KidMarshal is a secure child pick-up system for use in school car lines. The cloud based platform also uses technologies like smartphones, tablet displays, and classroom displays, to provide a highly efficient and safe means for schools and churches to facilitate child pick-up.

KidMarshal utilizes smartphone technology to transmit vital pick-up information to the KidMarshal Cloud. When the parent or guardian arrives, the teacher in the car line will scan the drivers KidMarshal app on their smartphone. The teacher will then validate, through photo identification, that the person is the correct one in the profile. The teacher will then select the children who are identified with the driver profile that are to be picked up, and KidMarshal will transmit that information to a large display inside the school’s staging area display or classroom display. All information transmitted is encrypted and compliant with FERPA practices.

Setup is extremely easy and can be done quickly. The most difficult part is the input of student data into the system. That can be done much easier if you use a Student Information System supported by KidMarshal. The primary driver is the only one that needs to be setup by the school inside the system. After that, that parent can add as many additional drivers as they wish by send them a registration invite and associating the new driver with the account.

Yes, this is one of the added benefits of KidMarshal. If you are interested in having your displays showcase digital signage (such as announcements, menu options, etc.), you can use virtually any digital signage solution to display the queue or login through a web browser.

The KidMarshal system utilizes encrypted technology with a secure user login. The network is managed by school administrators who can place the same level of protection on this system as they place on all of the other school systems. All system data is encrypted and imported in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or FERPA.

All drivers must be properly registered in KidMarshal in order to maintain the highest level of security for the school and the children. In the event that an unregistered driver arrives for pick-up, the school will ask the driver to pull into a separate line or parking area to be manually validated. At that time, the school should arrange to have that guardian added to the system if approved.

Setup can be very quick as long as some dependent systems are already in place. There are several steps in the process, many of which can be worked on at the same time. The step that requires the most careful planning is registering the drivers which can now be enrolled by the primary driver.

KidMarshal admin interface allows you to edit your students profile and who is allowed to pick them up. These changes are in realtime and will de-authorize a driver, even if your pickup day has already started. You can also enter in "custody rules" according to any documentation sent to you by the family court. For instance, if a child is allowed to be picked up by the father only on Monday and Friday, you can place those rules in the system to be displayed when the driver initially scans in.

Absolutely. KidMarshal was designed to manage a large range of school types from individual private schools, to large school districts. System Admin can use single login capability to manage all of the schools' settings.

When setting up your child’s profile, you have the option of activating notifications, which will send you an email or text message when your child boards the daycare van or carpool vehicle.

KidMarshal validates the identity of the driver in two ways: possession of the validated app and a verification photo, similar to a photo from a driver’s license. KidMarshal enables a higher level of security in this process because, unlike a driver’s license photo that can change hands, the KidMarshal photo is maintained within the system. Therefore, it cannot be manipulated. The greeting teacher scans the KidMarshal app and then validates the driver by comparing the system photo. Only drivers authorized by the primary guardian are allowed to be validated and can be invalidated at any time by that same primary guardian.

Contact us today and we would be happy to answer any questions you may have. You can reach us at info@kidmarshal.com to schedule a demo.