Meetings will look at Myers Park, East Meck and Eastover
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 23, 2009 – Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools will hold a series of meetings to look at student-assignment
options related to Eastover Elementary and East Mecklenburg and Myers
Park high schools. The meetings will be held in September and October,
in order for staff to present a report to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Board of Education on Oct. 27. The Board is scheduled to vote on the
options at its Nov. 10 meeting.
The first timeline considers options to relieve
overcrowding at Eastover Elementary School. Two community meetings
will be held at Myers Park High School (2400 Colony Rd.). The first
meeting is on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The second
meeting is on Thursday, Oct. 8, also from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
CMS staff will also hold meetings focused on the student-
assignment process for East Mecklenburg and Myers Park high schools.
The first meeting will be at East Meck (6800 Monroe Rd.) on Thursday,
Oct. 1, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The second community meeting will be at
Myers Park High on Tuesday, Oct. 6, also from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
All the community meetings will provide the same
information; families may attend the one that is most convenient.
Click here for more information on the student-assignment
process and to view staff discussion options for all involved schools.
