The Everett Public School district is located in Everett, Washington, the largest city in Snohomish County. The school system includes 27 schools spanning 39 square miles, with a student population of almost 20,000. With so many campuses to monitor and protect, it was clear that the older surveillance system, a mix of off-brand analog products accumulated over three decades located at each site, was no longer adequate. Thanks in part to a state-wide grant, in 2014,