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Parking Pass Application Reminders

Parking pass applications are due digitally by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 29th.We have a limited number of parking spaces to accommodate students that drive to school. To maximize the number of students able to park on campus, applications and parking spaces are prioritized in the following order:

  1. Carpools (2 or more licensed drivers riding together who attend classes at Issaquah High School)
  2. Individual Seniors
  3. Individual Juniors
  4. Individual Sophomores (If spaces are available) - Note: Individual Sophomores rarely receive parking passes

 Please note:  Running Start students have their own parking lot and are ranked in class order with seniors given priority.

To obtain a parking pass:

  1. There is a different application for full time individual drivers, running start students, and carpools. All applications are due digitally by 5pm on Friday, August 29th.
  1. Full Time Individual drivers (non-carpool) need to fill out this form by 5:00pm on August 29th. Do not complete this form if you are applying for a carpool or if you are a running start student:

    Individual Driver Application
  2. Running Start students need to fill out this form by 5:00pm on August 29th. Do not complete this form if you are applying for a carpool or if you are a full time student:
    Running Start Application
  3. Carpools need to fill out this form by 5:00pm on August 29th. Each carpool should only submit a single form with information for all drivers:
    Carpool Application
  1. On September 2nd, a list will be posted in the commons identifying students granted a parking pass based on the priority criteria listed above.
  1. Once students are allocated a pass, students need to present their license to Mr. Gardiner, who will have a table stationed in the commons. Mr. Gardiner will confirm that students are attending classes at IHS, listed their appropriate grade level, and have a valid driver’s license.
  2. Carpools need at least 2 of their members cleared to pick up their carpool pass.
  3. Students with outstanding lunch detentions will be required to complete their lunch detentions by Wednesday, September 10th. Students will be notified directly if they have an outstanding lunch detention.
  4. Students with outstanding parking fines will need to pay their fine prior to receiving their pass.
  1. Once cleared by Mr. Gardiner, students will have until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12th to pay the $140 fee to the school bookkeeper and receive their parking pass. Students who do not pay this fee prior to this deadline will forfeit their parking pass.
     
  2. All parking pass applicants must be up to date on High School Xello Core Lessons to participate in the parking lottery. Please read below carefully to know what "complete" means by grade level and to access resources for support:

Steps for checking Xello lesson progress status:

  1. Log in to Xello from ClassLink account
    1. Username: ISD Computer username
    2. Password: The password you currently use to log on to school computers or Office 365.
    3. Click on "View all lessons"
    4. You see "100% complete" by the grade level if you complete all the core lessons for each grade. Middle school lessons and course planner are not required.
       
  2. Expectations for each grade level (incoming 12th, 11th, and 10th) for Xello status:
    1. Class of 2025: Incoming 12th graders must complete 9th, 10th, and 11th grade core lessons
      1. 4-Year Course Planner (9th) lesson not required.* 
         
    2. Class of 2026: Incoming 11th graders must complete 9th and 10th grade lessons 
      1. 4-Year Course Planner (9th) lesson not required.*
         
    3. Class of 2027: Incoming 10th graders must complete 9th grade lessons 
      1. 4-Year Course Plan (9th) lesson not required.*
         
  3. Resources to support students in completing Xello:
    1. If you are having trouble logging in, email ihscollegeandcareer@issaquah.wednet.edu
    2. If you need help navigating Xello, click HERE for a quick reference.

Parking

Parking on campus is reserved for carpoolers, seniors, and juniors. For increased security and protection, ALL students who drive to school must register their vehicles. Parking rules and regulations are available on the school website.

  • Parking and driving are considered privileges.
  • All parking and driving regulations are strictly enforced.
  • Violations may lead to suspension of privileges, fine/ticket, towing of vehicle, school discipline, and/or police notification.
  • Vehicles are not to be used for storage during the school day.
  • Students who are found in the parking lot, loitering in their vehicles during the school day, or littering are subject to discipline.
  • Security cameras are in use.
  • Speed limit of 10 mph is strictly enforced.

If students desire parking privileges, they agree not to allow contraband in their automobiles. They agree that their vehicles are subject to search by school officials if the officials develop individualized suspicion that student(s) are or have been violating a law or student conduct rule. Students and their families understand the parking lots will be subject to periodic patrols by drug-sniffing dogs at times when the students are not in the vicinity of the dogs. Students agree that if a drug-sniffing dog “hits’ on their vehicle while it is parked on school premises, school officials will have the authority to search the vehicle. If students refuse to allow searches of vehicles by school officials in such circumstances, students will lose their parking privileges and must understand that the Issaquah School District will presume that the dogs have accurately discovered contra-band in determining whether student disciplinary action is warranted. See Board Regulation 3230 Student Privacy and Searches.

Student Traffic Court 

Student Traffic Court is a student-run court that replaces driving violations with community-service, wiping the fee and violation from your record. If you have gotten a violation recently, you may be eligible for Traffic Court. Please note that Traffic Court does not apply to driving accidents (e.g. collisions), and also does not apply to violations that do not go on your record. Examples of violations that may be eligible for court include speeding, various lane violations, and failure to stop/yield as appropriate. 

A fillable Student Traffic Court Request Form should be emailed to the Issaquah Municipal Court.