SafeArrival
Canon-McMillan SafeArrival Information for Families
Canon-McMillan School District's goal is to ensure that all students arrive safely at school each and every day. We are excited to announce the launch of SafeArrival, an efficient student absence report system.
SafeArrival is an effective communication tool that makes reporting your student’s absence more efficient and timely. Families that use SafeArrival do not need to send in an excuse or call/email the school when an absence is entered in the system the day of or in advance. Please note that SafeArrival cannot be used for vacation requests. The Pre-Planned Vacation Form must be completed and sent to your child's school.
SafeArrival will reduce the time it takes to verify student attendance, make it easier for families to report their child’s absence and staff to respond to unexplained student absences.
With SafeArrival, you can report your child’s absence in advance or the day of when they cannot attend school due to an illness, health appointment, etc. using any of the the following free (3) convenient methods:
1. PowerSchool Mobile App: Using your mobile device, open or install the PowerSchool Mobile App from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Select the menu option in the lower right corner of the screen. Select SafeArrival from the list. Select Report Absence at the top of the screen. Select the reason for the absence from Type of Absence. Select Save.
2. MyPowerHub: Login to MyPowerHub. Select Attendance then select SafeArrival Attendance. On the SafeArrival screen, select Report Absence. Select Absence Reason. Select Save.
3. Toll-Free Phone: Call the toll-free number [1-888-905-5815] to report an absence using the automated phone system.
These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week. Day of absences, for instance for illness, should be reported as early in the morning as possible the day of the absence. Future absences can also be reported in advance.
Important: Safe Arrival uses our student information system (PowerSchool) to verify all accounts, so it is important that parents/guardians use the same email address on file in PowerSchool when creating their Safe Arrival account.
Schools will use the SchoolMessenger Communicate automated notification system to contact parents/guardians whose child is absent when the absence was not reported. The automated notification system will attempt to contact parents/guardians starting at 8:20 AM (Grades 7-12) and 10:00 AM (Grades K-6) at multiple contact points (e.g., phone, email, text) until a reason is submitted for the absence. Please refer to the SafeArrival Quick Tips.
Parents/Guardians who report their child’s absence either the morning of the absence or in advance of a known absence using the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or mobile app will NOT receive these notifications that your child has been marked absent. Additionally, parents/guardians who use the SafeArrival system to report their child’s absence will NOT be required to send in an additional absence note, as the reporting system will count as the note.
Please refer to the SafeArrival links on the right side of this page for more information.
If you have any questions about SafeArrival, please contact your student’s school main office.