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Location Map Charlotte, NC 28208 Mecklenburg County
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District Poverty Rate 13.8% (data source)
Non-White Students 76.4% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 2025
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All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (178)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Albemarle Road ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Ardrey Kell High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Bain ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Barringer Academic CenterStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Butler High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Char-Meck Virtual High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Cornelius ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Davidson K-8 SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Eastway MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Hornets Nest ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Huntersville ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Kennedy MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 103
Lansdowne ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mckee Road ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Mint Hill MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Myers Park Traditional ElemStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
North Mecklenburg High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Olympic High Relief SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Olympic High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 199
Rea Farms STEAM AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Shamrock Gardens ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Sharon ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Steele Creek ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 119
Whitewater AcademyStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 35
Winding Springs ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Windsor Park ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Albemarle Road MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Alexander Graham MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Allenbrook ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ashley Park Prek-8 SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bailey MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Ballantyne ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Barnette ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Berewick ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Berryhill SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Beverly Woods ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Billingsville ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Blythe ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Briarwood AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Bruns Avenue ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Carmel MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Cato Middle College High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Chantilly MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Char Eng Early College-UnccStep 0 No Progress 0
Charlotte East Language AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Charlotte Teacher Early CollegeStep 0 No Progress 0
Charlotte-Mecklenburg AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Virtual MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Clear Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cochrane Collegiate AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Collinswood Language AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Community House MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Cotswold ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Coulwood Stem AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Crestdale MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Croft Community SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Crown Point ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
David Cox Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Devonshire ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dilworth Elem Sedgefield CampusStep 0 No Progress 0
Dilworth Elementary School: Latta CampusStep 0 No Progress 0
Druid Hills AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
E. E. Waddell Language AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
East Mecklenburg High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Elizabeth Lane ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Elizabeth Traditional ElemStep 0 No Progress 0
Elon Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Endhaven ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
First Ward Creative Arts AcadStep 0 No Progress 0
Francis Bradley MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Garinger High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Gov's Village Stem (Lower)Step 0 No Progress 0
Gov's Village Stem (Upper)Step 0 No Progress 0
Grand Oak ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Greenway Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Harding University High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Harper Middle College HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Hawk Ridge ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Hawthorne Academy Of Health SciencesStep 0 No Progress 0
Hickory Grove ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Hidden Valley ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Highland Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Highland Mill MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Highland Renaissance AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Hopewell High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Huntingtowne Farms ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Idlewild ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Independence High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Irwin Academic CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
J. H. Gunn ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
J. M. Alexander MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
J.v. Washam ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
James Martin MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Jay M. Robinson MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Joseph W Grier AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Wylie ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lawrence Orr ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lebanon Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Levine Middle College High SchStep 0 No Progress 0
Long Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mallard Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mallard Creek High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Marie G Davis SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Martin Luther King Jr MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Matthews ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mcalpine ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mcclintock MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Merancas Middle College-CpccStep 0 No Progress 0
Merry Oaks International AcadStep 0 No Progress 0
Metro SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Military And Global LeadershipStep 0 No Progress 0
Montclaire ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mountain Island Lake AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Myers Park High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Nations Ford ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
New Southeast Elementary Relief SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Newell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
North Academy of World LanguagesStep 0 No Progress 0
Northeast MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Northwest School Of The ArtsStep 0 No Progress 0
Oakdale ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Oakhurst Steam AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Oaklawn Language AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Palisades Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Park Road MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Parkside ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Paw Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Performance Learning CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Phillip O Berry Academy Of TechnologyStep 0 No Progress 0
Piedmont Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Pineville ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Pinewood ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Piney Grove ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Polo Ridge ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Providence High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Providence Spring ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Quail Hollow MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Rama Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Randolph MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Ranson MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Reedy Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Reid Park AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Renaissance West Steam AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Ridge Road MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
River Oaks AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Rocky River High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Sedgefield MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Selwyn ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Smithfield ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
South Charlotte MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
South Mecklenburg High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
South Pine AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Southwest Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Starmount Academy Of ExcellenStep 0 No Progress 0
Statesville Road ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Sterling ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stoney Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Thomasboro AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Torrence Creek ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Trillium Springs MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Tuckaseegee ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Turning Point AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
University Meadows ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
University Park Creative ArtsStep 0 No Progress 0
Vaughan Academy Of TechnologyStep 0 No Progress 0
Villa Heights ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Walter G. Byers SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
West Charlotte High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
West Mecklenburg High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Westerly Hills AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Whitewater MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
William Amos Hough HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Williams Secondary MontessoriStep 0 No Progress 0
Wilson Stem AcademyStep 0 No Progress 0
Winget Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Winterfield ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Zebulon B. Vance High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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Launch Steps History
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Step 6
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535
November 30, 2025
Step 6
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November 17, 2025
Step 5
Draft a Plan
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July 30, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
506
July 28, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
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July 23, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
499
June 15, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
494
May 20, 2025
Step 4
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May 9, 2025
Step 4
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April 22, 2025
Step 4
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490
March 28, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
487
March 20, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
484
March 4, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
482
January 18, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
481
January 6, 2025
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
481
December 31, 2024
Step 6
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480
October 7, 2024
Step 6
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September 10, 2024
Step 6
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478
August 23, 2024
Step 6
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477
August 13, 2024
Step 6
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June 20, 2024
Step 6
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475
June 15, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
475
June 6, 2024
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
475
May 2, 2024
Step 6
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April 26, 2024
Step 6
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April 4, 2024
Step 6
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March 25, 2024
 
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