Education
Nothing is more precious than our children and their education. Today, a growing number of schools leverage card technology applications to ensure childrenís safety and well being in the primary school systems. Card programs build safety, service and spirit in a very cost effective fashion.
High schools widely use cards to identify students, staff and visitors on campus. With better access control infrastructure, schools can resolve the problems of key management. This gives administrators much greater flexibility scheduling access to facilities before during and after school while raising overall security levels. At larger schools, card check tools provide a very cost effective and discreet way to know who belongs on campus. As more schools move towards increased security at entrances card verification can easily be accommodated. This dramatically reduces the risk of unauthorized and potentially dangerous individuals on campus.
Card programs utilizing stored value can limit students to healthy vending purchases. School stores and cafeterias can eliminate cash handling and remove theft incentives. Libraries have used cards for years and are expanding into print and copy control. Print cost recovery in computer labs allows excessive users to be charged appropriately while maintaining free resources for all.
Large schools increasingly link ticketing applications to their campus ID card. Some schools have paired their card programs with email notifications to parents for low balances and attendance issues. This can be especially effective when teamed with ìbus checksî as an early intervention. Low cost readers are placed at school entrances and bus areas. Parents who fail to ìswipeî are sent an email tickler about student attendance.
At the primary school level, parents and designated care givers can be issued cards for ìparent matchingî to ensure students leave with the right caregiver. As an optional service this can be especially helpful in custody cases.
Beyond just security applications, school card programs can eliminate the stigma associated with free and reduced lunch programs. Everyone, paying or subsidized, presents the same card at mealtimes and overall program usage goes up. Parental participation is much easier through credit card reload The better reporting available through card usage documents higher program participation for better reimbursement.
Overall, the addition of card applications to your campus offers a variety of new security and service opportunities for you students, faculty and families. InfinaCard offers assistance with program conception, card design, card production, supplies, and card marketing materials. Items like card sleeves, mailers and lanyards all help reinforce your message, build school spirit and awareness. Call InfinaCard and find out how we can help improve your students experience.
