Parent Portal
Starting this third grade year, your child will start receiving LETTER grades. You can look on my webpage, under GRADING SCALE, to view how your child will receive grades this year.
In third grade, we DO NOT send home paper copies of MIDTERM PROGRESS REPORTS.
As parents, you will need to look on the PARENT PORTAL for your child's grades.
This is an extremely important website for you to keep track of your child's progress. We will send home a paper copy of REPORT CARDS each quarter. If you do not have a log in # at this time, you will need to contact Cathie McCrory at cathiemccory@cms.k12.nc.us, our financial secretary. I DO NOT have access to any numbers or the system itself. WHEN I PLACE GRADES INTO MY ACCOUNT, I DO NOT VIEW THE SAME AS YOU DO ON PARENT PORTAL.
Thanks so much for using this site and for your patience with me working with it.
This school year, CMS has transitioned from the NC Wise student information system to a new electronic application called PowerSchool. This new software will replace all modules of NC Wise such as teacher grade book, Parent Assistant, and core student tracking software.
Parent letters (as seen in the attachment) are being created for all students who were enrolled as of August 1, 2013. Included in this letter are individual student user names and passwords with links for parents to set up accounts. Please note that accounts can be set up at any time but detailed information about students cannot be seen until these are added.
Parents can reset their passwords and with the web application, students must be updated by schools.
Parent Portal hotline will be staffed from August 19th until September 6th, 2013 from 8:00am until 5:00pm for assistance. As a reminder, the phone number for this support line is 980-343-9420.
Parent Portal Account Set up -- http://youtu.be/CaGF35usLdw
Parent Portal Overview --http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6WNBLK0mbk&feature=youtu.be
Parent Portal Fact Sheet
This summer, the state will update its student-information system. This will affect Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The new statewide system, called PowerSchool, is intended to provide parents with access to grades, attendance records, transcripts and schedules. PowerSchool will replace Parent Assistant starting mid-August 2013. CMS staff has been working with the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh to help make this transition a smooth one for our parents and schools.
Frequently Asked Questions about PowerSchool:
What is PowerSchool?
PowerSchool is a secure web-based student-information system that provides real-time updates to parents, teachers, students and school administrators about grades, attendance and assignments. PowerSchool features an email notification of grade changes and parents can view their student’s profile.
When will parents be able to sign up and use PowerSchool?
The PowerSchool Parent Portal is expected to be in operation in mid-August. Parents should obtain their username and password information during summer registration and other events at their child’s school. Should PowerSchool be delayed, CMS is prepared to provide electronic access for student information with other applications.
Can I use my Parent Assistant login information for PowerSchool?
No. Parents will have to create a new login name and password for PowerSchool. Parents should contact their child’s school to obtain a new username and password for PowerSchool. Parents will be able to change the password that is issued by the school.
How can I view PowerSchool from my computer?
PowerSchool can be accessed from any computer. Parents can access PowerSchool by logging on to the CMS website at www.cms.k12.nc.us and clicking on the PowerSchool button on the homepage, starting in mid-August.
Who can answer my questions about my username and password?
Parents should contact their child’s school if they need assistance
with signing up for PowerSchool. Overview videos and updates
about PowerSchool will be available on the CMS homepage at
www.cms.k12.nc.us beginning in June.
[Shnnon Tindall] [shannon1.casey@cms.k12.nc.us]