Case Study: Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District strengthens campus safety with Verkada

How an Award-Winning School District Protects Campuses with Cloud-Managed Access Control

Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District, an award-winning district serving 4,400 students across multiple campuses in Silicon Valley, needed a more modern approach to school security. Its legacy access control system was failing repeatedly, lacked integration with Active Directory, and carried a $75,000 annual service fee, creating operational headaches and increasing the risk of manual errors.

Verkada provided a cloud-managed access control solution integrated with cameras, alarms, intercoms, guest management, air quality sensors, and lock integrations. The district gained centralized door and credential management, automated schedules, instant door-status verification, faster video review for door events, and mobile lockdown tools. Verkada also helped MVLA eliminate the access control service fee, delivering $75,000 in annual cost savings and improving safety and efficiency across campuses.

Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District

Bob Fishtrom

Director of Information Technology (IT) Services