Welcome to Pine Lane Elementary

Here are some helpful resources to assist with your family’s transition to Pine Lane Elementary including Express Check In, our Contact Information, School Supplies, PikMyKid, and Transportation.

We know there are several steps and a lot of information, if you have questions or need help, please reach out to PLERegistrar@dcsdk12.org at any time.

Thank you for choosing Pine Lane for your family.

• You should receive an email directly from DCSD with the information to set up your two Parent Portal accounts. Both accounts will use the same password but have slightly different ways to enter your username
• Engaged Parent Portal is where you locate Express Check In, your student's Report Cards and Transportation information
• log in = yourusername@p.dcsdk12.org and password
• Infinite Campus Parent Portal (IC) is where you locate your student's Teacher and Attendance
• log in = yourusername and password

EXPRESS CHECK IN needs to be completed by every family, each school year before starting school

• Review your family’s contact information, pay fees, request a bus pass, sign up for volunteer opportunities and sign paperwork

• A TECHNOLOGY CONTRACT needs to be signed before each student can receive a device to use at school

• CUSTODY GUIDELINES is a short form with questions about the Custody Guidelines for your student

Office Pick Up/Drop Off:

• South Campus - students need to be checked in and out at the office by an adult when arriving late and/or leaving early
• North Campus - students need to check themselves in at the office when arriving late and need to be checked out by an adult from the office when leaving early

• We have a Visitor Check In Kiosk that requires you to scan your valid, physical photo id or the Raptor Safe App (Google Apple) each time you visit our Campus
  

• The PikMyKid app needs to be downloaded to your phone (and the phone of anyone you delegate to pick up your student) for our pick up process at the end of the day

• The App is required to go through the Carline for pick up. You also need the App to "Announce" in order to pick up Walkers

• If you do not have the App, you need to park and bring your valid, physical photo id into the office to pick up

• You can also use PikMyKid to report your student absent or tardy

• If you need a replacement PMK CarTag, request one here

• Parent App user Guide - English

• Parent App User Guide - Spanish

PLE School Supplies

• Soft Start: 8:55am (when students may enter the buildings)

• Classes Start: 9:10am

• School Ends: 4:00pm

• School starts at 9:55am on Fridays (Soft Start: 9:45am)

• Friday Late Start Information

• If you need to pick up your student early, please do so by 3:30pm to help avoid delays at the end of the day

• 2026-2027 DCSD Calendar

• PLE Website Calendars

• Our school consists of two buildings, North Campus (4th-6th grades) and South Campus (Preschool-3rd grades). Please save the contact information below to your phone.

• North Campus: Office 303-387-8275

• ATTENDANCE 303-387-8277

• South Campus: Office 303-387-8325

• ATTENDANCE 303-387-8327
• You may also use PikMyKid to report your student’s absences
• A valid, physical photo id is required each time any parent or visitor comes to our school

• Here is important information regarding DCSD Attendance Requirements

• Guidelines for Determining if your child should attend if they are ill

• PLE Updates are typically emailed twice a month and can be found on our website
• Be sure your are signed up to receive PLE and District Emergency Communication
• Social Media:
• PLE Website
  
• PLE YouTube Account - PLE Bears
  
• PLE X(Twitter)
  
• PLE Facebook
  
• PLE Parent Facebook: Pine Lane Families
  

• Transportation uses the SMART Tag Parent Portal where you can access route information, your student’s ride information and update who can pick up your child from the bus stop

• Transportation is currently using a Rolling Cancellation Schedule

• Route Information is subject to change until school starts. Any changes during the school year will be communicated in advance

• Bus and Smart Tag options are under the Additional Options section of Express Check In.

• Your student’s Smart Tag will be given to them by the bus driver. Student’s can ride the bus until their Smart Tag arrives.

• The is a $1 each way/per day fee for the bus

• If you qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch Program, there is no fee for the bus

• Breakfast and Lunch are provided for free at Pine Lane

• If you want your student to be able to purchase ala carte items (snacks or extras), they must have funds in their MySchoolBucks lunch account

• If you prefer your student not purchase Seconds or Ala Carte items, complete the Purchasing Restrictions Form

• We suggest all families apply for the Free/Reduced Lunch Program. If qualified, this also waives school fees, bus fees and field trip fees

• Pine Lane Menus

• Refer to our Medication Policy if your student needs to have any medications at school

• PLE Health Staff

• Visit our online Schmancy shop to get started on your PLE swag
• Select from t-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and more!

PLEA is our parent/teacher group

• PLEA hosts many of our events throughout the year as well as most of our fundraisers

• Contact: pleabears@gmail.com

• Check the PLEA website for new updates and information

• Google Translate including through Google Docs and with the 3 dots on the top right corner of a Chrome window (this automatically translates the entire webpage)

• Google Translate app

• Talking Points app

• ARGO call translation service

• Here is a handy "At a Glance" Reference of most asked questions

• This comprehensive Resource Guide will answer many of the questions your family may have regarding Pine Lane Elementary

• Here are QR codes for our Recommended Apps

Douglas County School District (DCSD) website

Another useful resource for families is the DCSD Parent Hub

It offers great information about Parent Portals, Transportation, the Code of Conduct, Wellness, and Safety and Security