Express Check-In

During your window, please log into the EngagED system Please note that @p.dcsdk12.org is appended to the username you selected during account registration for logging into Engaged.dcsdk12.org. (example: IC Portal username is: schooltime, then the Engaged.dcsdk12.org username will be schooltime@p.dcsdk12.org)

Once logged in, you will be presented with information for each of your students. Please complete the check-in process for each of your students individually.

Express Check-In is intended to be a convenient way to update your household and contact information, sign important forms for the school year, sign the current Student Code of Conduct handbook, apply for bus passes (if applicable), and pay any fees. If you are unable to complete Express Check-In prior to the first day of school, your child will still be able to attend school as normal. Not completing Express Check-In will not affect your child’s enrollment.

You will NOT find information about your student’s teacher assignments, class schedules, etc. in Express Check-In. Details about how to access that information, and when, will come directly from your child’s school.

The bus transportation link can now be found on the landing page when you log into the EngagED website. The link will only appear if your child is eligible for bus transportation. Families who are eligible for DCSD bus transportation (student has a valid AM and/or PM route in our systems) will be presented with an opportunity to apply for a bus pass. Eligible families who received a bus pass in the past few school years just need to select a billing option in the tool. The annual billing option is available until September 30, 2025 at which time all billing will revert to quarterly billing on a per-ride basis. We encourage parents to sign up for SMARTag notifications via the SMARTag Parent Portal.

After completing Express Check-In for all of your students, you will click through to MySchoolBucks to select optional fees and to pay all required/optional fees. Instructions on how to access the system are linked below. If you have previously paid for school lunches you should already have an account for this system. If not, please follow these instructions to create an account.

Link to MySchoolBucks Payment System -https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/login/getmain?requestAction=home

Quick Reference for MySchoolBucks Payment System
https://goo.gl/Qi12ob
For MySchoolBucks payment processing system help, please call the MySchoolBucks parent support line at 855-832-5226 x2048.

If while completing Express Check-In, you notice your child's information is incorrect or you get a household error message you will need to contact your child's school and ask for the Registrar.

If you are having problems logging into Express Check-In, please go to Let's Talk,  (Parent Tech Support Site) and submit a Parent Tech Support Ticket. 

For issues and questions regarding student fees, please contact your students school.

For issues and problems logging into your Parent Portal account, 
Please visit our Parent Portal Information page.

To reset your password, click the link below
Password Reset

Only if the two parents live in two separate households. The parent that is in the household identified as the primary household must complete Express Check-In.

Parent in the secondary household will see only their household information, optional forms uploaded by the school, volunteer forms and fees. The parent in the primary household will see their household information, all district forms, optional forms uploaded by the school, volunteer forms and fees. 

The Express Check-In application includes completion tracking with a percentage complete status bar to track progress. If parents are unable to complete the check-in process in one session, they may return to the process at a later date (before the window closes) without losing their progress. Once all pages are completed/reviewed and the status bar reaches 100 percent, parents will provide an electronic signature affirmation that officially closes out the check-in process for the student. Please note that Express Check-In must be completed for each enrolled DCSD student.

There are differing permissions if you have multiple households. Please view the list of permissions for primary and secondary Households below. If you need to establish a secondary household, please contact your school for assistance.

Primary Household

• Update Household information
• Indicate address change
• Update phone numbers and email addresses
• Update emergency contacts
• Communication Preference
• Language Interpreter
• Provide housing/residence information
• Sign off on Google Apps
• Sign off on Child Nutrition Services program
• Select Media Consent preferences
• Update Medicaid Consent form
• Provide Race/Ethnicity information
• Complete Science Safety Contract for students in grades 7 – 12
• Sign off on Code of Conduct handbook
• Provide Military Recruiting – Request for Exclusion grades 11 -12 only
• Complete Volunteer Application
• Complete Health Information
• Download any school specific forms - these forms will need to be completed and sent to the school
• Apply for New SMART Tag, if your student is eligible and needs to ride the bus
• Link to MySchoolBucks to select optional fees and pay all required and optional fees, to include the Annual Bus Pass option available through September 30, 2022
• Print completed forms – for your records only 

Secondary Household

• Update Household information
• Indicate address change
• Update phone numbers and email addresses
• Update emergency contacts
• Communication Preference
• Language Interpreter
• Complete Volunteer Application
• Download any school specific forms - these forms will need to be completed and sent to the school
• Link to MySchoolBucks to select optional fees and pay all required and optional fees, to include the Annual Bus Pass option available through September 30, 2025
• Print completed forms – for your records only