input from security team
- 4Ongoing training program for staff on new capabilities
What to Copy
Key takeaways you can apply to your own implementation:
- Start with a pilot at your highest-traffic facilities
- Involve security staff early in alert rule configuration
- Plan for a 90-day optimization period after initial deployment
- Document baseline metrics before implementation for clear ROI tracking
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