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HOUSTON (TX) TITLE I SCHOOL TAMES CHAOS OF DROP-OFFS AND PICKUPS

Codwell Elementary, a Title 1 school in Houston ISD uses PikMyKid, a comprehensive dismissal platform, to improve safety and efficiency duringdismissals. By connecting schools, teachers, and parents with real-time updates, the app allows open communication between parents and teachers to ensure students are where they need to be at the end of each day. The platform’s car line app is free for parents to use to manage pickup schedules and permissions easily and to make changes when necessary. The app uses geofencing technology to alert the school when a parent has arrived, either by vehicle or on foot, to pick up their child. The app has cut the actual dismissal time by 10 minutes, but it’s also saved critical instructional time and streamlined the entire process overall to 45 minutes. The school is able to dismiss students directly from classrooms rather than sending kids to a cafeteria or gym to wait, which has resulted in a decrease of disruptive behavior. The administrators and teachers know where students are at all times, from the time the bell rings to the moment the students are released to a parent, an approved adult, or the bus.