CARPOOL UPDATE - ACTION REQUIRED
9/7/2023
Many of you have asked about how to set overrides to your students dismissal. The answers are here! The developer of Silent Dismissal charges $1.99 (per family) to make sure your plans are carried out. Please do not wait until an emergency occurs to get your family setup on the app. SD provides the school with an effective and safe dismissal plan for all families.
How does Silent Dismissal work?
Every family is assigned a dismissal number which is shared by all siblings. Your Dismissal Tag should be placed visibly on the visor or dashboard of your car until you leave the carline. As the numbers are entered by an ECMCS staff member, students will be announced on the classroom Promethean board and will know to go to the appropriate dismissal location.
What do I need to do at dismissal time?
- Arrive at school for afternoon dismissal from 2:40 - 3:00. Dismissal will end at 3PM sharp and students not picked up will attend aftercare.
- If you arrive on campus at 3pm or after, we ask that you park your car in the front circle, walk in to the front office and pick up your child.
- Display your dismissal tag # to be VISIBLE the ENTIRE time you are in the car line. Do not lay dismissal tags flat on your dashboard.
- Do not exit your vehicle for any reason. Staff will help children get loaded into cars. If you need an extra minute, please pull forward and off to the side so other cars can get around you.
What if a NON - ECMCS person is picking up my student?
- Any non ECMCS person picking up a student must have your family's dismissal tag
- If no tag is shown, park and enter the front office for office staff to confirm verbal permission.
What if another ECMCS family is picking up my student?
Delegate another ECMCS family to pick up your student using the Silent Dismissal APP.
- Purchase the Silent Dismissal app for $1.99 (license will last the school year)
- Create your login
- Enter our school domain ecms.sdcs13.com
- Either scan the QR code on the bottom left of your carpool tag OR enter your students manually. (examples below)
- Each code is child specific so add codes for multiple children
Creating the Override
- From the menu, click Override
- Set the date at the top of the screen
- Select the student(s) you want to assign another ECMCS family to pick up
- Choose ALT PICK UP ID and enter the silent dismissal number of the family picking up, and then click Set
- To confirm your Override is scheduled, click on Future Overrides OR back under the student tab, click your student to see their weekly schedule. When the day of the week on the left is shown in red, that confirms the override process is complete.
Set a reminder in Silent Dismissal for your student
- Under the student tab, click on the student name
- Click the green Reminder circle button and enter your text - you get 15 characters
- Examples: Aunt Marsha p/u, go with Smith's, aftercare today