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Parking Permits

Parking applications for the 2025-2026 school year will be available as noted below. 

• Parking Permit applications must be completed by the student, using their DASD student email account.
• STEM Academy Senior Class applications will be accepted beginning Monday, August 4, 2025.  An email was sent to both students and parents.
• STEM Academy Junior Class application will be accepted Monday, August 11, 2025 once the email is sent out to all families. Any application completed before this date/time of the email being sent out for a member of the junior class,  will not be considered.    

STEM Academy Class of 2026 parking permit letter 

STEM Academy Class of 2027 Parking permit letter

Applications will be processed in the order received. Once applications are verified and approved, the $50 fee will be added to your PaySchools Central account and your family will receive a notification to complete the payment.  (Please note that this can take up to 7 days to process.) Information about parking permit pick up will be provided at a later date.

• Seniors must have cleared all outstanding obligations (tech fees, IB Fee 1 and 2, and any other fees showing in PaySchools Central.  IB Fees 3-6 can be paid according to the schedule provided.)  Seniors must have a copy of their 11th grade physical on file with the Nurse.
• The cost for a parking permit is $50 and must be paid via your PaySchools Central account. Payments must be made prior to permit pick up.  Payments are non-refundable and permits cannot be transferred to another student.
• Students must also bring the following items for verification at the time of permit pickup: valid Driver's License, current Auto Insurance Card, current Vehicle Registration. (Permits will not be issued without verification of the above required documents.)
• 25-26 Parking Maps:  There are a limited number of spaces available.  Student parking spaces are outlined in GREEN (for the WEST,  Kottmeyer, Band lot and DYW lots). All staff spaces are outlined in RED.
• Additional student parking is available at the Downingtown Young Whippets (DYW) lot, via Wallace Ave.  Valid parking permits are required to park anywhere on campus and in the DYW lot.  Those that do not have a valid parking permit will not be allowed to park on campus and will run the risk of a parking ticket or possibly being towed. The DYW lot is located on Water Plant Way and is not directly accessible by car from campus.  It can only be accessed from Wallace Avenue. You may walk through campus to access the lot. Students may only park on the graveled areas at the DYW lot.  Please do not park in the grassy areas as you will risk being ticketed or towed.  Please refer to the 25-26 Parking Maps for a visual of the spaces referred to.
• Students are NOT permitted to park off campus.  This includes, but is not limited to the following local areas:  St. Joseph's Parish, St. Martha's Villa, baseball fields located on Manor Avenue, at the local Royal Farms, or any side street.   Parking in undesignated areas further disturbs the traffic flow and could cause an accident.  Students risk being ticketed or towed.

• Each Student is limited to registering one vehicle only.  

• A $25.00 parking ticket may be issued for any violations, including parking on the property without a designated permit.
• Temporary parking passes are only issued for a second vehicle in an emergency situation to students who currently possess a parking permit.  A temporary parking permit can be obtained in the main office.  Please see Ms. Sokso.

• Permits must be displayed on the rear window, facing out.  You may not transfer your permit to another vehicle.  If a new vehicle is purchased during the year, the old permit must be returned in order to receive a new permit.

Work Permits

All students between the ages of 14 and 17 are required by Pennsylvania School Law to secure an Employment certificate, known as "Working Papers," before they may begin to work. Students, who have reached 18, by state law, do not need working papers. 

Please bring a completed copy of the Work Permit Application to the STEM Counseling Office with an original document showing proof of age, such as one of the items listed below. Students must be present to sign the work permit in the presence of the Issuing Officer prior to providing a copy to their employer.

• Birth Certificate
• Baptismal Certificate
• Passport
• Driver’s license
• Learner’s permit

PA Department of Education Child Labor Law 

NOTE:  Work Permits during the school year are only available during the hours of 7:15 am - 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.  During the summer, Work Permits are only issued during the hours of 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Thursday.