CENTEGIX Panic Alert System

All Hutto ISD employees are issued a CrisisAlert badge. This also includes substitutes while they are working on a campus.

If you visit a campus, you may see our employees wearing the CrisisAlert badges. The badges are a white card that says CENTEGIX. There is a button on the card that allows staff to call for help.

There are two types of alerts. Three clicks will initiate a Staff Alert. This is an individual call for help that might include medical emergencies, disruptive behavior, or the immediate need for administrators or emergency personnel. Administrators and Hutto ISD police receive a notification that a Staff Alert has been initiated. They are able to see who initiated the alert and where they are so they can respond quickly to the situation.

If a staff member sees a threat to a campus, they can immediately initiate a campuswide Lockdown by continuously pushing the button on the badge. This will activate strobe lights in the classrooms and hallways, and a Lockdown announcement will play over the intercom system. Again, administrators and emergency personnel can see who activated the Lockdown and where they are so they can respond immediately. 

No, the badges do not track the location of staff. The only time a location is shared is when they push the button to call for help. Once an alert is initiated by pushing the button, administrators and Hutto ISD police can see the location so they can immediately respond to the area.

The badges operate independently of any Wi-Fi or cellular network, so Wi-Fi or a cellphone app is not needed to use the badges.

CrisisAlert provides coverage both inside and outside Hutto ISD buildings. This includes coverage of our Hutto ISD parking lots, playgrounds, and athletic facilities.