When choosing an emergency response system for the Coatesville Area School District, Chief of Police Frank Galbraith, who is also a Campus Safety Director of the Year finalist, made sure it had four very important features.

We spoke to Frank about the features he knew he wanted when selecting a vendor, in addition to tips he has for other districts that might be looking to upgrade an existing system or implement a new one.

OTHER TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• How Frank includes local law enforcement in emergency response (6:37)
• How he created a district incident command team (10:50)
  How he taught himself to write grants, securing nearly $400,000 in funding for the school district (14:15)
• Advice he has for other districts applying for federal grant money (18:00)

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