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CMS SCHOOL CHOICE Guide 2018-2019 Get started CMSchoice.org CMS BOOKLET / FLAT SIZE 17.25" X 11.25” / FINISHED SIZE 8.5” X 11” All children enrolled in CMS are guaranteed a seat in an assigned home school. CMS School Choice offers additional programs that match your child’s interests, talents, and potential. This guide will help you make a choice that can challenge your child’s imagination, spark their potential, and open doors to opportunities. Get started CMSchoice.org School Choice assignment is based on a lottery system open to all students and families enrolled in CMS. Your Child, Your School, Your Choice Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Your Child, Your School, Your Choice CMS BOOKLET / FLAT SIZE 17.25" X 11.25” / FINISHED SIZE 8.5” X 11” Table of Contents ENROLL RESEARCH VISIT SELECT SUBMIT PAGE PAGES PAGES PAGE PAGES 6 7-14 15-16 17 18-23 Documents Needed Theme Descriptions School Contact Office of School Notifications Information Assignment & School & Disclaimer Age Requirements Transporation Choice Zone Charts Open Houses Contact Information Assesment Results Immunization and Health Assessment Transporation Info Sessions School Requirements Zone Map Performance Priority International Students Lottery Priority Wait Pool/Wait List Sibling Guarantee Request for Reassignment or Transfer Entrance and Continuation Requirement Chart Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Key Dates can be found at: CMSchoice.org Your Child, Your School, Your Choice Your Child, Your School, Your Choice CMS BOOKLET / FLAT SIZE 17.25" X 11.25” / FINISHED SIZE 8.5” X 11” RESEARCH VISIT SELECT SUBMIT ENROLL How to Enroll Documents needed to Enroll • New Student Enrollment Form (for the current school year and future years) • Birth Certificate or other Proof of Age and Legal Name • Proofs of Mecklenburg County Residency (See enrollment form for specifics.) • Safe Schools Enrollment Declaration (Required for students transferring into CMS) • Current Immunization records (Complete record required by 1st day of school entry) • Health Assessment (A ll children entering NC public schools for the first time must submit proof of a health assessment within 30 days of the start of school.) • Students who are enrolling in the current school year must submit their enrollment documents to the student’s home school. Forms for the upcoming school year can be submitted to any CMS school, any CMS Learning Community Office, or the Student Placement Office until June 8, 2018. • Enrollments after June 8, 2018 or the upcoming school year must be submitted to the home school. Age requirements In compliance with North Carolina law, students must be 5 years of age on or before August 31st to be considered for Kindergarten. Students applying for the Montessori schools Pre-K program must be 4 years of age on or before August 31st in order to be considered. Immunization and Health Assessment Requirements In compliance with North Carolina law, all children entering NC public schools for the first time must submit proof of a health assessment within 30 days. The health assessment must have been completed within 12 months prior to the date the child would have first been eligible for initial entry into the public schools. In addition, North Carolina law requires parents/guardian to present certification of immunizations on or before the first day of school entry. If documentation is not presented, parents and/or guardians have 30 calendar days to provide documentation or the student shall be excluded from school until proof is provided. International Students The mission of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ (CMS) International Center is to address the needs of culturally or linguistically diverse students, providing them with equal access to effective participation in the educational programs offered by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Students whose primary language is not English should contact the International Center at [email protected] or 980-343-3784. Get started CMSchoice.org 6 Your Child, Your School, Your Choice ENROLL VISIT SELECT SUBMIT RESEARCH Focused Areas of Study Entrepreneurship The Entrepreneurship program offers students comprehensive programs of study that align with business and industry needs, and enhance their 21st century leadership skills. Middle Colleges In partnership with Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), CMS offers accelerated learning opportunities that allow students the opportunity to take college courses while completing their high school graduation requirements. Early College In partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte), CMS offers accelerated learning opportunities that allow students the opportunity to take college courses while completing their high school graduation requirements. Military, Global Leadership & Public Safety This program provides the opportunity for hands-on personalized instruction in the skills needed to succeed in law enforcement, firefighting and emergency service. All students start with an overview of public safety and then focus on their area of interest. International Baccalaureate The IB program is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program of study that focuses on critical thinking and encourages students to be internationally-minded within a complex and hyper-connected world. World Languages The overall goal of the World Languages & Language Immersion programs is to promote high academic achievement in literacy and proficiency in dual languages while enhancing the level of cultural awareness among students. STEM STEM education is an approach to teaching and learning that integrates the content and skills of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. STEAM STEAM is an educational approach that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking. Visual and Performing Arts The focus of the Visual and Performing Arts program is to develop a student’s talents and passion for the arts. Your Child, Your School, Your Choice 7 CMS BOOKLET / FLAT SIZE 17.25" X 11.25” / FINISHED SIZE 8.5” X 11” ENROLL VISIT SELECT SUBMIT RESEARCH Unique Learning Approaches Blended and Virtual Learning The Blended & Virtual Learning programs were designed using a formal approach to education that involves full or partial online delivery of content with some element of student control over the time, place, path and/or pace of their learning. By leveraging the internet, students receive a personalized learning experience. Learning Immersion and Talent Development The Learning Immersion and Talent Development (LI/TD) program provides students a learning environment focused on instructional strategies for advanced learners and rigorous curriculum. Students are expected to use analytical and critical thinking skills to solve real-world problems. Each school’s staff receives ongoing professional development on research-based strategies for best supporting advanced and gifted learners. Montessori Children in the Montessori program learn by working with specially designed and attractively displayed developmental materials that support grade level goals and learning objectives. Working individually or in small groups, children develop a sense of self-esteem because they are given a balance of freedom and responsibility. Leadership / Traditional The Traditional program is committed to developing young citizens that possess leadership skills that are nurtured within and are demonstrated openly in service and responsibility to self, family, community, and country. Environmental Sustainability The Environmental Sustainability program provides students a learning environment that will connect students to local, regional and global environmental issues. Students will explore solutions to existing environmental problems while learning how to preserve healthy ecosystems in both the world and their community. Computer Science Immersion / Coding CMS computer science magnet schools are committed to integrating coding into its curriculum while developing the characteristics of our students as innovators, problem-solvers and critical thinkers. 8 9 CMS BOOKLET / FLAT SIZE 17.25" X 11.25” / FINISHED SIZE 8.5” X 11” ENROLL VISIT SELECT SUBMIT RESEARCH School Choice Programs by Transportation Zone Transporation zones have changed for the 2018-19 school year. Your new transporation zone will be based on your home high school. Transporation Zone Home High Schools within Zone Ardrey Kell, Harding, Myers Park, Olympic, South Mecklenburg and West Blue Mecklenburg Green Butler, East Mecklenburg, Garinger, Independence, Providence, Rocky River Hopewell, Hough, Mallard Creek, North Mecklenburg, West Charlotte, West Violet Mecklenburg, and Vance NOTES FOR TRANSPORTATION ZONE CHARTS (1) Wilson Middle serves the Blue Zone and the Violet portion of the West Mecklenburg High feeder pattern. (2) Students from the home high school boundaries of Ardrey Kell, Harding, Hopewell, Myers Park*, Olympic Community of Schools, South Mecklenburg, West Charlotte and West Mecklenburg will receive transportation to Myers Park Traditional or Quail Hollow. Students from the home high school boundaries of Butler, Hough, East Mecklenburg, Garinger, Independence, Mallard Creek, Rocky River, Myers Park*, North Mecklenburg, Providence and Vance will receive transportation to Elizabeth Traditional or Eastway. *Myers Park High attendance area and Center City magnet feeder residents may apply to either Elizabeth Traditional or Myers Park Traditional. (3) Coulwood serves