New Telephone System Rollout has Begun

After years of planning, the Department of Technology and Innovation is thrilled to announce that the implementation of our district’s new telephone system has begun. Since the passing of the last referendum, our department has been working with our staff and vendors to select, plan, and program the system. Our new system falls under the category of ”VOIP,” or Voice-Over-Internet Protocol; thus, the system uses our district’s existing data network and connections. Our new phone system will provide an updated platform for telephone communications and will allow us to add integrated safety and security features that work with new systems being implemented along with Build 220.

Because the primary infrastructure and hardware for the system is housed at Barrington High School, BHS is the first building where the system has been launched. Similar to our previous analog phone system, we are using a variety of different phone devices to best meet the needs of each location.

Other Barrington 220 building implementations will follow. The Department of Technology and Innovation will notify a building about 1 week in advance of the phone system rollout and provide training materials and videos so users can get learn about new features in advance and be ready to set up voicemail and other features when the new phones arrive. 

If you are interested in seeing some of the materials in advance, please check out the website.