Lighthouse won "crowd favorite" and 1st place at Startup Weekend EDU Seattle 2014. Our pitch can be seen on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3AjWjaf_Qo Our purpose is to keep children safe at school. Lighthouse is a smart solution for special needs teachers and students. It provides confidence that they’re with the right people and alerts you when they’re not. A device is attached to a student which uniquely identifies them to the teacher. The teacher then uses the lighthouse app to keep track of their students and alert them when there’s a problem. Lighthouse is tailored for students with special needs, a market currently underserved and in need of a solution like Lighthouse.

1. Lighthouse

2. AvonteOquendo

3. 1 hour
18 mins
3months

4. The reality

5. “ThetragicendtothesearchforAvonteOquendoclearlydemonstratesthatweneedtodomoretoprotectchildrenwithautismwhoareatriskofrunningaway.”
~NYSenatorChuckSchumer

6. 12.8%
K–12 students w/disabilities1
1EdData Express, 2008-09
2Bureau of Labor Statistics
6.4m
Students receiving special education services1
443k
# of special educationteachers2

7. The Solution

9. Value
•Promote safety of special needs students
•Increase accountability amongst faculty and caretakers
•Increase trust between parents and the school system
•Reduce response time when an incident occurs

10. Additional Business Model Information
•We’re services company, we don’t build hardware.
•Turnkey solutions sold through VARS, including installation, services, support.
•A few monetization options to consider :
•Recurring fee based on number of students
•Annual fee, per site

11. “I LOVE this idea. My school has had issues with students who are known to be ‘runners’ or ‘escape artists.’ My administration still needs to put a protocol in place that would actually make a difference.”
~ Barbara P., Elementary school speech pathologist
“I want this. Special needs students are pulled out my class frequently throughout the day. I think it would be a good idea for a teacher to be more aware of their students whereabouts.”
~ Nicole P., Elementary school special education teacher

12. MVP
Where are they?
Are they with the right people?
Do they need help?

13. Team
Frank Chen
Tanya Dastyar
Jeff Davis
Louisa Fan
John Griffin
Vinny Pasceri
Special Thanks
Janine B.
Pat B.
Michael F.
Elizabeth G.
Laura G.
Becky H.
Michael H.
Chris L.
Jamie L.
Barbara P.
Nicole P.
Megan Z.

14. Thank you.

15. Appendix

16. iBeaconTech
Bluetooth Low Energy

17. iBeaconTech
•Low cost, low power transmitter
•Limited range: <210m ~2 year battery life
•Costs between $5-50
•Sense proximity with newer smartphones and as well as other iBeacons(only certain devices)

18. Privacy Concerns
•iBeaconsutilize Bluetooth Low Energy, a positional tracker that doesn't transmit location or connect to the internet.
•They will be distributed at school and only used on school grounds. iBeaconswill not follow students home.
•Users who are able to connect to iBeaconswill only see a jumble of metadata, and not actual student information.