SMCPS Resource Accountability

Print resource questions? Visit or email your school librarian.

What is Destiny?

Destiny is the management system used for all SMCPS print and tech resources. This is where we check out novels, textbooks, library books and consumables.

This is also where we assess any fees or fines for:

• Lost textbooks and novels
• Lost library books
• Fees for instrument rentals
• Summer Class fees
• Technology repairs or loss

Please pay attention to your email for notices coming from the email name "Destiny: Library Checkouts and Fines". We send out notices every few weeks just to let students know what they have on their accounts, what is overdue, and what fines may have been assessed.

These notices sometimes include CURRENT checkouts. This does not mean those items have to be returned.
 

Students have textbooks checked out in their names in most grade levels and classes. Textbooks have barcodes starting with a TB and then up to 15 digits.

All books, including class assigned novels, textbooks, and library books, that are no longer being used for a class must be returned by May 31st.

Any resource not returned prior to the last day of school will be marked as lost. Anything lost will incur a fine.
 

A consumable is a resource that students have checked out to them that can be written in and does not get returned at the end of the school year. 

Examples of consumables: Bridges Student book and Number Corner (elementary level). Science modules, Springboard and My Perspectives for ELA, and the Carnegie Math books (middle and high school level)

Please note: While students do not have to return these, they are held accountable if they lose them and need a replacement.

2026-2027 Google Additional Services Agreement
This form must be completed every school year.

To read through more details about the Google Permission and how this differs from our access to all Core Services, please visit:

• English AUP
• Spanish AUP
• English Google Permission
• Spanish Google Permission

My School Bucks
Use my School Bucks to:

• Make cafeteria purchases 
• Pay for invoices for technology debt & library books.

Please Note: adding money to your student's cafeteria account DOES NOT transfer over for paying invoices for tech/library debt.

When a media specialist marks anything as lost or damaged in Destiny, that fee automatically shows up as a "real time fee" in My School Bucks (again, do not add funds to the cafeteria account. Use the Pay Invoice option).

If you need to pay over time, consider asking about partial payment plans.

Questions about print resources? Email: resources@smcps.org

Questions about technology resources and fines? Email: helpdesk@smcps.org
 

Student Withdrawal

When students leave SMCPS, the following items must be returned prior to withdrawing:

• All textbooks and resources
• All technology (laptops, chargers, iPad/charger, hot spots)
• All Media Center books and resources

If anything is not returned a fine will be assessed for the cost of the materials and technology. The Media Specialist at each site has a record of what each student has checked out.

Students Transferring in Country

If you are a student who is transferring schools within the county, here are the procedures you need to follow:

• Media Center Books: These stay at the school you are leaving. Those resources will be returned to the Media Center.
• Textbooks and Consumables: These do not get returned and can be taken with you to your new school.
• Laptops and chargers: This stays with you.

To see what your student currently has checked out to them or any fines that have been assessed, the student can login to Destiny through Clever.

Here are the steps for the direct login:

1. Go to the webpage that lists all of the SMCPS schools
2. Click on the appropriate school
3. Select the “Login” option from the top right of the page
4. Enter the correct login credentials. (Your login information is the same as your regular login credentials: Username: 3 initials and last 4 digits of student ID number (Example: abc1234). Password: regular network password)

After logging in, click the “My Info” tab at the top and the student’s current checkout and fines (if applicable) will be displayed.
 

Questions about Technology resources and Fines?

Complete a technology appeal form.
Please visit the ITS website regarding anything related to technology.

Email: helpdesk@smcps.org
Call 301-475-2138 until 4:00 p.m. daily.