Case Study: Las Virgenes Unified School District achieves secure, scalable BYOD for 11,500 students across 17 schools with Bradford Networks

Las Virgenes Unified School District Selects Bradford Networks to Enable Secure BYOD Across its 17 Schools

Las Virgenes Unified School District (LVUSD) is rolling out a district‑wide BYOD initiative across 17 schools to create a “21st century classroom,” but needed a wireless solution that would safely and easily support 11,500 K‑12 students (and 1,000 staff) bringing up to four devices each—roughly 50,000 devices—while addressing strict security and usability concerns. “In the past, if a student pulled out a smart phone, the teacher took it away and gave it back a week later,” explains Phil Scrivano, Chief Technology Officer, LVUSD.

LVUSD selected Bradford Networks’ Network Sentry NAC alongside Aerohive (wireless), Advance Communications (cabling), Nomadix (content filtering & reporting) and Accuvant (integration/project management) to provide automated, self‑registration onboarding, Active Directory‑based access policies, continuous malware scanning and full device visibility without requiring 802.1x. The deployment lets students self‑register and get filtered, role‑based access across campuses, secures ~50,000 devices without overloading IT, and delivers the promised classroom benefits: “With Network Security our 11,500 students will be able to safely use their mobile devices for learning activities and collaboration, without putting a strain on IT resources” — Phil Scrivano, Chief Technology Officer, Las Virgenes Unified School District.

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Phil Scrivano

CEO, Las Virgenes Unified School District