Getting started
Create your school, invite staff, and go live with the board in minutes.
School pickup and car line
A live school pickup board for your car line.
PickupRoster gives each school a live pickup board. Staff call cars from the line, and every screen updates at the same moment. No radios, and no hardware to buy.
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Staff call a car.
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Every screen updates instantly.
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Teachers see it. Families can, too.
The car line gets loud before it gets organized.
The last bell is when a normal afternoon turns into a traffic problem. Cars stack up at the curb. A name goes out on a walkie-talkie that half the building cannot hear.
A school pickup board replaces that scramble with one shared picture. The person at the curb calls the car. The name shows on the screens the school already owns. Teachers send students when they see the name. The office watches the same list from the desk.
How dismissal works on the board
Three moves cover an ordinary afternoon.
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Staff call a car.
The person running the line calls a student from a phone or a tablet. You set the zones and lanes by grade, by exit, or by last name. Admins run the school. The people calling cars are the only ones who mark the line.
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Every screen updates instantly.
Classroom displays, a hallway TV, and a tablet at the other door show the same names at the same moment. If the screen has a browser, it can show the board.
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Teachers see it. Families can, too.
Car Line includes a teacher and staff viewer. Share a PIN or a magic link, and it locks after failed attempts. The parent and family viewer is included on Campus and above, so families can follow the line instead of calling the office.
See it in action
Short walkthroughs you can share with your staff.
Car line pickups
How staff move the car line and how the board updates in real time.
Fire drills and safety
Use the same visibility tools when every second counts.
What a school actually gets
The board is the daily tool. Drills and last-minute changes live in the same place.
A live board on any screen.
Open it on the lobby display, the tablet at the curb, or the computer in the classroom.
A car line you can run from the curb.
Call a car, hold a lane, and keep the next name visible without repeating it over a radio.
Fire drills, and drill replay on Campus.
Start from a drill template and take a live roll. Campus adds replay so you can review what happened.
Viewer PINs and magic links.
Access stays limited to your school. You choose who gets a PIN or a link.
English and Spanish.
Both languages are included on every plan.
No hardware to buy.
It runs in the browser on the screens, tablets, and phones you already have.
Who it is for
PickupRoster is for principals, assistant principals, and the front office. It fits one school that wants a calmer car line, and a district that wants each campus on its own board. Schools are never mixed together.
A K-12 school in Maryland has run dismissal on PickupRoster for over two years. Admins run the school. Teachers watch for names. The people at the curb call the cars. Families, on Campus and above, can watch the line instead of phoning the office.
Pricing, and a trial that does not ask for a card
Car Line starts at $150 a month, or $1,440 a year. Campus is $500 a month, or $4,800 a year. Annual billing is 20% off. District pricing is custom, and it is the plan for a group of schools.
The free trial lasts 30 calendar days. No credit card is required. Every new school also gets two free 30-minute intro calls. If you do not subscribe, the site is suspended and you are not charged.
Car Line is the start for a school that wants the live board and a teacher and staff viewer. Campus adds the parent and family viewer, reports, and drill replay.
Guides and notes for the people running dismissal
Pages for administrators setting up a car line or a first drill.
- Set up pickup zones and lanesMap the curb before the first dismissal.
- Import a student rosterBring students in from the system you already use.
- Set up your first drillStart a fire drill from a template.
- Diagnose car-line wait timesWhat to watch before you change the plan.
- From clipboards to a live boardLeave the paper list behind.
Questions administrators ask first
Short answers. The full list lives on the FAQ page.
What is a school pickup board?
A live display of which students have been called and where they should go, so they leave when they see their name.
Do we need to buy hardware?
No. PickupRoster runs in a web browser on the screens, tablets, and phones the school already has.
Can families see the board?
Car Line includes a teacher and staff viewer, using a PIN or a magic link. The parent and family viewer is included on Campus and above.
How does the free trial work?
It lasts 30 calendar days, and no card is required. Every new school also gets two free 30-minute intro calls. If you do not subscribe, the site is suspended and you are not charged.
Can the same board run a fire drill?
Yes. You get starter drill templates and a live roll. Campus adds drill replay so you can review what happened.
See your car line on one board.
Book a short demo, or start the 30-day trial and call the first cars yourself. No card is required to begin.