I am excited to let you know that Gilmer High School Band has started using Charms! Our desire is to continue integrating technology in the classroom for the purpose of creating an all-around better fine arts program for you and your family. So, what is Charms and what does this mean for you as a parent or student?
What is Charms?
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Charms is a cloud-based group management tool that helps directors stay in touch with the students and parents in their fine arts program. Through a variety of modules, directors can communicate and manage each students’ ensembles, assignments, financial records, events, and much more!
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Students already have a profile created for them. Parents, please follow these instructions to log in to your student's account:
What do I need to do as a Parent?
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Log on to www.charmsoffice.com, and click “ENTER / LOGIN” in the upper right corner.
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Locate the “PARENT/STUDENT/MEMBERS LOGIN” section of the web page.
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Login to your student’s program account using the following School Code: GilmerHSBand
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This will bring up the main “Public” page. This will allow you to look at the event list, handouts, and other “publicly shared” files, as well as a few other options.
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The first time you go here, enter your child’s GHS ID NUMBER (same as their lunch number) into the Student Area Password field.
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You will be directed to the Change Password screen, to set a personal password different from the ID, for future use.
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You may also be directed to create both a unique Username and Password for the student. There are also mechanisms to recover/reset a lost Username/Password – when you create your new password, create a “hint” as well.
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Whenever you enter using this Username/password, another more detailed screen appears, with various button options for you to access areas in the Charms account. What appears here is partially up to the Head Director.
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Update Personal Information – if the director has allowed it, you may help make changes to your and your child’s student information page (such as updating phone numbers/cell carriers and email addresses if they change) to help them communicate with you more effectively. You may also be able to indicate which parent volunteer/interest groups you would like to participate in if this feature is activated. Click Update Info to save changes.
Most importantly, the parent page assists both you and the teacher to communicate with each other. Stay up to date on what’s going on with your student!
You can also download the Charms App to your smartphone – search your App Store for “Charms Parent/Student Portal” (or “Charms Blue”). It’s the way to stay in touch on the go!