The process by which families apply for and are considered for admission to specific academic programs or schools, such as magnet or theme-based programs, that are different from their assigned home school.
What is a Program Choice?
An email and calendar program that lets you send and receive emails, schedule meetings, manage contacts, and organize tasks.
What is Outlook?
An online mapping and data tool provided by Mecklenburg County that allows users to search for an address and access the school assignment.
What is GeoPortal?
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Leader of the Student Programs, Planning, and Placement Division
Ms. Surbeck
SP3 department who help families navigate school enrollment and placement in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Whether you're new to the district, changing schools, or updating your information, this team is there to help.
Who is Student Placement?
North Carolina’s Student Information System (SIS)
What is Infinite Campus?
An icon in Infinite Campus to identify that a student is in a special program.
What is a Flag?
A designated geographic area that determines a student’s eligibility for transport to a specific school or program.
What is a Transportation Zone?
24-48 hours
What is the Student ID Activation Time?
The SP3 Data Interpreter contractor is responsible for formatting and standardizing data from multiple sources to support accurate import into Infinite Campus.
Who is Paisley?
A spreadsheet program by used to organize, calculate, and analyze data in tables, using formulas, charts, and functions.
What is Excel?
Code in Infinite Campus to link the student’s program to the transportation systems.
What is a Special Program?
A request for a student to attend a school other than their assigned home school.
What is a Transfer?
Arts, ASEP, Records, Student Placement, Student Planning & Outreach
What are the SP3 Division Departments?
The SP3 department supports families in navigating the School Choice lottery and manages enrollment projections and next year indicator assignments.
Who is Student Planning & Outreach?
Digital platform used to run the School Choice lottery and Transfer/Reassignments.
Who is Parchment?
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What are the Number of Social Programs?
Student Enrollment Level
What is Grade?
1901 Herbert Spaugh Ln
What is SP3’s work location?
Support team and digital platform used to run the School Choice lottery and Transfer/Reassignments.
Who is Parchment?
A method for safely sending and receiving files over the internet using encryption to protect the data.
What is SFTP?
Program that provides unique educational opportunities designed to engage students’ interests and talent
What is a Program Theme?
Families log into their family dashboard and make a decision on an offered program theme.
How to Accept a Lottery Seat?
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How many choice schools are there?