Charms Instructions
Alpharetta High School Band uses Charms Office Assistant to manage student data, keep track of student finances, collect online payments, and communicate with students and parents. It is important that your/your child’s contact information is up-to-date in Charms to ensure that you/they receive important information from Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kaufman and the Booster Club about the band program.
Please contact the Treasurers at betsykrutak@gmail.com or abbatreasurers@gmail.com if you have any questions or need help with Charms.
How to Log In to Charms
1. Go to https://www.charmsoffice.com and click on “Log In” in the upper right corner.
2. Enter the school code: ALPHARETTAHSBAND in the “Parents/Students/Members” section (not the “Teacher/Helper” section). Or use the following link to bypass steps 1 and 2
https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/parents.asp?username=AlpharettaHSBand
3. Enter your password in the “Student Area Password” field.
First Time Users: The initial password will be your child’s school ID unless we did not know it at the time the account was created, in which case it will be a randomly generated ID. Please contact one of the Treasurers to give you that ID if your child does not know it.
After logging in, you will be prompted to change your password to a new password to be used for future logins. Please note that there is only one password for each account so make sure adults/student agree on a password and let the others know if you change it!
Returning Users: Use the new password that you created the first time you logged in (not the School ID again). Please contact one of the Treasurers if you can’t remember the password or are having any trouble logging in.
Note: If you accidentally type in the wrong password, Charms will take you to a screen to reset your password. Do not complete this if you want to try and enter your password again. Instead, go to the home page (the house icon in the top left corner) to get back to the password screen.
How to Update Student and Adult Information
1. Go to the home page and click on the “Update Info” icon to update student information.
Please contact the Treasurers at betsykrutak@gmail.com or abbatreasurers@gmail.com if you have any questions or need help with Charms.
How to Log In to Charms
1. Go to https://www.charmsoffice.com and click on “Log In” in the upper right corner.
2. Enter the school code: ALPHARETTAHSBAND in the “Parents/Students/Members” section (not the “Teacher/Helper” section). Or use the following link to bypass steps 1 and 2
https://www.charmsoffice.com/charms/parents.asp?username=AlpharettaHSBand
3. Enter your password in the “Student Area Password” field.
First Time Users: The initial password will be your child’s school ID unless we did not know it at the time the account was created, in which case it will be a randomly generated ID. Please contact one of the Treasurers to give you that ID if your child does not know it.
After logging in, you will be prompted to change your password to a new password to be used for future logins. Please note that there is only one password for each account so make sure adults/student agree on a password and let the others know if you change it!
Returning Users: Use the new password that you created the first time you logged in (not the School ID again). Please contact one of the Treasurers if you can’t remember the password or are having any trouble logging in.
Note: If you accidentally type in the wrong password, Charms will take you to a screen to reset your password. Do not complete this if you want to try and enter your password again. Instead, go to the home page (the house icon in the top left corner) to get back to the password screen.
How to Update Student and Adult Information
1. Go to the home page and click on the “Update Info” icon to update student information.
2. Update/edit student data and then click the green “Update” button in the top right corner. Please fill out all applicable fields on this screen.
3. Click the adult information buttons at the bottom left corner to add/update adult information. Please include all adults who should receive band communications.
Note: If you have multiple students in the band program, you can link their accounts by going to the “Multiple Students” icon on the home page.
Note: If you have multiple students in the band program, you can link their accounts by going to the “Multiple Students” icon on the home page.
How to Make a Payment in Charms
1. Go to the home page and click on the “Wallet” or “$” icon to get to the Student Financial Statement.
2. Pay a fixed payment by clicking on the PayPal tab(s) next to the item(s) you want to pay. (You can pay more than one item at a time).Then click on the “Pay Fixed Payments” button. This will take you to the PayPal website to complete the transaction. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can click on the “Pay with Debit or Credit Card” button on the PayPal website and check out as a guest. Once your transaction is processed, you will return to your Charms account.
Note that Charms does not allow you to make a partial payment for a fixed payment item. If you want to make a partial payment, then do that as a Miscellaneous Payment. Once you have accumulated enough funds in the Miscellaneous Ledger to pay a fixed payment, money will be transferred across by the Treasurers.
3. Make a general or miscellaneous payment by clicking on the “Make Miscellaneous Payment” button and then follow the instructions. Please make sure you enter what you are paying for in the “Description” box in PayPal. Examples of miscellaneous payments are partial fixed payments, lump sum payments, lessons, or really anything that you don’t see a fixed payment for.
1. Go to the home page and click on the “Wallet” or “$” icon to get to the Student Financial Statement.
2. Pay a fixed payment by clicking on the PayPal tab(s) next to the item(s) you want to pay. (You can pay more than one item at a time).Then click on the “Pay Fixed Payments” button. This will take you to the PayPal website to complete the transaction. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can click on the “Pay with Debit or Credit Card” button on the PayPal website and check out as a guest. Once your transaction is processed, you will return to your Charms account.
Note that Charms does not allow you to make a partial payment for a fixed payment item. If you want to make a partial payment, then do that as a Miscellaneous Payment. Once you have accumulated enough funds in the Miscellaneous Ledger to pay a fixed payment, money will be transferred across by the Treasurers.
3. Make a general or miscellaneous payment by clicking on the “Make Miscellaneous Payment” button and then follow the instructions. Please make sure you enter what you are paying for in the “Description” box in PayPal. Examples of miscellaneous payments are partial fixed payments, lump sum payments, lessons, or really anything that you don’t see a fixed payment for.
4. Check that the payment you made shows up in your Charms statement, if not contact the Treasurers.
5. Funds can be transferred between sibling accounts. Please contact the Treasurers at betsykrutak@gmail.com or abbatreasurers@gmail.com if you would like to do this.
6. Charms Instructions in PDF format:
| charms_instructions.pdf |
Note 1. Credit Balances in the Misc Ledger
If you have a credit balance in your miscellaneous ledger in Charms, you can utilize that credit by paying into the miscellaneous ledger the amount up to the next payment due. Please make sure you enter what you are paying for in the “Description” box in PayPal. After you have made the payment, click on the "transfer request" tab at the top left of the charms finance screen to notify the treasurers to transfer the amount to the fixed payment. For example, if you have a $60 credit in the misc. ledger and your next payment due is $250, make a $190 ($250-$60) into the misc ledger. The treasurers will transfer the $250 from the misc ledger to the fixed payment.
Note 2. Please Pay into the Fixed Payment Ledger (not the Misc Ledger)
In general, please make payments into the fixed payment ledger, by clicking on the PayPal slider next to the amount(s) you are paying. Please do not pay into the misc ledger (unless you are utilizing credit balances in Note 1, or paying for items that are not fixed payments) because this creates more work for the Treasurers. If you pay into the fixed payment ledger, Charms will automatically update and show that you have paid. If you pay into the misc. ledger, the treasurers have to manually transfer the money from the misc ledger to the fixed payment to show that it has been paid. They will do this when they have time.
If you have a credit balance in your miscellaneous ledger in Charms, you can utilize that credit by paying into the miscellaneous ledger the amount up to the next payment due. Please make sure you enter what you are paying for in the “Description” box in PayPal. After you have made the payment, click on the "transfer request" tab at the top left of the charms finance screen to notify the treasurers to transfer the amount to the fixed payment. For example, if you have a $60 credit in the misc. ledger and your next payment due is $250, make a $190 ($250-$60) into the misc ledger. The treasurers will transfer the $250 from the misc ledger to the fixed payment.
Note 2. Please Pay into the Fixed Payment Ledger (not the Misc Ledger)
In general, please make payments into the fixed payment ledger, by clicking on the PayPal slider next to the amount(s) you are paying. Please do not pay into the misc ledger (unless you are utilizing credit balances in Note 1, or paying for items that are not fixed payments) because this creates more work for the Treasurers. If you pay into the fixed payment ledger, Charms will automatically update and show that you have paid. If you pay into the misc. ledger, the treasurers have to manually transfer the money from the misc ledger to the fixed payment to show that it has been paid. They will do this when they have time.