Fall Conference

MASSACHUSETTS FACILITIES ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION
FALL “SCHOOL SAFETY & SECURITY” CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 19, 20, 21 (2007) at the
Sea Crest Ocean Front Resort and Conference Center
North Falmouth, MA 02556
1-800-225-3110 or visit

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Wednesday Sept. 19 12:00 PM to 4:30 PM: Conference Set-up & Registration
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Board of Directors Meeting (Seacrest Lounge)
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM President’s Welcome reception in the MFAA Hospitality Suite
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Welcome dinner at Liam Maguire’s Irish Pub & Restaurant Falmouth Center. www.liammaguire.com" target=_blank>http://www.liammaguire.com
Thursday Sept. 20
Morning session: 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM Continental breakfast
9:30 AM Welcome message from MFAA President
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM: “Designing & Implementing Security Surveillance Systems in the K-12 Environment”
w/ Paul Harmon from the Signet Group (see attached bio)

Lunch break: 11:30AM to 12:30 PM Monthly meeting items with round table discussion at the Seacrest Restaurant

Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM: “Use of the Emergency Response Guidebook and Hazardous Material Awareness Training”
w/ Captain Bryant Simpson from Sharon Fire Department
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM: “Coordinating School Safety with First Responders” w/ Tom McDonald from BeSafe. (see attached bio)
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM open discussion with members and speakers in the MFAA Hospitality Suite

Evening Session: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM MFAA Members Only Meet and Greet Reception Seacrest Lounge
6:30 PM Banquet transportation departs for “The Flying Bridge Restaurant” Falmouth Harbor
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM MFAA Banquet “The Flying Bridge”
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Friday Sept. 21 Networking Sessions

Lunch Break: 12:00 PM to 1:00PM All parties will regroup for lunch (location TDB)

Afternoon Session: 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM: Massachusetts State Building Code Review,
Frank Avilla, City of Taunton Building Commissioner.

3:00 PM to 3:30 PM: closing roundtable Q&A for members with closing remarks from the MFAA President. Meeting adjourned.


Speakers Bios and Course Descriptions:

Designing & Implementing Security Surveillance Systems
in the K-12 Environment”


Signet Electronic Systems, Inc. will be addressing the needs of school district through out New England. Learn about designing and implementing a state of the art security system by Paul Harmon, VP LVIT of Signet Electronic Systems, Inc. School safety is an issue that demands attention, Paul will cover assessment of needs and demonstrate a wide range of technology solutions including CCTV, access control, intrusion alarm systems, and motion detection just to name a few. You will see first hand the technology that your districts can use and how best to implement it.


Paul Harmon - Vice President Educational Technology, Signet Group
Paul has been designing and implementing technology solutions for schools in New England for over 22 year. During his 8 years at Signet the Educational Technology group has worked with over 250 schools focused on delivering voice-data-video cabling/fiber infrastructure and systems as well as CCTV-Card Access-Security networks to new/renovated and existing schools projects. This process involves working with educators, architects and engineers to design the new school buildings, incorporating the voice-data-video technologies to best deliver the information to teachers, students and administrators and provide physical - property protection.
Prior to joining Signet, Paul was President of Integrated Communications Systems where he spent 14 years building the company into one of the leading educational technology systems integration firms in New England before being acquired by Signet.


“Use of the Emergency Response Guidebook and
Hazardous Material Awareness Training”
w/ Captain Bryant Simpson, Sharon Fire Dept.

Sharon Fire Department’s Captain Bryant Simpson will take everyone through what is expected of a first responder for a hazardous material incident and how to utilize the U.S. Department of Transportation’s “Emergency Response Guidebook”.

Bryant Simpson is Captain with the Sharon Fire Department in Sharon, MA. He has over 36 years of service with the Sharon Fire Department. Bryant’s list of credentials includes Fire Fighter 1& 2 certified, Fire Officer 1 & 2 certified, HAZMAT Technician, Emergency Medical Technician. Bryant is also the Hazardous Material Training Specialist for Sharon Fire.


“Coordinating School Safety with First Responders”

Tom McDonald of BeSafe will discuss the importance of proper coordination with first responders and schools.

Tom McDonald – CEO of BeSafe
Tom devoted the first chapter of his career to public education. From 1973 until 2006, he was a teacher, principal, and school superintendent. In the late 1990s, Tom recognized that site-based managed schools represented an important new opportunity for public schools and for improving student achievement. As a result, he won approval for a Horace Mann School and greater autonomy within the Barnstable, Massachusetts public school system. Tom overcame many hurdles and roadblocks as he made his school a model of what schools can do when given the ability to make their own decisions and manage their own finances. As a result of his success, he was appointed superintendent of the 6,000-student Barnstable, Massachusetts school system in 2004.
Tom is an acknowledged expert in school management, school administration, project development and delivery, and has extensive experience as a "team builder" for agencies and programs that need organizational review and direction.
In 2006, Tom started the second chapter of his career when he became CEO of BeSafe®.
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BeSafe® is a privately held company that was founded in 1999 to give emergency first-responders immediate and accurate information about K-12 and higher education buildings.