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Dismissal & Carline

Dismissal that knows who is collecting whom.

PCR Educator runs dismissal inside the student information system: authorized pickups and emergency contacts on the household, carline and bus routes with sign-ups and daily overrides, kiosk release with a pincode for parents, grandparents, and approved adults, and aftercare check-in that bills the family account on your fee schedule. Each release is time-stamped to the adult who received the student, and the day's plan for every child is one list.

Pincode for every authorized adult Parents, emergency contacts, approved pickups
Bus, car, aftercare one plan per student per day Daily overrides recorded, not phoned in
Billed aftercare from check-in records Fee schedule to family ledger, reviewed first
Authorized pickups on the household

The people allowed to collect a child are already on the record.

Parents, emergency contacts, and authorized pickups live on the household in the SIS, each with a pincode. At the kiosk or the carline, the adult enters the pincode, the release is matched to that person, and the front desk never has to ask a parent to spell a grandparent's name.

Pincode per authorized adult
Bus and carline in the SIS

Routes, sign-ups, and the exception for today.

Bus routes and bus days are set up once, families sign up, and a day-of change (a playdate, an early pickup, a different route on Thursdays) is recorded as an override against that student and that date. The dismissal list for every location reflects the plan as of that afternoon.

Overrides recorded, not phoned in
Aftercare hand-off and billing

The student walks to aftercare, and the ledger follows.

Aftercare check-in at 3:30 and pickup at 5:42 land in the fee bracket your schedule defines. At week's end the business office reviews the matched records and runs one invoice batch to family ledgers. Charges are reviewed before they go out, and families see them on the same statement as tuition.

Check-in records to invoice
Dismissal Carline, Bus & Aftercare

The last hour of the day, on one list.

Every release, ride, and aftercare check-in writes to the household and student record, so the front office, the aftercare director, and the business office are reading the same afternoon.

  • 01Authorized pickups, emergency contacts, and parents on the household, each with a pincode
  • 02Kiosk release by username, student ID, or pincode, time-stamped to the receiving adult
  • 03Bus routes, bus days, family sign-ups, and per-day overrides
  • 04Carline and walker plans on the student, changed for a day without changing the default
  • 05Bulk dismissal and field trip check-out for a whole cohort in one action
  • 06Aftercare and extended-day check-in with a fee schedule that posts to the family ledger
  • 07Late-pickup letters and emails by mail merge from the records themselves
01

Front office

Today's plan for every student (bus, car, walker, aftercare, early pickup) in one list, with the overrides families entered this morning.

One dismissal list
02

Aftercare director

Who is expected, who has arrived, and who has been collected, with each pickup matched to an authorized adult by pincode.

Expected, arrived, collected
03

Business office

Matched aftercare records reviewed and invoiced in a batch to family ledgers, on the fee schedule already in the system.

Reviewed, then invoiced
04

Parents

Change today's pickup, sign a grandparent up as an authorized adult, and see the aftercare charge, all from the family portal.

Changes from the portal

Seven moments, one record.

07:40Plan setA parent changes today's pickup to a grandparent in the portal. The override lands on the dismissal list.
15:00List publishedFront office and teachers see each student's plan for today: bus, car, walker, aftercare, early pickup.
15:20CarlineThe adult enters a pincode. The release is matched to that authorized person and time-stamped.
15:30BusRiders are released to their route, including today's overrides, and the office knows who boarded.
15:35Aftercare check-inStudents walk to aftercare and are checked in. Location updates; the fee clock starts.
17:42Late pickupPickup lands in the 5:00 to 6:00 bracket on the fee schedule and carries a price.
FridayInvoice runThe business office reviews matched records and posts one batch to family ledgers.

What schools ask about dismissal on
PCR Educator.

What is school dismissal software?

School dismissal software manages the release of students at the end of the day: who goes home by bus, car, or on foot, who stays for aftercare, which adults are authorized to collect each child, and the record of each release. In PCR Educator this runs inside the student information system, so authorized pickups, bus routes, aftercare billing, and the release record all sit on the same household and student.

How do authorized pickups work?

Parents, emergency contacts, and authorized pickups are recorded on the household, each with a five-digit pincode. At the kiosk or the carline the adult enters the pincode, the release is matched to that person, and the record shows which student left with which adult at what time. Pincode scope can be unique per household or unique across the school.

Can a parent change today's plan without calling the office?

Yes. A parent records a day-of change from the family portal, for example a different pickup person, an early departure, or a bus override for that date. The change appears on the dismissal list for that day only, and the student's default plan is untouched for tomorrow.

Does the system handle bus routes?

Yes. Bus routes and bus days are configured in the platform, families sign up for routes, and overrides for a single day are recorded against the student. The dismissal list shows each rider's route for that afternoon, and the office can see who was released to which bus.

How does aftercare billing work?

A fee schedule maps each program (aftercare, extended day, late pickup) and time window to a billable product and frequency. Check-in and pickup records carry the matching charge. The business office reviews the matched records and runs Create Invoice to post them to family ledgers in a batch, so charges are checked before they reach a statement.

Is there a record of every release?

Yes. Every release stores the student, the receiving adult, the time, the location, and who recorded it, with the same audit trail on aftercare check-in and pickup. Late-pickup letters and emails can be generated by mail merge directly from those records, citing the dates, times, and fees involved.

Dismissal,
accounted for.

A specialist walks through the dismissal list, a pincode release at the carline, a bus override, and an aftercare invoice batch, on live data and your fee schedule.

  • 01Authorized pickups and pincodes on the household
  • 02Bus routes, sign-ups, and day-of overrides
  • 03Kiosk release time-stamped to the receiving adult
  • 04Aftercare fee schedule to family ledger

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