About Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Documents needed to enroll a student in CMS

▪ New Student Enrollment form

▪ Birth certificate or other proof of age and legal name

▪ Proofs of Mecklenburg County residency

▪ Safe Schools Enrollment Declaration (available on CMS website; required for transfers into CMS)

▪ Current immunization records

▪ Health assessment (required for new pre-K and kindergarten students)

Age requirement

Under state law, students must be 5 years of age on or before Aug. 31 to be considered for kindergarten. For Montessori pre-K programs, students must be 4 on or before Aug. 31.

International students

The district offers enrollment assistance for international students through its International Center at Smith Family Center, 1600 Tyvola Road, 980-343-3784. www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/ci/ells/ic.

Pre-K

In North Carolina, universal public education starts at kindergarten, although some schools offer prekindergarten programs. Contact CMS for a list of schools offering pre-K and for entrance requirements into these programs.

More information: http://www.cms.k12.nc.us/Pages/default.aspx.

Source: CMS

2016-17 CMS Calendar

First day of school: Aug. 29

Labor Day holiday: Sept. 5

Teacher workdays: Oct. 31, Nov. 8

Veterans Day holiday: Nov. 11

Thanksgiving break: Nov. 23-25

Winter break: Dec. 22-Jan. 2

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday: Jan. 16

Teacher workdays: Jan. 3, Jan. 24, Feb. 17, Feb. 20

Spring break: April 10-14

Teacher workdays: March 31, April 7

Memorial Day holiday: May 29

Last day of school: June 9

This story was originally published August 31, 2016 at 5:35 PM with the headline "About Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools."