Administrators and teachers use the Dismissal Manager Dashboard to queue students from their assigned dismissal types and complete the daily dismissal process. This article identifies the fields, descriptions, and workflow for the Dismissal Manager page. 


It includes the workflow for students in the default "Unassigned" dismissal type (typically at the beginning of the school year). The Unassigned workflow is for administrators who will assist with adding students to their default dismissal types.


Overview


 


Dismissal Tiles


Dismissal Manager tiles show the number of students for each dismissal type and how many have been released for the day. For example, the Walker tile shows 9/48 indicating there are 9 students dismissed of 48.


Dismissal Manager Types and Tabs
Click a tile or tab to view the students assigned to the corresponding dismissal type:

  • Bus
  • Carline
  • Parent Pickup
  • Walker
  • After School Program


Click the Carline Scanner tab to use the Carline scanner functionality.

Columns

  • Student's first and last name
  • Student ID
  • Bus Number
  • Status 
  • Time Reported 
  • Actions:
    • Carline: In Progress, Complete
    • Non-carline: Release

Dismissal Manager Workflow


  1. Dismissal tiles: View the number of students assigned to the type, and the remaining number of students to dismiss. For example, Bus 10/20 means 10 students out of 20 have been dismissed to the bus.
  2. Dismissal tabs: Click the tab to see the students and their dismissal status for the dismissal type
  3. Dismissal table categories: Student, Student ID, Status, Time Released, Actions
  4. Daily override indicator examples  
  5. Strike-through: Indicates a full-day absence.
  6. Hover over a tooltip icon to see dismissal notes (120 characters max). 
  7. View the real-time status 
  8. View the time the dismissal was reported
  9. Released button: Select it to release a student to their dismissal type.

Note: The Dismissal Manager page defaults to the current date. You are able to view previous Monday - Friday dismissals. 

Teacher Daily Dismissal Changes

Teachers can change the dismissal type for a student for the current day and add an optional note. 

Note: A school admin must make changes for default dismissal types

  1. From the left navigation panel, go to Dismissal Manager | View All. 
  2. The student's name could appear on any of the Dismissal tabs. Click a Dismissal tab, then scroll or search for the student's name in the search bar.
  3. Click the Student’s name. The Edit Dismissal Type for student’s name dialog box appears. 
  4. From the Dismissal Type dropdown menu, select the appropriate dismissal type.

Note: If you selected Bus, a field requiring the bus number appears. Type the bus number.

  1. (Optional) In the Note field, add a note or reason for the dismissal change.
  2. Click the OK button.

Unassigned Student Workflow

At the beginning of the school year, students are automatically placed in the Unassigned category. Until a guardian or administrator assigns these types, the students' names remain in the Unassigned category. 


Note: Schools and districts typically inform parents or guardians of the Guardian Portal, where they change students’ dismissal types and attendance changes. For more information about the Guardian Portal, see the Using the Guardian Portal PDF and the Guardian Portal FAQ for Parents and Guardians PDF below.

Administrators can change students’ default dismissal types, and teachers can change the current-day dismissal type within Visitor Aware.

  1. From the left navigation, go to People | Students | View Students. 
  2. Use the Search bar or scroll to locate the student. 
  3. Click the Student ID, First or Last name fields to access the Edit Student page.
  4. Click the Dismissal Assignment tab.
  5. Choose the Dismissal Type for each day of the week (Monday-Friday):
  • Bus
  • Carline
  • Parent Pickup
  • Walker
  • After School Program
  1. Click the Save button. A confirmation message appears.
  2. Click the Close button.

After students’ dismissal types are assigned for each school day, they will appear under the corresponding type on the Dismissal Manager page, which defaults to the current day.