MANDATORY FAMILY SURVEY

Please complete the mandatory survey below that will help us finalize our rosters for the 2023 - 2024 school year no later than Friday, July 21, 2023.

The purpose of this survey is to ensure that we can capture any changes that may have happened over the summer for families who have accepted a seat OR for our returning families who previously indicated that their family would be returning for the 2023 - 2024SY.

This data will help us ensure that any available open seats are given to the families who are currently still on the waitlist and that are eager to be accepted.

If you have more than one scholar, please complete one form per scholar.

Family and Student Handbook

Are you interested in learning about all of our policies for students and families? As a parent, it is imperative that you are aware/familiar with our policies so that you and your family will have the most up to date information and make the most informed decisions for your familiy. Additionally, we would love your feedback. As a collectivist community, we value your feedback!

 We are happy to provide a link to our handbook! If you have feedback or any questions about anything in our handbook, please reach out to our Director of Operations, Terri Knox at [email protected]!

NEW Pikmykid (Current Families)

We are excited to share that after careful consideration, our school will continue to use Pikmykid to help organize our school dismissal process and PRIORITIZE safety - always.

Note: If you did not complete your registration last year, please proceed to the next session where you can learn more about to register.

If you have a scholar who was a student last year, please follow the steps below to ensure your information is up to date.

• Log into your pikmykid application that you dowloaded on your phone last year.

• Ensure your scholar has been rolled up to the next grade level. For example: If my child was in kindergarten last year, when I log into pikmykid, I should see that my scholar is now assigned to 1st grade. Important Note: **If you have another scholar beginning in July, scholars have been automatically added to the profiles associated with guardian cell phone number(s) and email addresses(s) provided during registration.**

• Amend any necessary pickup information for your scholar. For example: Default pickup changing from bus to aftercare or carpool. Reminder: Bus option is no longer available.

• Add/Delete Delegates as necessary.

Questions? Please reach out to our operations manager Ms. Parks at:

[email protected]

NEW! Pikmykid (New Families)

As we mentioned before, we are excited to share that after careful consideration, our school will continue to use Pikmykid to help organize our school dismissal process and PRIORITIZE safety - always.

Why did we select pikmykid for our dismissal manager? See below to hear from our stakeholders!

"PikMyKid has worked wonderful for our school. It has proved to be a safe and smart dismissal solution for schools world wild."- Staff

"The noise level and frustration is non-existing, making the end of the day not so stressful and more of something to look forward to". Staff

"We love Pikmykid because it keeps my babies secure and safe. They know where their kids are. We know where their kids are. And It’s Wonderful." - Parent

We take the safety of our scholars extremely seriously. We are asking that you partner with us to ensure that we have a safe, efficient and calm dismissal every day, 100% of the time.

It is mandatory that you follow the steps below to sign up for pikmykid:

1. Download the app using the QR code below.
2. Open the app on your smart phone & select Register a New Account at the bottom of the screen.
3. Fill the fields for your First and Last Name. Do NOT use your student's name. This is your own guardian profile for security.
4. Fill the Email Address field. Please use the email address provided during registration- this will be used to automatically assign your scholar to your parent/guardian profile.
5. You will receive an email with a link to verify. Please access your email account and click the link in the email from [email protected].
6. After you confirm your email address, please return to the Pikmykid parent app and confirm you have verified. The app will accept your verification (if completed) and continue to the next step.
7. The next step will ask you to enter your cell phone number. Please be sure to use your own accurate cell phone number for the app to properly work & verify your account with school provided records. Please use the cell number provided in your registration. 
8. You will receive a temporary & secure code via text message to verify your ownership/access to the cell phone number. Please enter that code into your Pikmykid app to complete phone verification.
9. The next step is to choose a secure & private password for your account. Please follow the recommended guidelines listed on your app screen for security.
10. Once you have finished registering your account, the app will search our records to find a match between the guardian information you have provided & student records from the school. 

• If a match is found you can proceed and access your student's information in the app. 
• If a match is not found automatically, the app will request some additional basic information from you so our expert support team members can quickly help find your student's profile & help update the connection. 
• If you are someone who helps pick up students, but are not one of the primary legal guardians-- do not worry-- a connection will be made once the guardians assign you pick up responsibilities for the student in their app.

Questions? Please reach out to our operations manager Ms. Parks at:

[email protected]

Sign up for Remind!

It is extremely important that you subscribe and sign up for Remind. It is one of the most important communication tools that we use for families at DeKalb Brilliance Academy. To join follow the directions below:

Text your grade level code to: 81010

Kindergarten:@dba-k

1st Grade: @dba-1

2nd Grade: @dba-2

3rd Grade: @dba-3

Note: (current families) If you have already subscribed to your scholars remind group last year, you have already been transferred to the next grade level. You do not need to rejoin. Only subscribe if you have did not subscribe last year.

Aftercare Options

If you are interested in signing your scholar up for aftercare through our onsite provider, please visit www.verticalthinkingteam.org

If you are interested in an alternate provider, we encourage you to reach out to the following vendors who provide transportation from DeKalb Brilliance Academy.

• Let's Go Transportation Service
• Scholar's Tech
• International Prep
• MKS Daycare

The deadline to enroll in an aftercare program is Saturday,

July 15, 2023.

Scholars who are not registered for an after school program and picked up after dismissal (3:30pm - 3:45pm) Monday - Thursday and 1:30pm - 1:45pm on Fridays will be charged a fee of $1.00 per minute. We will provide a grace period of 15 minutes understanding that traffic can impede a timely pick up at times.

Interested in donating an item to our school from our Amazon wishlist!?

As we prepare for the upcoming school year we are always in need of a few essentials for our classrooms. Click the link below to access our Amazon wishlist! Your participation isn't mandatory.However, we most certainly appreciate every donation! Thank you!

Amazon Wishlist (DeKalb Brilliance Academy)

Note: DeKalb Brilliance Academy provides all school supplies for all scholars. This includes items such as (pencils, glue, crayons, colored pencils, pencil pouches, scissors, paper, homework folders, etc)