Permits

Applications for student parking permits for the 2026-27 school year will open at 9 a.m. beginning August 3, 2026, and will stay open until 9 a.m. on August 17, 2026.

Apply for the Parking Permit Application

Students will be notified via their school email regarding the status of their application by August 25. The permits will be distributed August 27 and 28. Please remember permits are issued based on our pool process, not on a first-come, first-served basis. We are unable to prioritize individual permits for students based on schedules, activities, work, or living in/out of district.

Parking Pool Information

For the 2026-2027 school year, we prioritized permit distribution through a pool process. The process is outlined below. The cost for a permit is $330 per carpool.

• Pool 1: 4 licensed Junior or Senior drivers or a combination of the two*
• Pool 2: 3 licensed Junior or Senior drivers or a combination of the two*
• Pool 3: 2 licensed Junior or Senior drivers or a combination of the two*
• Pool 4: Senior Individual, if available by lottery**

*The parking permit process only counts Junior or Senior students with their driver's license as of September 1, 2026, as carpool members for a designated pool. Only students who are full time for both semesters are eligible for a parking permit. Full-time online students are not eligible for permits or to be listed on a carpool.

**If available, the lottery will be a random drawing of individual senior applicants corresponding to the number of available spots. Seniors who choose to apply individually are not guaranteed a Parking Permit. In previous years, not all seniors who applied received a solo permit. Juniors are not eligible for solo passes and will be denied.

At MHS, carpooling is the key to success for parking, as we rely on this system to maximize the number of students we can accommodate. Many of our students are heavily involved in activities and have unique schedules. Therefore, students who make arrangements to carpool are prioritized as we distribute permits. We have a limited number of parking spaces, and carpooling allows us to optimize the use of our lot. We are unable to prioritize individual permits for students based on schedules, activities, work, or living in/out of district.

Please note: The Parking Permit is for only one vehicle on campus at a time. Take a look at your before- and after-school activities so you are able to make your carpool work. If more than one vehicle is needed at MHS, please purchase a Daily Pass for $6 and park in the lower lot by the Einer Football Field.

The School District does provide transportation based on the criteria and information on the district's Transportation website.

Parking Permit Distribution

• August 27, Thursday: 8 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
• August 28, Friday: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 12:30-3 p.m.

To expedite the process, prior to picking up your permit:

• Return all outstanding books/materials
• Bring your Driver's License
• Pay all fines in Skyward/Fee Management
• Serve all detention hours
• Pay your Permit Fee in Skyward/Fee Management (or bring check, cash or credit card)

Distribution will be in front of the Bursar's Office at MHS. If students are unable to pick up an assigned parking permit, they may do so during the first four days of school. If the permit is not picked up during the first week of school, the permit will be reassigned.

Parking Permit Information

Students with Parking Permits must follow these requirements:

• Park in the GREEN lot, west side of MHS, or the student portion of the Red lot.
• Always display your permit with the right side facing out from your rearview mirror.
• You cannot sell or transfer your permit.
• Permits are only valid if issued by the Office of Student Resources.
• Permits sold to a student are for use by that student only. All students involved in the purchase and subsequent resale of a permit or using a permit that does not belong to them will be disciplined.
• Forgery of permits may result in a police citation, loss of parking privileges and/or suspension.
• Sophomores are not permitted to have Permits or be in possession of them.
• Students must update Student Resources within five days of receiving new license plates or a new vehicle.

Violations* for parking include:

• Not displaying your Parking Permit.
• Parking in the staff lots: purple, orange or blue, or the first 11 spaces of each row in the red lot.
• Parking in Visitor, Food Service or volunteer parking. These are marked with signs.
• Parking on the grass or curb, making your own spot, adding to the end of a row or blocking the aisles.
• Parking at Pagel Activity Center. This is separate from MHS. Cars can be ticketed or towed by Pagel.

*These rules apply to all permit holders.

Parking violations will be issued daily. If a student was issued a parking permit, but the permit is not displayed and/or the student is parked where they should not be, fees will be assessed:

• 1 ticket: $11
• 2 tickets: $22
• 3 tickets: $33 + Parking Detention and email/call home to parents
• 4+ tickets: $44 + all carpool participants lose permit for one or more weeks

Daily Pass Parking

If you would like to purchase a daily pass, use RevTrak.

• Passes are $6 per day.
• Students can buy up to three Daily Parking Passes per week.
• Daily Parking Passes are only good for parking in the LOWER lot by the Einer Football Field/dome, yellow on the map. Parking in any other lot will result in a ticket.
• You do not need to put anything in your car to display. Your name, license plate number and vehicle information from your online purchase will be given to our parking attendant.
• If you provide wrong or incomplete vehicle information, you may receive a ticket.
• Daily Passes are available for purchase on Fridays at 12 p.m. the week before they are needed.

Violations/Fines

If a student is parked on campus and was not issued a permit and did not purchase a Daily Parking Pass, or is parked where they should not be, the fees are:

• 1 ticket: $22
• 2 tickets: $33
• 3 tickets*: $44 + boot car if necessary, +$33, Parking Detention and call home to parents
• 4+ tickets*: $44 + your car can be towed at your expense

Ticketed Cars/Boots

If you receive a ticket on your car, check Skyward for the fine. It may not show up in your account for 48 hours. Tickets can be paid in person at the bursar or online via Skyward/Fee Management.

*If you are repeatedly parking in the MHS lot without a permit, and we do not have your car registered, we may boot it. The removal fee is $33 in addition to any tickets you were issued previously.

**If you repeatedly receive tickets in the MHS lot, your car may be towed at your expense.

Please contact Mary Jean Watras at maryjean.watras@minnetonkaschools.org if you have questions.