23-24 Online Enrollment is now open

English Enrollment Form

Spanish Enrollment Form

Online Enrollment 

To begin the online enrollment process, first create an account with PowerSchool enrollment by following the enrollment link and selecting "Create Account." Next, enter your email address, name and phone number and create a password for your account. Important! Remember the email address and password associated with your account.

Gather Required Enrollment Documents

CMS requires a parent or guardian to provide the following documents to enroll:

• Certified Copy of Birth Certificate (Birth Certificate Requirement Form)
• Immunization Immunization Records  
• Proof of Residency (View Acceptable Documents) Please note: if you cannot produce a current utility bill, a home or apartment lease contract will suffice until you can provide a current utility bill (required before starting school).
• Last Report Card / Unofficial Transcript (high school)
• Driver's License of Enrolling Parent/Guardian
• Submit Additional Documentation/Qualification Criteria for Pre-K Students (required to enroll in the free program)
• Social Security Card (Optional)

Please be sure to review the documents accepted for proof of residency and double-check that your child's immunization records are up to date and reflect all the requirements of the state of North Carolina, which may vary from other states/countries.

Finalize Enrollment

Once you have completed the online registration form and uploaded the required documents, you will see a confirmation page. However, enrollment is not completed until CMS district staff review and processes the documentation.

CMS will process new student registrations in the order they are received. Parents will receive an assignment letter once enrollment has been processed and is complete.

Key Dates

Choice Lottery

New student online enrollment period for the district’s only lottery:  December 5, 2022 – January 6, 2023.  Future enrolled students (students who are not currently attending a CMS school) will receive their Student Assignment Notification letter beginning mid-December 2022. 

Current CMS students will receive their Student Assignment Notification letters in time to participate in the 23-24 Choice Lottery: January 16, 2023 - February 13, 2023

If you are a current CMS student and do not receive your Student Assignment Notification letter by December 9, 2022, please contact your child’s current school to generate another copy of the assignment letter.  

The application period for the Choice Lottery is January 16, 2023 – February 13, 2023, at 10:00 pm.   

Lottery notification letters for the Choice Lottery will be sent:  Early February 2023

Reassignment & Transfer Period

Request for Reassignment Period for the district:  March 6, 2023 – March 24, 2023

*Students brand new or re-enrolling to the district after this date will have ten business days after enrolling to submit a request for reassignment for the 2023-2024 school year.  An application does not guarantee approval.

Request for Transfer period in order to receive an answer by the start of school:  March 25, 2023– July 14, 2023                                                                                  

Brand new students, re-enrolling or current CMS students can apply to schools not listed on the Superintendent’s Closed School list.  An application does not guarantee approval.  

 January 7, 2023 – June 2, 2023:  The district will continue to receive and process future online enrollment applications for home school placement for the 2023-2024 school year. 

 After June 2, 2023, any submitted enrollments will be processed by the home school starting the second week in July 2023.