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Transportation
It is our mission to creatively use the funding we receive as a charter school to maximize educational opportunities. Carpools and the GoTriangle Bus system are the two main modes of transportation used by RCHS students.
How to Arrange a Carpool
The carpool form for 2025-2026 is now active! Any families who wish to make new carpool arrangements for the 2025-2026 school year may submit information to our Carpool List by completing the online Carpool Interest Form.
When you complete the form, your information will be added to a contact list which will be distributed to other RCHS families who would like to arrange carpools. Updated versions of the contact list and map will be distributed via email on May 23 and then again several times over the summer. Once you receive this information, you are free to contact other families for purposes of forming a carpool. Completing the Carpool Form does not guarantee a workable carpool or any other means of transportation, but we have found that many families are able to make arrangements using this process.
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RETURNING FAMILIES: Please help us in welcoming our new families by including your information so that new families who live near you will have the option to participate in your carpool. Information from previous years does not carry over, so if you wish to make new carpool arrangements for the coming year, please complete the form.
​​Questions? Contact carpool@raleighcharterhs.org to reach the Phoenix Parents Carpool Coordinator.
Please include your student's name.
GoTriangle Bus System
RCHS is located near several GoRaleigh bus lines.
Teens (ages 13-18) can ride all GoTriangle buses for free using GoPass powered by Umo. To learn more about the bus system and how to ride for free, visit https://gotriangle.org/fares-passes
Carpool Traffic
Raleigh Charter High School has worked with the city of Raleigh to develop a traffic plan designed to help ensure the safety of RCHS students and residents of the surrounding community.
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Use of the Glenwood Ave and Wade Ave entrances is prohibited from 8:00 to 9:15 a.m. and 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. It is essential that all members of our school community comply with the carpool routes. Thank you for your cooperation.
MORNING Drop-Off:
Students may be dropped off between 8:10 and 9:00 am.
Note: Encourage students to have belongings packed and ready for speedy removal when exiting a vehicle.
Parents and students must use the Washington Street entrance. Once on campus, drive counter-clockwise around the south side of the school (the right side facing Glenwood) and let students off at the front office (on the north side).
AFTERNOON Pick-Up:
School is dismissed at 2:40. All students must leave campus by 4:00 pm unless they are in a faculty-supervised after school activity.
Parents must use the Washington Street entrance. Once on campus, drive counter-clockwise around the south side of the school (the right side facing Glenwood) and pick students up in front of the covered walkway by the front office (on the north side). Cars must exit onto Washington St.
Drivers Education
RCHS does not offer driver education classes on our campus; however, our students may register to take the class at other area high schools. You can learn more about taking classes through Wake County Public School System here and watch a video about the driver education process here. Classes are offered after school hours, on Saturdays, during school breaks and in the summer.
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Once students complete driver education, they will need to obtain a Driver’s Eligibility Certificate from the school office in order to apply for a learners permit. Parents must come to the school to pick up their student’s Driver’s Eligibility Certificate.
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DECs are only valid for 30 days (To save time, it is best to schedule an appointment with the DMV PRIOR to receiving the DEC from the school.)
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A parent/guardian must obtain the DEC because a parent signature is required.
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Per NCDMV rules, staff will check the student’s grades for adequate progress before issuing the DEC. Grades are reviewed by semester. Students MUST pass a minimum of 70% of classes the semester prior in order to receive a DEC.
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To receive the DEC, parents must bring the completed Driver’s Education Certificate.
Student Parking Permits
There are a limited number of parking spaces available for students in the RCHS parking lot. Parking permits are made available for purchase through a lottery system. The lottery will only be drawn if the number of form submissions exceeds the number of available spots. In recent years, all students who have entered the lottery were able to purchase permits. Permits cost $200 and can be purchased on the first day of school. Seniors, then juniors, will be given first priority in the lottery
PARKING PERMITS FOR STUDENTS 2025-2026
Parking permits will be sold on the first day of school (August 12) in the Phoenix Parents Sales Room. All students who entered the lottery last spring will have first priority on parking space selection.
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8:00am - 11:30am Only students who entered the lottery may pay for and choose their space. If you do not arrive by 11:30am to purchase your permit, then a space will be assigned to you.
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11:30am - 3:00pm Remaining spaces will be sold first-come, first-served to those who did not enter the lottery.
The parking permit fee is $200. Each student purchasing a permit must have a driver's license by the end of 2025. Any student who plans to purchase a parking permit must bring a printed and signed parking permit application along with payment on the first day of school.
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If you have questions about the process, please contact the Phoenix Parents Parking Permit Coordinators: Lisa Stephenson and Kim Darroch.
School Event Parking
Visitors may park in ANY open parking space around the school building on our site. If those spaces are full, street parking is available on Washington Street. Please be courteous to our neighbors and do not park in the nearby apartment building parking lots, The Methodist Home for Children or the lot of the Jordan Child and Family Center. During the event, traffic will flow counterclockwise and in one direction around our building.
