Orah uses 83 different routine processes to keep student locations updated

3 Orah schools (Hotchkiss, Exeter & NCSSM) named best schools in America 2026 by Niche.com

83

Routine school processes update student location

150,000+

Students worldwide

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10+

Years in Operation

The Platform

Every flow that touches a student's day, in one platform.

Each module is built around the same simple question: where is every student, right now? They share one roster, one source of truth, and one consistent operator experience.

1 of 9 - Emergency Management

Lockdown, evacuation, reunification. Find every student in under two minutes.

When the alarm goes off, you need a single source of truth for who is accounted for and who is missing. Because attendance is taken in Orah, you always have a live headcount, not data that's 20 minutes stale.

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2 of 9 - Attendance + SIS Write-Back

Real-time attendance that writes back to your SIS (so emergency data is always live)

Teachers take attendance on whatever device is in front of them (most teachers use the Orah Roll Checks Chrome Extension), or use tools like RFID readers and QR codes to automate attendance.

Student locations update instantly. Two-way sync with your SIS means the same record powers payroll, parent comms, state reporting, and the live headcount your safety team relies on. Orah tracks which period each student is in, so when the alarm sounds, you're not working from 20-minute-old data.

  1. Daily and period-based manual & automated attendance
  2. Two-way, period-by-period sync with Blackbaud, Veracross, FACTS
  3. Live headcount feeds emergency mustering
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3 of 9 - Dismissal Management

Run a calm, accountable dismissal. Every bus, car, walker, and pickup tracked in real time

Replace clipboards, walkie-talkies, and pickup chaos with one live board. Staff move students from Awaiting Transport to Go to Dismissal Area to Awaiting Pickup to Dismissed, and parents see exactly when their child has been picked up.

Schools can enable signatures, QR codes or both for pickup verification.

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4 of 9 - Passes & Location

Digital hall passes that staff can issue, track, and close out from anywhere on campus

When a student leaves a classroom, you should know where they went, when they got there, and how long they've been away. Digital hall passes make that automatic, and feed every movement into the same student-location record.

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5 of 9 - Visitor Management

Every visitor checked in, badged, and accounted for, from contractor to parent volunteer

Front desk kiosks scan IDs, run watch-list checks, print a dated badge, and notify the host, all in one flow. Visitors show up in your emergency rolls, so during a drill or incident you know exactly who else is on campus so you can account for them.

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6 of 9 - Late Arrivals & Early Dismissals

Late arrivals and early dismissals captured cleanly

Front-office staff log every late arrival and early dismissal in one flow. Teachers see the change on their roster instantly. Parents get the confirmation they need.

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7 of 9 - Absences

Parents submit, staff approve. Absences flow to daily AND class attendance, so teachers know exactly when to expect students in class

Absence requests come in through the family app, route to the right approver, and apply to both the daily roll and the specific class periods the timeframe overlaps. If a parent logs a 10:30 to 12:00 dentist appointment, the student is excused from those periods only, the teacher sees a 'returning at 12:00' note on the roll instead of a generic absent.

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8 of 9 - Clubs & Activities

After-school activities, sports, clubs, and tutoring. Registered, attended, and accounted for

If a student is at robotics club instead of the bus line, your dismissal staff need to know. After-school programs feed directly into student location so nothing slips.

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9 of 9 - Boarding & Wellness

Bridge the gap between boarding and day. Mobile check-in means curfew counts take less than 60 seconds, which feeds the same headcount your safety team relies on in an emergency.

Residential schools need to know where every boarder is at curfew, on weekends, and on every leave. Dorm staff sign students in and out from a phone, with approved-host verification, medication tracking, and overnight headcounts that roll up to the same student-location source of truth.

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Add-on - Wellbeing Checks 
included in the boarding module

Don't guess how your students are doing

Monitor student wellbeing with mood checks and surveys. Schools use this to identify at-risk students, so you can take preventative measures.

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Add-On - Behavior Notes
included in the boarding module

Capture issues as they happen and build a shared picture of student behavior

Teachers and dorm staff can log behavior easily using the official Google Chrome plugin, notes are visible to Deans, advisors, or pastoral care staff as appropriate, building a shared understanding of the student’s situation.

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Add-on - Communications 
included in the boarding module

Start safe two-way communications

Chat, send emails, texts and push notifications to parents, colleagues and students–collect one-click responses when needed, and automate important communications.

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The Platform

Built for how your school works

Day schools and boarding schools have different routines and workflows. Orah helps you build the configuration that works for your school specifically, on the same school safety platform that revolves on student location.

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"Students are starting to get more engaged just because of the way we're able to communicate and share information with them"

Jason Coady

Dean of Students & Campus Life
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Stuart Hall School

"Orah is a clean platform that allows you to see and track any concerns with students. You can see if they're not participating, eating regularly, or leaving the building. Those are incredibly helpful pieces that facilitate meaningful conversations"

Ryan Brandon

Director of Resident Life
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Saint John's Prep

"The checkpoint kiosk has provided a professional way to manage the sign in/out of the pupils and staff, which supports the safeguarding of pupils. The system is very easy to use, allowing proper management of access to Boarding Houses."

Anna Kempster

Head of IT Systems
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Eton College

"When we're no longer focused on paperwork, then we can focus on the relationships and the students. You can take notes as you're sitting there with students, so absolutely. Make the change. It's sort of revolutionized my life"

Alison Crozier

Head of Boarding and Life Skills Teacher
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Dulwich International High School (DHSZ)

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Know where your students are using 83 routine processes

In a 30-minute demo, we'll show you want to see. How live dismissals work, what processes schools typically automate first or how Orah connects to your existing SIS.
"One benefit of Orah is how seamlessly it allows communication internally. [Parents], the Dean’s Office, Health Center, etc. no longer need to call or email with information about individual students but can make changes in Orah that are updated in real time."

- Ashley Taylor, Dean of Students
Philips Exeter Academy, USA