PickupRoster guides
Step-by-step guides for school administrators — from importing your first roster to running a fire drill from your phone.
An early-dismissal request is a one-off, same-day change: a parent needs a student released before the normal bell for an appointment, a family emergency, or an early travel start. Unlike a recurring exception, it fires…
Every student in PickupRoster has a default dismissal plan — Car line, Walker, Bus, After-school program, Office pickup, or Other. When a family's routine differs on certain days ("every Wednesday grandma picks up both…
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Once your student roster is imported, the next step is getting parents into PickupRoster. Each parent needs an account tied to their student(s) so they can confirm pickup, request early dismissals, and receive live lane…
Pickup zones are the physical loading areas at your school — typically labeled by grade band, exit, or family last name. Lane assignments tell the carline display which cars to call to which zone. Get this right once…
Getting every enrolled student into PickupRoster is the step that unlocks everything else — parent invites, dismissal schedules, the carline display, the daily pickup report. This guide walks through a full roster…
Drill templates are how PickupRoster turns "we have to run a drill next Tuesday" into a calm, repeatable thing. You build the template once — fire, lockdown, severe weather, or anything else your district requires — and…
PickupRoster is locked down by default — only the Owner who created the tenant can do anything until you invite your team. This guide walks you through adding staff, picking the right role, and handling the common…
Your school's logo and colors appear on the parent app, the carline display, email receipts, and the daily pickup report. Set them once here and every surface updates.