UPDATE: The Board vote on the relief Elementary School boundaries for Fall 2023 will be on August 23, 2022 at the Board meeting. A public hearing and board recommendation will be at the Board meeting on August 9, 2022. The Board vote on the relief High School boundaries for Fall 2024 is anticipated to take place early 2023.

Planning Services is responsible for school attendance boundaries for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS).  Each student is assigned a home school based on their residential address.  As the student population in Mecklenburg County increases, CMS must periodically update school boundaries to accommodate growth and new school construction.

When CMS considers school boundary changes, a series of workshops with parents and community residents are held to gather input on proposed boundary options for the future school year.  During these meetings, CMS staff provides information about boundary options and collects feedback from workshop participants.  Feedback from the community is valuable to the boundary process.

The boundary process includes public meetings, presentations to the CMS Board of Education, public hearings, and Board of Education vote.

Community Engagement Sessions for 2023-2024 School Year 

Fall 2023 openings:

• Elon Park, Hawk Ridge, Polo Ridge, Ballantyne Elementary Relief  
  
• Community Session #1 – February 24, 5:30pm
• Meeting Materials
• Community Session #2 – April 6, 5:30pm

• Meeting Materials
  

• Community Session #3 – May 11, 5:30pm
  
• Meeting Materials

• Please provide your feedback on our scenarios using this short survey by June 3:  https://forms.gle/o1YhZsgn5WUJ2tFh6
  

• Hidden Valley, Grier, Newell Relief Elementary
  
• Community Session #1 – March 2, 5:30pm
  
• Meeting Materials 
  
• Community Session #2 – March 29, 5:30pm
• Meeting Materials
• Community Session #3 – May 16, 5:30pm
• Meeting Materials

• Community Engagement Session at the Hidden Valley Play Streets on Saturday, May 21 (12:00 - 4:00 pm) Hidden Valley Play Streets Event Pic
  

• Please provide your feedback on our scenarios using this short survey:https://forms.gle/EpUF7FTiLyJLChzQ9

• Encuesta en español: https://forms.gle/rn5RcZ6Eqj1q54rP6
  

• Windsor Park, Winterfield, Idlewild, Albemarle Road Relief Elementary
• Community Session #1 – February 23, 5:30pm
• Meeting Materials
• Community Session #2 – March 31, 5:30pm

• Meeting Materials
  

• Community Session #3 – May 17, 5:30pm
• Meeting Materials

• Community Engagement Session at the Idlewild Elementary Spring Fair on Saturday, April 30 (11:00 am - 3:00 pm) Idlewild Spring Fair Pictures

• Please provide your feedback on our scenarios using this short survey: https://forms.gle/3PhRDxPMc3Hgixhj8
  

• Encuesta en español: https://forms.gle/KHfrryHj93RqLzcF9
  

South Charlotte Relief High School 

• Community Session #1 – March 1, 5:30pm
• Meeting Materials
• Community Session #2 – April 7, 6:15pm
• Meeting Materials
  
• Community Session #3 – TBD

The timeline for community engagement for the new high school has been extended. The Planning Department is working closely with a work group of individuals representing each of the elementary, middle, and high schools potentially impacted in this decision to collect additional community input. The majority of this will be done in the Fall of 2022. A board decision is currently expected in January/February 2023. Please stay tuned for additional information.

Updated maps for the 2022-2023 School Year