Poly Prep Country Day School is a preschool through Grade 12 independent day school. Their main campus is set on 25 acres in the heart of Brooklyn, N.Y., one of the largest in the metropolitan area. Founded in 1854, the school has a long history of serving a diverse student population.
The Dyker campus has over 350,000 square feet of building space, and security of its staff and students has always been a priority, said Vincent Rutuelo, the school’s head of security. The campus has 153 cameras and a security command center, and has evolved from seven to 18 security officers guarding the campus on a 24/7 basis. This is especially important since the campus regularly hosts special events outside of regular school hours, including a summer camp that typically involves over a thousand campers and councilor’s each year. “Security is the first person everyone sees on campus at the main gate,” he said.