News & Updates

Here is an update on this year’s Future Enrollment and School Choice Lottery dates! In the next few days we will have a newly updated site to give you more information about these two processes. Here’s some quick information: Round 1  Future Enrollment for Students New to CMS: November 9 – 24, 2020 School Choice Lottery: […]

Tony Award-Winning Educator Is Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Corey Mitchell from Charlotte, North Carolina Receives Stephen Schwartz Award (CINCINNATI—June 24, 2020)—Corey Mitchell, head of the musical theatre department of Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte, North Carolina is the recipient of the inaugural Stephen Schwartz Musical Theatre Teacher of the Year Award […]

Congratulations to our new CMS School Choice principals! John Cline was named principal at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual High. He has been the principal at Washington High in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, since 2017. Cline was an assistant principal at South Mecklenburg High from 2013 to 2017, a teacher at Myers Park High from 2003 to 2007 and […]

If you win a seat in the lottery, you may apply for financial assistance, if needed. Although CMS charges for tuition and transportation, the amount is based on a family’s financial need. CMS encourages all families interested in Pre-K Montessori to apply, regardless of financial status. All other grades are free of charge. Full and […]

Looking for an open magnet seat? Review the chart below for a list of schools/programs with seats available. To apply, submit a Request for Reassignment/Transfer as early as Monday, February 10, 2020, click the button below. View a comprehensive list of 2020 Lottery Results at the link below.

Let’s celebrate our 21 award winning schools! Please join us in congratulating our schools on an outstanding year. We are proud of these national awards and want to thank everybody who has been involved in making and keeping our schools great. These schools were judged and scored on their demonstrated ability to raise student academic achievement, […]

Based on the Round 1 Lottery results, these schools have space available in the grade levels listed below. Space available does not include wait pools.   If you applied in Round 1 and received a letter stating you have been placed in the school of your first choice, that assignment will not change. If you […]

Questions about the School Choice Lottery? Director of Magnet Programs, Walter Hall, and Magnet Specialist, Cindy Noble, sit down with Tom Miner in CMS Communications to talk about the School Choice Lottery. Watch the replay as we answer questions live!

We are excited to announce the Rea Farms K-8 School will open for the 2020-2021 school year as a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) magnet school.  The theme for this school was decided upon after community engagement events and a review of magnet options in each transportation zone. This school is located in the Blue […]

Join us for the School Choice & Enrollment Fair to explore your options for the 2020-2021 school year, learn about our 97 magnet programs, and enroll your children who are new to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. When: Saturday, October 19 11:00am – 3:00pm Where: Wells Fargo Atrium Uptown Charlotte 401 S. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Transportation: