• ASD launches the Raptor Visitor Management System
    district-wide during the 2024-25 school year

Background

  • Student and staff safety is our top priority. In order to ensure that our schools are safe places for our students and staff, we are taking some additional steps to ensure we know who is in our buildings at all times. 

     

    The District is implementing a visitor management system to aid in the standardization of visitor check-in procedures in all schools, which complies with Board Policy 3515.5

Benefits of the Visitor System

    • Quick and accurate visitor identity verification.
    • Enhanced ability to maintain a secure environment.

    • Accurate records of building occupants for emergency response purposes.

How the Visitor System Works

    • The visitor management system records the visitor’s name, date of birth and last four digits of the ID and checks against a national database of registered sex offenders.

    • Adherence to School Board policy regarding sex offenders on campus.

    • No other data from IDs is gathered or recorded, ensuring privacy and confidentiality.

Districtwide Implementation

    • The Anchorage School Board approved the funding for district-wide implementation during the April 9, 2024 School Board meeting memorandum #124
    • The district-wide implementation of Raptor visitor management kiosks will begin in the fall of 2024 with additional schools being added each week. The rollout is expected to be completed by early spring semester. 

Entry Requirements

  • All adult visitors must present and scan a government-issued photo ID upon entry when visiting a school during school hours.

FAQs

  • What information from the ID is gathered? 

  • Why is a Districtwide visitor management system being implemented?

  • What are the benefits of the Raptor visitor management system?

  • When will Raptor visitor management kiosks be installed in schools?

  • How does the sign-in/sign-out process work for visitors?

  • What if a person does not have a photo ID; can they still get into the school?

  • How does this sign-in/sign-out process work for students?

  • Are visitors/parents required to sign in during pick-up and drop-off?

  • For school events held during the school day, do all attendees need to sign in?

  • Do classroom volunteers sign in?

  • Do ASD staff also sign in?

  • Are police officers, firemen and other uniformed or similar governmental officials scanned into the system?

  • What Board policies govern how visitors gain access to a school?