Articles: Surveillance  A video surveillance system, a necessity
for districts today, must be properly managed to reap its
greatest benefits. Disturbance alerts and mobile device access
are two features that can help district leaders utilize their
surveillance system effectively.  AMX SchoolView helped Joe
Squiers see the light on energy savings. Or, to be more
accurate, the dark.  Round Rock ISD spent the past decade going
through a big growth spurt. Along the way, it became clear that
its data and communications systems, like an old pair of pants
that are suddenly two inches too short, needed an upgrade.  For
many schools, data and communications systems are the equivalent
of a messy closet. Administrators are forced to master different
controls for bells, security cameras, audio-visual equipment,
intercoms and the like—a time-consuming, unproductive task.