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!

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.
  • School Choice Information Session – A School Choice Information Session is a one hour meeting with our School Choice team to learn about the different magnet themes, upcoming lottery dates and lottery application process. You will have the opportunity to ask individual questions to our experts at the end of the session.

Note: Open Houses and Information Sessions for 2023-2024 school year will be added here as they are scheduled.

Dec
8
Fri
Open House @ Blythe Elementary School
Dec 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Click here for the meeting link.

Meeting ID: 213 975 459 692

Passcode: 82UiPk

Dec
11
Mon
Open House @ Piedmont Middle School
Dec 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

Visitors will be able to see the school in session. They can peep into classrooms, and visit all areas of the building. There will be a tour and time for Q&A.

Open House @ First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Dec 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tour and information session

Virtual Information Session @ Dorothy J. Vaughan Academy of Technology
Dec 11 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
School Choice Information Session in English @ South County Regional Library
Dec 11 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Join us for an in-person information session to learn all about how the lottery works!

Sesiones de Lotería Escolar en español @ South County Regional Library
Dec 11 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

¡La lotería de Opciones Escolares comienza el 27 de noviembre de 2023! Elija una de estas sesiones informativas EN PERSONA para conocer el proceso de solicitud de la lotería y consultar cualquier duda que tenga. La sesión estará a cargo de miembros del Equipo Magnet de las Escuelas de Charlotte-Mecklenburg.

Winter Piano Concert @ Northwest School of the Arts
Dec 11 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Dec
12
Tue
Open House @ McClintock Middle School
Dec 12 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

This event will be an informational session and school tour.  Please use the ticket to register.

Open House @ Charlotte East Language Academy
Dec 12 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am

Please add: Tours for parents will be offered on Oct 6th, Oct 20th, Nov 3rd, Nov 17th, and Dec 1st at 10:00 am.

School Tour @ Oaklawn Language Academy
Dec 12 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Information Session @ Central Piedmont Early College
Dec 12 @ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Virtual Information Session @ Northridge Middle School
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This is an opportunity to learn about our magnet program and discover everything else that our school has to offer your child. A Spanish interpreter will be at the event.

Click here for the meeting link.

Virtual Information Session–Full @ Randolph Middle School
Dec 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
High School Band & Orchestra Concert @ Northwest School of the Arts
Dec 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Dec
13
Wed
Open House @ Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School
Dec 13 @ 8:30 am – 10:00 am

Please use the ticket to register for this event.

Open House @ Blythe Elementary School
Dec 13 @ 9:00 am – 10:30 am

Click here for the meeting link.

Meeting ID: 213 975 459 692

Passcode: 82UiPk

Open House @ Hawthorne Military, Global Leadership & Public Safety Academy
Dec 13 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open House @ Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
Dec 13 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Open House @ Irwin Academic Center
Dec 13 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Open House @ Governors Village STEM Academy
Dec 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dec
14
Thu
Open House @ Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Please only sign up if you are certain to attend and cancel if you are unable to attend.

Open House @ Charles H. Parker Academic Center
Dec 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

We look forward to seeing you at one of our Information Sessions or Open Houses to learn more about Parker Academic Center’s Learning Immersion and Talent Development Magnet Program. We will share an overview of the school, accomplishments, highlights of the LI/TD Theme (Enrich, Empower, Engage, Explore) and current students’ and parents’ testimonials and impressions. We will provide a tour of our school following in-person Open House sessions and we will offer additional times for tours in the spring (dates & times TBD).


Updates can be found through our LI/TD website: bit.ly/ParkerLITD

Open House & Concert @ Long Creek Elementary School
Dec 14 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Join us for an Open House from 5:30-6:00 and then watch our band, dance, and theater majors (4th and 5th grade) perform! We hope to see you there!

Choral Concert @ Northwest School of the Arts
Dec 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Dec
15
Fri
Open House @ Lansdowne Elementary School
Dec 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Dec
18
Mon
Open House @ McClintock Middle School
Dec 18 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

This event will be an informational session and school tour.  Please use the ticket to register.

Open House @ McClintock Middle School
Dec 18 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This event will be an informational session and school tour.  Please use the ticket to register.

Dec
22
Fri
Open House @ McClintock Middle School
Dec 22 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

This event will be an informational session and school tour.  Please use the ticket to register.

Open House @ McClintock Middle School
Dec 22 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

This event will be an informational session and school tour.  Please use the ticket to register.

Jan
10
Wed
Open House @ J.T. Williams Secondary Montessori
Jan 10 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Jan
15
Mon
Open House @ First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Jan 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tour and information session

Jan
26
Fri
Open House @ Lansdowne Elementary School
Jan 26 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Feb
15
Thu
Open House @ Tuckaseegee Elementary School
Feb 15 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Feb
19
Mon
Open House @ First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Feb 19 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tour and information session

Feb
23
Fri
Open House @ Lansdowne Elementary School
Feb 23 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Feb
27
Tue
Open House @ Mallard Creek Elementary School
Feb 27 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Mar
18
Mon
Open House @ First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Mar 18 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tour and information session

Mar
20
Wed
Future Falcon Fifth Grade Info Session/Tour @ Quail Hollow Middle School
Mar 20 @ 9:45 am – 11:00 am

This is a scheduled field trip for our primary feeder elementary schools. Additional fifth graders interested in attending the magnet may join. To sign up, email Mr. Simmons at [email protected].

Mar
21
Thu
Future Falcon Fifth Grade Info Session/Tour @ Quail Hollow Middle School
Mar 21 @ 9:45 am – 11:00 am

This is a scheduled field trip for our primary feeder elementary schools. Additional fifth graders interested in attending the magnet may join. To sign up, email Mr. Simmons at [email protected].

Mar
22
Fri
Open House @ Lansdowne Elementary School
Mar 22 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Mar
26
Tue
Open House @ Quail Hollow Middle School
Mar 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm
Mar
28
Thu
Open House @ Mallard Creek Elementary School
Mar 28 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Apr
15
Mon
Open House @ First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Apr 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Tour and information session

Apr
25
Thu
Information Session @ Mallard Creek Elementary School
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm