Access411

What Access411 does

Access411, operating as Morrison Consulting Inc., is a privately held K-12 education technology company founded in 1996 and headquartered in York, Pennsylvania. The company develops and sells the CAASS (Comprehensive, Attendance, Administration and Security System) platform — a cloud-based school management system providing real-time data collection, analytics, and workflow management across student safety, attendance, visitor management, behavior tracking, and identity management. The product suite is organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture: the core CAASS platform, plus CAASS Visitors (ID-scanning visitor management with sex-offender registry integration), SBM / Student Behavior Manager (RTI and Restorative Justice workflows), CAASS OneCard and CAASS OneCard Transportation (identity and transportation access), and the CAASS Sidekick mobile scanning hardware accessory. The company also holds the registered trademarks Visitor Pass Plus and Thermify.

The revenue model combines recurring SaaS subscriptions for the CAASS platform, hardware sales for mobile scanners and badge printers, and professional services for implementation, training, and support. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Access411 goes to market through a direct enterprise field-sales motion targeting K-12 school districts and administrators, supplemented by institutional procurement channels — most notably a 22+ year relationship with the NYC Department of Education and listings on the NYC DOE FAMIS and ShopDOE catalogs, supported by a certified Minority Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) status. The company is founder-led by CEO Karen Morrison, with no disclosed external funding, parent company, subsidiaries, or M&A activity, and operates with 11-50 employees.

Name

Access411

Legal name

Morrison Consulting Inc.

Website

https://access411.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Access411 (Morrison Consulting Inc.) provides cloud-based K-12 school safety, attendance, visitor management, behavior tracking, and identity-management software through its CAASS platform, serving thousands of U.S. schools — including a 22+ year NYC Department of Education relationship — via direct enterprise sales and government procurement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Technology / School Safety Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education SIS & Campus Management Systems (EDAFAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB), Communication & Family Engagement Platforms (Messaging, Portals, Translation) (EDAJAMAI), Communications, Parent/Guardian Engagement & Notification Systems (EDAJAHAM)

Keywords

• K-12 school safety
• Student tracking software
• Visitor management systems
• School identity management
• Attendance management

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (CAASS Platform): Recurring SaaS subscriptions for the CAASS platform including modules for attendance, administration, security, visitor management, student behavior, and identity management. Delivered as web-based software to K-12 school districts.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of hardware including CAASS Sidekick mobile scanners and mobile printers for on-the-go badge and ID printing. Available through FAMIS catalog for NYC DOE.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and support services for school district deployments of CAASS solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Access411 sells the CAASS (Comprehensive, Attendance, Administration and Security System) software platform and complementary hardware to K-12 schools and districts. The core platform covers student attendance, hall sweeps, location scanning, field trips, and early release, augmented by module products for visitor management, behavior management, identity management, and transportation. The CAASS Sidekick mobile scanner is offered as hardware to enable on-the-go scanning across school environments.

Product overview

Access411 provides a unified platform-plus-modules architecture centered on CAASS, a web-based school management system. The core CAASS platform handles data collection, analytics, and workflow for school safety management and student accountability. This integrates with specialized modules including CAASS OneCard (all-in-one identity management), CAASS OneCard Transportation (transportation access), CAASS Visitors (visitor management with sex offender registry integration), and SBM (student behavior management supporting RTI and Restorative Justice practices). The company also offers the CAASS Sidekick mobile scanning hardware accessory for on-the-go attendance and safety tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAASS: Comprehensive, Attendance, Administration and Security System - A web-based school management platform for data collection, analytics, and workflow for school safety management and student accountability.
• CAASS OneCard
• CAASS Visitors
• SBM
• Visitor Pass Plus
• Thermify

Products and services

• CAASS Web-based school management platform providing data collection, analytics, and workflow for school safety management and student accountability, including attendance, hall sweeps, bathroom scanning, lunch tracking, location scanning, field trips, early release, and after-school programs. Targeted at K-12 schools and districts.
• CAASS OneCard All-in-one identity management solution providing unified access to schools, district resources, and community agencies, spanning doorway management to transportation. Designed for K-12 schools and districts.
• CAASS OneCard Transportation Transportation module integrated with CAASS OneCard that manages student transportation access within the broader identity management system. Designed for K-12 districts operating student transportation.
• CAASS Visitors Comprehensive visitor management system for K-12 schools that scans government-issued IDs, captures and verifies visitor information, integrates with national sex offender registries, and maintains secure time-stamped digital records with real-time campus visibility.
• SBM (Student Behavior Manager) Cloud-based workflow solution supporting Response to Intervention (RTI) and Restorative Justice (RJ) best practices, with a progressive five-tier philosophical approach to behavior management across districts. Designed for K-12 school administrators.
• CAASS Sidekick Mobile scanning device with barcode scanning and RFID reading capabilities used for hall sweeps, bathroom scanning, outdoor and event scanning, and field trips; features WiFi connectivity and 12-hour battery life. Sold as hardware accessory for K-12 schools and available through NYC DOE FAMIS catalog.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27+ years serving K-12 schools with thousands of school deployments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NYC Department of EducationcoreOthersAccess411 has maintained a 22+ year partnership with NYC DOE, providing school safety solutions across New York City schools. The company is a certified MWBE vendor, with products listed on the FAMIS procurement catalog and ShopDOE platform. Products available include CAASS Sidekick and mobile printer with designated FAMIS numbers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SchoolPass: K-12 dismissal, attendance, and hall-pass management platform that directly competes with CAASS on late passes, dismissal tracking, and student location features.
• Raptor Technologies: Leading provider of K-12 visitor management and school safety software, directly competing with Access411's CAASS Visitors product on ID scanning, sex-offender registry checks, and emergency management.
• SchoolMessenger (Intrado): K-12 mass notification and parent communication platform that overlaps with Access411's family communication and guardian notification capabilities within CAASS.
• CrisisGo: School safety and emergency management platform offering communication, drills, and visitor workflows directly comparable to Access411's safety-focused modules.
• BrightArrow: K-12 notification and parent communication platform comparable to Access411's messaging and family engagement features within the CAASS ecosystem.

Emerging players

• SmartPass: Digital hall pass and student location management solution for K-12 schools, an emerging alternative addressing a subset of Access411's scanning and tracking use cases.
• ALICE Training Institute: School safety training and active-assailant preparedness provider that complements or competes with the broader student safety positioning of Access411's CAASS suite.

Broad incumbents

• Infinite Campus: Major K-12 SIS vendor serving thousands of districts, increasingly bundling attendance, behavior, and communication tools that overlap with CAASS functionality.
• Frontline Education: Broad K-12 administrative software provider covering HR, absence management, and student behavior, intersecting with Access411's attendance and SBM offerings.
• PowerSchool: Dominant K-12 Student Information System provider whose Unified Classroom and related modules overlap with Access411's attendance, behavior, and identity workflows across thousands of US districts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/access411

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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