August 22, 2021

Dear Columbus Academy Families,

Now that you have received the welcome email from SchoolPass, please download the app and register your vehicle license plates as this assists with carpool and attendance.

SchoolPass has many capabilities that we will use this year to assist in:
  • Arrival
  • Dismissal
  • Attendance (including late arrival and early dismissal)
  • Visitor Management

Set Your Children’s ARRIVAL Defaults
Please verify that the SchoolPass system reflects the method of transportation your children will be using to come to campus each day. If it varies by day (e.g., by bus Monday, Wednesday and Friday but carpool on Tuesday and Thursday) please make those changes in the app. If you have already coordinated with local school districts for your children to ride their buses, please verify that the app indicates the correct school district.

NOTE: students who drive themselves to school should have a default of Carpool.

Set Your Children’s DISMISSAL Defaults
Please verify that SchoolPass reflects where your children will go after school. Options for dismissal include:
  • Carpool
  • Bus (if registered with your local school district)
  • Activity: CASE (if registered)
  • Activity: Orchestra (if registered)
  • Activity: Walker
  • Activity: Fall Athletics (if your children are currently involved with middle school or upper school Viking athletic teams)

We will be using the CARLINE portion of the app to facilitate carpool for the Lower School. It is imperative that your vehicle license plates are registered because that is what lets us know you have arrived. It triggers a notification to classroom teachers to dismiss your children to the carline.

We will also be using the BUS BOARDING portion of the app, which is why having the app reflect the correct buses and corresponding days is so important.

Changes to Defaults
The default settings are what your children will typically do on a daily basis, but things may change. You can make temporary adjustments to the arrival method, notify the school of an absence, late arrival or early dismissal, and/or notify the after-school staff that your children will be absent from CASE. All of these can be accomplished through the app, which should alleviate multiple phone calls or emails to the school.

Follow this link to instructions for setting up and making changes in SchoolPass.

If you have additional questions, please contact our school’s technology team by replying to this message or by emailing techhelp@columbusacademy.org. Michelle Saling (salingm@columbusacademy.org) in the lower school office, Nicola Jackson (jacksonn@columbusacademy.org) in the middle school office and Jennifer Lange (langej@columbusacademy.org) in the upper school office can also assist you.

Many thanks for your help in streamlining the communication with the school and helping with accountability for CA students.

Columbus Academy’s Technology Team