Los Angeles is massive in every sense: geographically, culturally, and economically. Home to nearly 13 million people across the metro area, anything that happens in LA happens on a large scale. Transportation. Public health. Technology. Public safety.
Here, we’re focusing on one of the city’s most complex responsibilities: keeping K-12 schools safe and managing who walks through their doors.
That enormous task rests with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the nation’s second-largest school district, responsible for nearly 1,500 schools and 79,000 employees. Managing a system this large means inevitable challenges, especially around school safety, visitor management, and the day-to-day operations that ensure a safe, supportive learning environment.
This customer story highlights how Kokomo24/7® partnered with LAUSD to streamline visitor management, event operations, and employee time management. The Kokomo24/7® platform eliminates manual processes, reduces stress, and provides cohesive technology to a district that must operate at scale.
K-12 Schools Are Expected to Do More with Less
Across the country, K-12 school districts are navigating a difficult balancing act:
- Rising safety expectations
- Disconnected tools and outdated workflows
- Increasing compliance requirements
Los Angeles was no exception. Leaders were looking for a partner who could simplify visitor and event management, not just patch existing pain points. They needed a solution that worked:
- For third-party locations
- For large-scale district events
Most importantly, it all had to be easy, fast, and reliable.
The Challenge: Managing Thousands of Visitors Across Dozens of Locations
Los Angeles and Kokomo24/7® have worked together since 2018. As Los Angeles continued hosting more events, both on school grounds and at external venues, it faced a recurring challenge:
Can schools quickly and accurately manage hundreds or even thousands of attendees using manual check-in tools?
For years, visitors lined up and staff took down names and checked IDs manually. Attendees could be matched to printed lists and pre-made badges were handed out. The process works to tr, but it wasn't as efficient as visitor management software.
Manual visitor tracking led to bottlenecks, delays, and frustration. Los Angeles needed a streamlined, scalable solution with the flexibility to work everywhere, from school front offices to stadiums, gymnasiums, auditoriums, and off-site venues.
Kokomo24/7®'s shared vision with Los Angeles is simple: Make visitor, event, and employee management easy, no matter the location, audience, or complexity.
To achieve that, Kokomo24/7® provided a holistic visitor management system designed to:
- Fit seamlessly into Los Angeles' existing workflows
- Deploy across multiple locations and departments
- Scale from small parent meetings to district-wide events
- Require minimal training (thanks to “train-the-trainer” onboarding)
Flexible Deployment Options for Every School and Every Event
Los Angeles now uses the most flexible set of K-12 visitor management tools available, including:
- Hardware options (printers, scanners, tablets)
- Software-only option that is simple to use on school laptops or personal devices
This flexibility is key, especially since Los Angeles schools often have a single required access point, making real-time visibility and control easier and safer.
Kokomo24/7® Onsite Support: Smoother Events, Happier Guests
At recent large-scale events, Kokomo24/7®'s platform ensured fast check-ins, accurate tracking, and reliable device operations.
What used to take minutes now takes about five seconds:
- Assign session or area permissions
Attendees and LAUSD staff repeatedly called these the most organized events they’d ever experienced.
From e-sports competitions and community health service fairs to staff events and back-to-school training symposiums, what once required several staff members can now be handled by just one or two people, thanks to automation and real-time data analytics.
The Impact: A Smarter, Faster, Safer Approach
By replacing manual workflows with a next-generation visitor management system, Los Angeles gained:
- Faster, more accurate visitor and event check-ins
- Better tracking of adults and students at events
- Data insights for attendance, access control, and event management
- Fewer bottlenecks and less staff workload
- Improved safety and compliance across the district
Most importantly, school leaders now have the information they need before, during, and after events to keep students safe and operations running smoothly.
Kokomo24/7® is proud to support Los Angeles schools with our School Safety Cloud® platform, including the most flexible visitor management system available today. Together with our valued K-12 partners, we’re building a safer, smarter, and more connected school environment—one visitor, one event, and one streamlined workflow at a time.
About Kokomo24/7®
Since 2018, Kokomo24/7®’s configuration-based platform has helped over 120 national and global organizations respond quickly to safety, wellness, and compliance needs. From visitor management to behavioral threat assessment and emergency alerts, Kokomo24/7® powers holistic school safety for a better everyday experience.
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