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K–8 dismissals move fast, often outdoors across multiple pickup points. Small breakdowns create real risk: last-minute changes miss the right staff, students end up in the wrong place, substitutes rely on outdated lists, and schools lose a defensible record of who released each student, to whom, and when. Orah supports operations teams running dismissal and IT teams who need accurate, current data during live release.
Orah’s core promise is a more accurate, real-time picture of where students are, using routines schools already run. Dismissal is a critical input to that picture because it marks the exact handover point from school care to guardian care.
Everyone sees the same live dismissal view: office and operations get real-time updates, classroom staff get clear release instructions, carline and gate staff confirm authorized pickups, and leaders see who is still on campus.
Dismissal rarely matches the default plan.
Orah keeps the day’s plan current, with a clear record of what changed.
Each release can be time-stamped, creating a defensible history for the school.
Dismissals is one piece of a broader school safety platform built to keep the school’s picture of student location accurate.
The same platform view supports daily operations and emergency response.
Who is Orah Dismissals for?
Independent schools serving K–8 students, especially teams responsible for day-to-day operations and school systems.
What is the main difference compared to typical dismissal tools or manual processes?
Orah treats dismissal as the duty-of-care handover that makes location awareness trustworthy. The school can see, in real time, which students are still in the school’s care.
Does this require GPS?
Orah builds location awareness from school routines such as attendance, passes, and dismissal. Not GPS, Locations are private by default and only visible to approved staff when action is needed.
Your cost is calculated based on the number of students you have and which features you need. Please contact us for assistance and to get a tailored quote.
Yes! There is a free trial available for many of our products, to set one up, you must first book a demo with our team to assess our fit for your school, then we can help to setup your trial.
It depends on the product and your school's appetite for change. Attendance Insights & Alerts can be operational within a few hours depending on which Student Information System you use. Orah's Student Location products require some systematic change, but most schools report strong positive feedback from staff within the first 2 months of making the switch.
For our Behavior & Well-being products, and in particular, schools implementing Mood Checks, we're seeing meaningful results within the first 2-3 weeks.
All Orah products can be run on any device with an internet browser connection.
The Orah Checkpoint App requires an iPad running on iOS 10+ for automated student check-ins.
Yes. You can build your Orah bundle to your specific school specifications. Contact us to learn more about what plan is best for you.
All schools will have their own dedicated success manager who will build a custom onboarding plan with you, and be there to help you at every step of the way. This is an additional one-time charge that is added to your first subscription term.
To ensure your success, you may be able to purchase in-person training as an optional add-on, depending on your location.
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