The Smart Way To Handle School Communication

Communications systems for today's schools need to do more than simply satisfy basic telephone and internal communications requirements.  The way that our children learn is changing as innovative communication services become accessible to schools.  The Rauland-Borg Telecenter^® systems have become tools of instruction in addition to its administrative uses.

Telecenter^® systems offer a cost-effective, feature rich specialized communication system that allows your school to take advantage of the sophisticated new services provided by telephone companies and long distance carriers, while performing an impressive range of internal communications functions.

Expressly Tailored to Your Needs...

Telecenter systems are easy to program and can be configured to match the needs of your facility.

• On-site or remote programming is accomplished via computer.
• Non-volatile memory guards against program loss.
• Multiple memory configurations enable the system to operate differently during periods of the day and/or day of the week.
• Extension numbers can match architectural room numbers.
• Individual station assignments give specific capabilities that include telephone/toll access, allow paging or emergency signaling and more.
• Built-in diagnostics for remote troubleshooting and maintenance.

Rauland Telecenter^® systems provide full feature telephone service to administrative areas as well as classrooms.

• Accommodates standard analog or advanced digital central office service including T-1 and PRI ISDN Service.
• Provides an extensive list of efficiency enhancing features including Hands Free Operation, Night Service, Call Forwarding, Conference Calling, Personal and System Wide Repertory Dialing.
• The system provides control of telephone line access and costs through the Least Cost Routing feature.
• Personal Identification Numbers allow selected personnel to perform functions from restricted telephones.
• Compatible with most CENTREX services, PBX, and Key Service Units.
• Wide range of telephone styles from analog single line to ISDN digital multiline telephones.
• Direct Inward System Access allows off-premise security monitoring.
• Student Phone™ allows students controlled access to outside lines, yet prevents abuse.
• Increases efficiency of administrators that rely on telephones for their communication needs
• Promotes parental involvement by making teachers more accessible.

Your Intelligent Choice
For Integrated School Communications

With Media Retrieval, classroom teachers use their telephone to access and control remotely located media resources.

• Provides complete interactive control of VCR's, Laser Disc Players, and other devices.
• Classrooms can access the Media Center easily for assistance and problem resolution.
• Media Source Privacy allows reservations of resources and prevents accidental disruption of ongoing lessons.
• Hand held remote control provides greater convenience and simplicity of operation.
• Compatible with Rauland Ranger^® Media Management Systems.

Telecenter^® systems provide options for interactive voice response and voice mail integration with a range of special features designed for school.

• Provides Voice Mailboxes for all faculty members improving internal communications.
• Controls Message Waiting lamps on the classroom telephones.
• Gives students/parents access to Homework Hotline and other bulletin board information.
• Includes automated delivery of messages to the home for absentee/tardy information and special notices.
• Improves home/school communications.

Telecenter systems fully integrate speaker/sound system functions providing a complete range of internal communications functions.

• Provides instant distribution of Paging Announcements school wide or selected zones.
• "Page Exclusion" automatically mutes speakers associated with the telephone to avoid feedback.
• Normal and/or "emergency" call buttons gets a teacher the help they need through instant open voice channel communications.
• "Always An Answer" automatically routes important communications to the free device when the classroom telephone or speaker is busy.
• Provides complete master clock functions including class change signal distribution and secondary clock correction