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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
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.
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:
Best drop-off time is from 8:30 to 8:50.
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. Best pick-up time is from 2:40 to 2:55.
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.
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 each and can be purchased on the first day of school. Seniors, then juniors, will be given first priority in the case that a lottery is needed.
If you have questions about the process, please contact Betsy Green (Parking Permit Coordinator, Phoenix Parents).
2022-23 PARKING PERMIT PROCESS
Parking permits will be sold on the first day of school (August 9, 2022) at the Phoenix Shop (room 233). All students who entered the lottery in Spring 2022 will have first priority on parking space selection. 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 2022. Lottery participants will be able to choose their parking spot on the first day of school before other students may purchase a space (if spaces remain). Any student who plans to purchase a parking permit must bring a printed, signed copy of this parking permit application along with payment on the first day of school. The application must be signed by a parent/guardian.
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.
Each summer the Phoenix Parents Carpool Coordinator creates a database from information parents submit through the Carpool Interest Form. Families who have opted in to the database use that information during the summer months to communicate with each other and form carpools. The database is no longer accepting new entries; however, if you still need to make carpool arrangements for your student, you may request database information from the coordinator. The database will become active again in June.
Questions? Contact carpool@raleighcharterhs.org to reach the Phoenix Parents Carpool Coordinator.
Please include your student's name.