Student Placement

CMS Families – this week you should have received your student’s annual assignment notification letter, alerting them to their CMS school assignment for the 2022-23 school year and providing instructions for participating in the school choice lottery. The letter contained a message which said “Your lottery application have been voided and you must reapply before the deadline date.” Please disregard this portion of the letter. All other information, including the student’s ID and PIN and 22-23 school assignment is correct. Only families who wish to change their student’s 22-23 assignment need to take action. Please visit the Student Placement or School Choice websites for additional information.

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DOCUMENTS

Safe Schools - English / Spanish
Health Assessment - English / Spanish
Enrollment Form - Spanish

To make it more convenient for our families, we have converted all of our processes to virtual. This means you do not have to leave your home or your job to take care of your student placement needs.

You can contact us at 980-343-5335 or use the email address information listed below for the Student Placement Specialist to schedule a virtual meeting with a Student Placement Specialist.

LOCATION

Spaugh Administrative Center

1901 Herbert Spaugh Lane

Charlotte, NC 28208

980-343-5335

HOURS OF OPERATION

Monday - Friday, customer services hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Please contact the Placement Specialist associated with your student's school for faster service. Below is a chart for your reference.
CENTRAL 1	CENTRAL 2	NORTHEAST
SP Specialists: Desiree Harmon, Kayla McAdoo, Nakesha Meachem, and Catrese Braswell	SP Specialist: Nakesha Meachem	SP Specialist: Catrese Braswell
Allenbrook Elementary School	Beverly Woods Elementary School	Croft Community School
Charles H Parker Academic Center	Billingsville Elementary School	David Cox Road Elementary School
Briarwood Elementary School	Chantilly Montessori	Dorothy J. Vaughan Academy of Technology
Bruns Avenue Academy	Cotswold Elementary School	Hidden Valley Elementary School
Devonshire Elementary School	Dilworth Elementary School: Latta	Highland Creek Elementary School
First Ward Creative Arts Academy	Dilworth Elementary School: Sedgefield	Joseph W. Grier Academy
Hickory Grove Elementary School	Eastover Elementary School	Legette Blythe Elementary School
Highland Renaissance Academy	Elizabeth Traditional Elementary School	Mallard Creek Elementary School
Lawrence Orr Elementary	Highland Mill Montessori Elementary School	Newell Elementary School
Merry Oaks International Academy	Irwin Avenue Academic Center	Parkside Elementary
Nations Ford Elementary School	Montclaire Elementary School	Reedy Creek Elementary School
Oakdale Elementary School	Myers Park Traditional Elementary School	Stoney Creek Elementary School
Oakhurst STEAM Academy	Park Road Montessori	University Meadows Elementary School
Reid Park Academy	Pinewood Elementary School	Villa Heights
Shamrock Gardens Elementary School	Selwyn Elementary School	J. M. Alexander Middle School
Statesville Road Elementary School	Sharon Elementary School	James Martin Middle School
Westerly Hills Academy	University Park Creative Arts Elementary School	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
Windsor Park Elementary School	Alexander Graham Middle School	Northridge Middle School
Winterfield Elementary School	Carmel Middle School	Ridge Road Middle School
Cochrane Collegiate Academy	JT Williams Secondary Montessori	Governor's Village STEM Academy: Upper (MH)
Eastway Middle School	Piedmont IB Middle School	Governor's Village STEM Academy: Lower (NA)
Ranson Middle School	Sedgefield Middle School	Cato Middle College High School
Ashley Park PreK-8 School	Collinswood Elementary School	Charlotte Engineering Early College-UNCC
Druid Hills Academy	Oaklawn Language Academy	Educators Early College @ UNCC
Marie G Davis IB	eLearning Academy	Mallard Creek High School
Thomasboro Academy	Hawthorne High School	Merancas Middle College @ CPCC
Walter G. Byers School	Marie G. Davis @ Hawthorne	North Mecklenburg High School
Garinger High School	Myers Park High School	Performance Learning Center
West Charlotte High School	Northwest School Of The Arts	Rocky River High School
		Julius Chambers High School
NORTHWEST	SOUTHEAST	SOUTHWEST
SP Specialist: Desiree Harmon	SP Specialists: Desiree Harmon, Kayla McAdoo, Nakesha Meachem, and Catrese Braswell	SP Specialist: Kayla McAdoo
Barnette Elementary School	Albemarle Road Elementary Academy of World Studies	Ballantyne Elementary School
Cornelius Elementary School	Bain Elementary School	Berewick Elementary School
Davidson Elementary School	Clear Creek Elementary School	Elon Park Elementary School
Grand Oak Elementary School	Crown Point Elementary School	Endhaven Elementary School
Hornets Nest Elementary School	Elizabeth Lane Elementary School	Hawk Ridge Elementary School
Huntersville Elementary School	Greenway Park Elementary School	Huntingtowne Farms Elementary School
J. V. Washam Elementary School	Idlewild Elementary School	Lake Wylie Elementary School
Long Creek Elementary School	J. H. Gunn Elementary School	McAlpine Elementary School
Paw Creek Elementary School	Lansdowne Elementary School	Palisades Park Elementary
Renaissance West PreK-8	Lebanon Road Elementary School	Pineville Elementary School
River Oaks Academy	Matthews Elementary School	Polo Ridge Elementary School
Torrence Creek Elementary School	McKee Road Elementary School	Rea Farms STEAM Academy
Trillium Springs Montessori School	Olde Providence Elementary School	River Gate Elementary School
Tuckaseegee Elementary School	Piney Grove Elementary School	Smithfield Elementary School
Whitewater Academy	Providence Spring Elementary School	Starmount Academy of Excellence
Winding Springs Elementary School	Rama Road Elementary School	Steele Creek Elementary School
Bailey Middle School	Albemarle Road Middle School	Sterling Elementary School
Bradley Middle School	Crestdale Middle School	Winget Park Elementary School
Coulwood Middle School	Jay M. Robinson Middle School	Community House Middle School
Whitewater Middle School	McClintock Middle School	Kennedy Middle School
Wilson Middle School	Mint Hill Middle School	Quail Hollow Middle School
Berryhill School	Northeast Middle School	South Charlotte Middle School
Mountain Island Lake Academy	Randolph IB Middle School	Southwest Middle School
Harding University High School	Charlotte East Language Academy	E. E. Waddell Language Academy
Hopewell High School	David W. Butler High School	Ardrey Kell High School
Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology	East Mecklenburg High School	Harper Middle College High
W. A. Hough High School	Independence High School	Olympic High School
West Mecklenburg High School	Levine Middle College High	South Mecklenburg High School
	Providence High School

Other Programs:
EC, Turning Point, Virtual: Desiree Harmon, Nakesha Meachem, Kayla McAdoo, and Catrese Braswell
Medical Desiree Harmon

CONTACT INFORMATION

Student Placement team contact information

Braswell, Catrese
Lead Placement Specialist
Email: catresep.braswell@cms.k12.nc.us

Harmon, Desiree
Placement Specialist

Email: desiree.harmon@cms.k12.nc.us

Jackson-McAdoo, Kayla
Placement Specialist

kaylar.jackson@cms.k12.nc.us

Meachem, Nakesha
Placement Specialist

nakesha.meachem@cms.k12.nc.us

Aikens, Michele

Director
Email: m.aikens@cms.k12.nc.us

Craven-Howell, Akeshia
Associate Superintendent

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Enrollment

Student Enrollment Process

Key Dates

Home School Information

Students are assigned to a home school based on their residential address.

Students are automatically assigned to their home school upon enrollment. Transportation is provided to your home school.

If you have questions about school boundaries or need your transportation zone, email your address to planning@cms.k12.nc.us.

School Choice Lottery

School Choice Lottery is now open!! - https://cmschoice.org/enrollment-lottery/

CMS offers many school choice options. School Choice applications are accepted in the fall.

Visit CMSChoice.org to learn about magnet options.

If you have questions about magnet programs please contact the Magnet Office at 980-343-5030.

Each year new and current CMS families have an opportunity to apply for Magnet/Career & Technical Education (CTE) or other school option programs through the online school options lottery. The online lottery application provides families with a list of their school options based on the student’s residential address. New families must enroll by the appropriate deadlines to participate in the lottery.

If your child was previously enrolled in CMS but is not currently attending a CMS school, you must future enroll for the next school during the district’s future enrollment period to being able to submit a lottery application

Link: School Choice Lottery

P.O. Box 30035
Charlotte, NC 28230-0035
Phone: 980-343-3000

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