Express Check In

DCSD’s Express Check-In process will open July 21, 2025

All families must check-in through the link above using their Infinite Campus Parent Portal login/password. Once logged in, you will be presented with information with each of your students. Please complete the check-in process for each of your students individually.
You can also click here to access the link: https://engaged.dcsdk12.org
You MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT to access Express Check-In. Your Child's STUDENT PORTAL CANNOT be used to complete this process. Some students have two households; please remember that the primary household parent must complete the Online Check-in process.
Help with Parent Portal: Parent Help Desk
If you would like an older sibling, friend or relative to be able to pick up your CCE student, you MUST identify them as an emergency contact.
Once you complete Express Check-In for all of your students, parents will pay for required and optional fees in MySchoolBucks. For MySchoolBucks payment processing help, please call the MySchoolBucks parent support line at (855) 832-5226 ext. 2048.
Instructions on how to access the system are linked below.

Express Check-in FAQs

How Do I Access the Express Check-in System?

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.

What if I Do Not Complete Express Check-In Prior to the Start of School?

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.

Can I Find My Child’s Teacher Assignment and/or Schedule within Express Check-in?

How Can I Apply for a DCSD Bus Pass?

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, 2023 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.

Payment of Fees

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.

Who do I contact if I have issues?

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

Do both parents need to login?

Do parents in both household complete the same forms?

How can I be sure that I completed Express Check-In?

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.

What all can I complete via Express Check-In?

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, 2022
Print completed forms – for your records only

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