Building security protocol
The City School District of Albany uses the Raptor digital security system to enhance safety procedures at all buildings.
The Raptor system digitizes many of our current security procedures and requires visitors and employees to show identification upon entering a district building. Board of Education policy requires all visitors to present a valid form of identification when they enter a district building.
The Raptor system stores directory information for all future visits in order to expedite our normal visitor check-in and check-out process. Visitors will only need to present identification the first time they visit a district school. For future visits, visitors still will have to sign in through the Raptor system, and staff will be able to do so by looking up your name in the system.
Identification information collected will not be shared with any individuals or organizations outside the school district.
There are a number of acceptable identification forms that are accepted at all district buildings. Please see the "acceptable forms of ID" section below for the complete list. Visitors who do not have identification from our list of acceptable identification should ask to speak with the building principal or another designated administrator.
Visitors attending school functions that are open to the public and occurring after the end of the school day, such as parent-teacher organization meetings or public gatherings, will not be required to sign in using the system.
- State-issued driver’s license
- Military-Issued Identification
- Passport identification card
- Passport
- Birth certificate
- Mexican Consulate card
- Permanent resident card
- Alien registration receipt
- Employment authorization document
- Voter registration card
- Native American tribal document
- Driver’s license issued by a Canadian government authority
- Any official document indicating the visitor’s full name and date of birth (insurance card, Medicaid card and bank card are acceptable)
Visitors who do not have identification from this list of acceptable identification should ask to speak with the building principal or another designated administrator.
Should you have questions, please contact our Pupil Personnel Services Department at (518) 475-6130.
