Sielox Class Alert System Passes the Test at Catholic School
Founded in 1954, Seton Catholic Preparatory is a faith-based, co-educational secondary diocesan school in Chandler, Ariz. It serves a diverse student body of approximately 600 young men and women from more than 50 parochial, private, charter, public and home schools, primarily in the communities of Chandler, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Ahwatukee and Gilbert. Seton Catholic also draws students from Casa Grande and the Gila River Indian reservation. The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to continue their education at the undergraduate, post-graduate and professional levels. Ninety-nine percent of Seton graduates go on to post-secondary education. As the only Catholic high school in the Southeast Valley of metropolitan Phoenix, Seton has added facilities and more than doubled its enrollment since 1990.
In addition to a focus on education, the Diocese of Phoenix also has a long history of working to provide safe environments for children and young people throughout their schools. As an example, security technology in place at Seton Catholic had included video surveillance, access control and public address systems. Policies and procedures were also in place at Seton Catholic to cover emergency situations, but the school had no supporting technology to assist school officials in responding to an incident. If a student went missing or there was a medical emergency in the classroom, precious minutes could be lost before remedial action was started.