The school system educates more than 40,000 students.
Ben Lemoine, a spokesman for the school system, said company representatives will be giving a presentation Thursday night.
Narcisse has posted 16 pages of additional information on Centegix, including a price quote. That includes about $500,000 for one-time start-up costs to install and implement the system, including $66,700 for training for “on-site responders.” The remaining $1.8 million would cover annual fees for Centegix’s CrisisAlert platform. These are flat fees of $7,400 per site per year. The fees are the same regardless of the size of the campus or the numbers of students. That adds up to more than $1.8 million districtwide over a three-year time span.
The school system plans to tap into its federal COVID relief funds as well as general operating money to pay for the new alert system. Narcisse, however, has yet to specify, however, how much money would come from federal versus district funds.
The $7,400 annual site fee is a discount of $600 per site from the normal price Centegix charges, a special rate owing to East Baton Rouge being Centegix’s first school client in Louisiana. If East Baton Rouge Parish were to re-up early for two more years, it would continue paying the $7,400 annual site rate for two more years, which works out to about $600,000 a year districtwide.
The information, however, does not break down what services that $7,400 annual fee covers.
In his memo, Narcisse said Centegix will provide the district with a data dashboard, detailed maps of every school room showing where devices are installed, as well as “public relations resources and event development.” Narcisse also said that the company promises it can install its system without altering the physical structure of a school or its electrical wiring.
The system would also tie in school intercoms, as well as with local law enforcement and emergency responders.
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