You may contact our team via email OR phone, as our team is available virtually to provide assistance to our community.
Complete new student enrollment packets can ONLY be submitted to the Student Placement Department via U.S. mail, fax or email.
Enrollment submission via email will generate an automated reply which will serve as confirmation/receipt of your enrollment submission.
Please submit one email per enrollment packet. One per student.
Do not submit paperwork attachments as a zip file, our system will not accept this attachment and paperwork will not be able to be processed.
This email is ONLY for enrollment paperwork. Any other inquiries submitted via this email will not receive a response. All other inquiries must be directed to our office at 980-343-5335.
Once your paperwork is processed, you will receive a letter with your student's ID and PIN at the end of November.
If you have not received your Student Assignment letter by December 9th, please contact our office at 980-343-5335.
Smith Family Center:
Attention Student Placement Future Enrollments
1600 Tyvola Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28210
980-343-5661
ENGLISH
Student Enrollment Form, English.pdf
ESPAÑOL
Student Enrollment Form, Spanish.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20 - Arabic.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20 - French.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20 - Mandarin.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20 - Russian.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20 - Spanish.pdf
Notice of Requirements SY 2020 - 2021 Final 1_27_20 - Vietnamese.pdf
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.
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.
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 the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
February 22, 2021– March 15, 2021*: Request for Reassignment Period for the district.
*Students brand new or re-enrolling to the district after this date will have 10 business days after enrolling to submit a request for reassignment for the 2021- 2022 school year. Application does not guarantee approval.
March 16, 2021 – June 11, 2021**: Request for Transfer period in order to receive an answer by the start of school.
**Students brand new, re-enrolling or current CMS students can apply to schools not listed on the Superintendent's Closed School List. Application does not guarantee approval.
January 18, 2021 – June 4, 2021:
The Office of Student Assignment & School Choice will continue to receive and enter enrollment packets for home school placement for the 2021-2022 school year.
After June 4, 2021, enrollment information needs to be taken to the home school based on the residential address of the biological parent or legal guardian.
