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 is considering 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 meeting 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, presentation to the CMS Board of Education, public hearing and Board of Education vote.
New Southeast Elementary Relief school: 2022-23 School Year
The CMS Planning Services department and the Southeast Learning Community invite you to participate in a community engagement session to discuss a new elementary school. Funded by the 2017 bond, the new school will provide relief for a number of elementary schools including Bain, Lebanon Road, Piney Grove, and, possibly, Matthews. The engagement session will take place on Monday, March 22 at 6pm via webinar.
March 22 community engagement session update:
Thank you for your participation in the March 22 community engagement meeting. If you were not able to attend, please click here to access the March 22 presentation slides, the elementary student population density map, and the neighborhood map for each of the 5 elementary schools. Also available is the March 22 webinar recording , and access to the survey monkey
Olympic High School Relief
The CMS Planning Services department invites you to participate in a community engagement session to discuss a new high school. Funded by the 2017 bond, the new school will provide relief for Olympic High School and, potentially, other high schools, including Harding. The engagement session will take place on Wednesday, March 24 at 6pm via webinar.
March 24 Community Engagement Session:
Thank you for your participation in the March 24 community engagement session. If you were not able to attend, please click here to access the presentation slides and a map of the current high school boundaries and their elementary feeders. Also available is the March 24 webinar recording and access to the survey monkey.
Future of E.E. Waddell HS – Community Information Session, Monday, March 29, 6pm
The Office of Student Assignment and School Choice invites you to an information session to kick off the district's process to determine the future of E.E. Waddell HS. The school, located in the southwestern part of the county, is most likely to be a magnet school serving the blue transportation zone. Please join us as we engage the community to inform programmatic priorities.
March 29 Community Engagement Session:
Thank you for your participation in the March 29 community engagement session. If you were not able to attend, please click here to access the presentation slides and a map of 2020-21 School Choice Locations. Also available is the March 29 webinar recording and access to the survey monkey.
Future of Lincoln Heights ES – Community Information Session, Wednesday, March 31, 6pm
The Office of Student Assignment and School Choice invites you to an information session to kick off the district's process to determine the future of Lincoln Heights ES. The school, located in central Mecklenburg County, is most likely to be a magnet school serving the violet transportation zone. Please join us as we engage the community to inform programmatic priorities.
March 31 Community Engagement Session:
Thank you for your participation in the March 31 community engagement session. If you were not able to attend, please click here to access the presentation slides and a map of 2020-21 School Choice Locations. Also available is the March webinar recording and access to the survey monkey.
