Dismissals
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- What is Orah Dismissals?An overview of how Dismissals runs the end of the school day, who uses it, and the key terms you'll see on screen.
- Setting up Dismissals: admin checklist and permissionsWhere to find Dismissals, the six setup steps in order, and the permissions staff need to run pickup.
- Setting up pickup spots and transport optionsAdd pickup spots as Orah locations, then create transport options with the right dismissal method and starting status.
- Creating dismissal schedules and assigning studentsCreate a dismissal schedule with days, times and parent cutoffs, then put students on it from Admin Console → Students.
- Setting each student's weekly dismissal planUse the Default Student Schedule to set each student's transport and pickup spot for every weekday, one at a time or by import.
- Dismissal General Settings: pickup contacts, parent changes, arrival and signaturesControl who can collect students, what parents can change, whether parents can self-announce arrival, and whether signatures are required.
- Passes, activities and alternate dismissalsHow early, late and all-day passes and activities change a student's dismissal for the day, and how to set it up.
- Running a dismissal on the day (staff quick start)How duty staff open and activate today's dismissal, use the live board, move students, finish the day and look back at records.
- Scanning pickup QR codes and confirming pickupsHow duty staff confirm a parent has arrived, scan pickup QR codes, read dismissal notes, collect signatures and sign students out.
- Buses, walkers and Transport ArrivalMove a whole bus or walking group along the board with Transport Arrival, use the + menu, and run Transport Rolls.
- Changing a student's dismissal plan: how changes and cutoffs workOne-day vs weekly changes, parent cutoffs, school settings, and why the most recent change always wins.
- Pickup QR codes and designated pickup contactsThe three kinds of pickup QR code, how staff add a one-time pickup contact for a family, and how to send standing pickup codes.
- Dismissal notesAdd a standing note to a student, such as who may or may not collect them, so duty staff see it at pickup.
- Using Dismissals in the Orah Family App (for parents)For parents: see your child's pickup plan, change it, let the school know you've arrived, follow your child's progress, and send a one-time pickup code to someone else.
- Using the Secure Parent Link (no app needed)Give parents a web link to see and change today's pickup without the Family App, and what they can and can't do there.
- Dismissals troubleshooting, FAQ and limitationsAnswers to common Dismissals questions: missing boards, permissions, parent changes, QR codes, notifications and current limitations.