Atlanta Metro Area School District Migrates To High-Definition IP Surveillance System

Cherokee County School District chooses American Dynamics’ integrated security solutions to secure its public schools and facilities

American Dynamics, a Tyco Security Products brand that is part of Tyco, the world’s largest pure-play fire protection and security company, announced recently that Cherokee County School District (CCSD), located in the Atlanta metro area, has chosen its American Dynamics video security solutions to secure its schools and other facilities. One of the largest public school systems in the state of Georgia, CCSD encompasses 57 schools and other buildings, including 24 elementary schools, seven middle schools, seven high schools, three preschool centers, central offices and warehouses, along with its 40,000 students and 4,500 staff.

The school district needed a surveillance solution that would enable public safety staff to actively monitor both live and recorded video from its facilities, both from desktop workstations and remotely using mobile devices. CCSD selected the VideoEdge hybrid recording platform from American Dynamics to allow the school district to upgrade and grow its surveillance security system gradually, without completely replacing its existing analog infrastructure, keeping the overall project costs within the district’s budget.

“As time goes on and our existing analog recorders die out, we will replace them with new hybrids,” said Mark Kissel, Chief of Police, Cherokee County School District. “It gives us the greatest potential for growing with the solution.”

The installation of this IP-based, high resolution surveillance system will meet the school district’s self-identified need for additional cameras in several of its elementary schools, the installation of new Illustra IP cameras and equipment in its high school and middle schools and for better management of its video systems. Tyco Integrated Security served as the systems integrator for this project.

With VideoEdge Hybrid recorders in place, CCSD’s safety officers will have faster search capabilities, including Smart Search for searching through days or weeks of video within seconds. Another advancement for the school district, according to Kissel, is better image quality and remote capabilities.

Once the installation is complete, CCSD will be able to employ more of the surveillance system’s features and capabilities for a seamless, integrated platform across all of the district’s facilities.

About American Dynamics
American Dynamics, part of Tyco Security Products, manufactures high quality video technologies and innovative systems to integrate them together. Continually advancing and transforming video technology via its VideoEdge IP solutions, American Dynamics supports legacy systems, including its flagship Intellex digital video management systems, leaving no customer behind.

In addition to a powerful enterprise analytics platform, the American Dynamics portfolio also includes everything required for a complete, state of the art video surveillance system. With a powerful integration platform, American Dynamics solutions work seamlessly with Software House and Kantech access control products, as well as other important business applications, to provide customers with greater ease of operation and faster access to the information they need in critical situations.

For more information on American Dynamics video and IP technologies, visit www.americandynamics.net

Tyco Security Products
Tyco Security Products is a unified group of the most comprehensive world-leading premium access control, video, location-based tracking and intrusion solutions in the security industry. Tyco Security Products conducts business in over 177 countries around the world, in multiple languages and employs over 2,800 employees globally, including research and development, marketing, manufacturing, sales, service and logistics teams in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia Pacific. Our products, built by developers from all product disciplines, consistently allow customers to see more, do more, and save more across multiple industries and segments including healthcare, government, transportation, finance, retail, commercial and residential. Worldwide, Tyco Security Products helps protect 42% of Fortune 500 companies, transportation systems on five continents, 37% of the world’s top 100 retailers, over two million commercial enterprises, thousands of students in more than 900 educational facilities, and over five million private residences.

Cherokee County School District
The Cherokee County School District (CCSD) is the eighth-largest school system in Georgia, with approximately 40,000 students and 4,500 employees. CCSD consists of 44 schools and centers: 14 elementary, Grades K-5; 10 elementary, Grades K-6; five middle schools, Grades 6-8; two middle schools, Grades 7-8; six high schools, Grades 9-12; ACE Academy, an alternative daytime program, Grades 6-12; the Polaris Evening and alternative evening programs, Grades 9-12; C3 Academy, online middle and high school program; Cherokee County Preschool Centers: Ralph Bunche Center, Little River Preschool and Oak Grove Preschool; and L.R. Tippens Educational Center. CCSD schools are ranked among the top in Georgia, boasting the highest average SAT scores in the state for 2012.