CMS School Choice offers families a menu of magnet and theme-based programs and schools designed to meet your child’s unique interests, talents and learning styles. Use our calendar to find opportunities to visit our schools!
School Choice Lottery Information Sessions
- Virtual – The School Choice lottery opens January 16, 2023! Choose one of these virtual information sessions to hear about the lottery application process and ask your questions. These sessions are presented by members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Magnet Team.
- In-Person – The School Choice lottery opens January 16, 2023! Choose one of these in-person information sessions to hear about the lottery application process and ask your questions. These sessions are presented by members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Magnet Team.
School-Based Lottery Events
- Open Houses – Visit an open house to talk to school staff (usually administrators, coordinators, & teachers), ask your questions, and possibly tour the campus! You may also have the opportunity to visit classrooms that are in session, depending upon the time and location of the session.
- Information Sessions – Visit information sessions to learn more details about a school’s magnet theme from school staff (usually administrators or coordinators). Parents are usually given the opportunity to ask their questions following an informational presentation. Schools may choose to hold information sessions in-person or virtually.
Note: Open Houses and Information Sessions for 2022-2023 school year will be added here as they are scheduled.
Staff will be available to answer questions as parents navigate the lottery process.
Session will include a general information session and tour of the campus.
Session will include a general information session and tour of the campus.
Please register for this event using the ticket.
Please note that participants have been asked to complete a Signup Genius and a Google Form for registration. Both links were included in the response about registration.
Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0844A4AF2FABFC1-randolph
Google Form: https://forms.gle/Tzt7K8ECmexAPJpA8
Tours are held during the school day, and are designed to give prospective families a glimpse into some of our arts classes and facilities. We will also answer questions about academics and auditions. We will not visit academic classes, but will walk through an academic hallway. The tours are approximately 1 1/2 hours long. Prospective students are encouraged to attend. You may park in any visitor space. You are also permitted to park in the bus lot no earlier than 9:20 and no later than 3:30. Please use caution in the bus lot, especially in the morning. To provide the safest possible environment for your visit, we have instituted the following safety guidelines for campus visits: TOURS ARE LIMITED TO 2 GUESTS ONLY INCLUDING THE PROSPECTIVE STUDENT (ie. 1 adult & 1 prospective student) No guests under the age of 10 yrs. allowed on the tour.
The JMA Showcase will be held in the J.M. Alexander gymnasium. Drop in anytime between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to learn more about our curriculum, course offerings, extracurriculars, and the IB magnet. Meet teachers, staff and students. School tours will be available!
Please register for this event using the ticket.
Please sign in at front door upon arrival.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Please register for this event using the ticket.
Register for this event using the ticket.
Please be prompt as we will be touring our building as close to 6 p.m. as possible. This is not a drop-in event.
If you need an interpreter, please e-mail [email protected] to see if we can accommodate your request. Thanks!
Please use the ticket to register for this event.
Attendees will receive the link once they register.
Meeting Link: https://bit.ly/mmsopenhouse23
Please sign up using the ticket.
Families are asked to park in the bus lot and to not arrive prior to 7:30am.
Students will be provided an excuse if they will be late for school.
Please register for this event using the ticket.
Prospective Parents may also contact the IB Coordinator, Mrs. LaDawna Robinson to learn more about the IB Programs at West Charlotte 980-343-6060 or via email [email protected]
Session will include a general information session and tour of the campus.
Session will include a general information session and tour of the campus.
Meeting details:
https://cms-k12-nc-us.zoom.us/j/82891525610?pwd=VFdNTUZUalZKZk9RZ0F5dmZKRUswQT09
Meeting ID: 828 9152 5610
Passcode: IES#1
Please register for this event using the ticket.
Prospective Parents may also contact the IB Coordinator, Mrs. LaDawna Robinson to learn more about the IB Programs at West Charlotte 980-343-6060 or via email [email protected]
Please sign up using the ticket.
This event will start in the East Meck Media Center.
The campus tour portion of the evening will start promptly at 6pm.
The information session portion of the event will start at 6:45pm.
Please note that participants have been asked to complete a Signup Genius and a Google Form for registration. Both links were included in the response about registration.
Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0844A4AF2FABFC1-randolph
Google Form: https://forms.gle/Tzt7K8ECmexAPJpA8
Please use the ticket to register for this event.
This event is our Showcase event. Students, parents, teachers will be there for this Early Release Day.
Meeting link: http://bit.ly/HarperInfo
Meeting link: https://bit.ly/IBmeetJMA
Meeting information:
https://cms-k12-nc-us.zoom.us/j/2051051920
Meeting ID: 205 105 1920
Please register for this event using the ticket.
Please arrive by 9:20 am and bring a government-issued ID in order to sign in at the front office. The Open House will begin promptly at 9:30 am. A tour of the building will follow an Information Session in the media center.
Please use the ticket to register for this event.
Please use this link to access the virtual session: https://bit.ly/imeckzoom
Staff will be available to answer questions as parents navigate the lottery process.
Please use the ticket to register for this event.
Please note that participants have been asked to complete a Signup Genius and a Google Form for registration. Both links were included in the response about registration.
Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0844A4AF2FABFC1-randolph
Google Form: https://forms.gle/Tzt7K8ECmexAPJpA8
Please use the ticket to register for this event.
Attendees will receive the link once they register.