Welcome to Riverside

Welcome to riverside!

Welcome to our PTA website! With this site you will be able to join our PTA by paying your dues online, view the school calendar, sign up for weekly communications, shop for spirit gear, complete your directory information (and choose what information you want to share), and sign up for volunteer opportunities all in one place! Our website is constantly updated with the most current information so please check back often.

The RDCS PTA is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization that is made up of a dedicated group of parents and advocates volunteering together to create a better public school and educational experience for our children. We strive to provide an environment in which teachers, administrators, and our 400+ students can do the best work possible.

What we do:

Our school depends on PTA fundraising to provide supplemental enriching education opportunities for our students including: Theatre Arts Program, our School Gardening Program, our PE program, AND with your help we can do even more! The PTA also coordinates community building activities, fundraising events, and other programs to make our school exceptional.

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MAKE A PLAN TO RALLY FOR RIVERSIDE!

SAVE OUR SCHOOLS flyer with full details here: tinyurl.com/readytorally

TUESDAY, NOV 10th - DAY OF ACTION across Affiliated Charter Schools

7:30–8:00 a.m.: RALLY AT RIVERSIDE in front of school on Riverside Drive!

ARRIVE EARLY TO FIND PARKING

Wear Riverside Blue

Students attending rally will NOT be marked tardy. Students not attending rally enter Ethel and Huston gates as usual.

2:30 p.m.: RALLY at LAUSD Headquarters 333 S. Beaudry Ave., Los Angeles.

Bring your kids and your signs! We need a BIG showing here, too!

3:30 p.m.: Public comment at the Board meeting Same LAUSD location. We head inside, fill the room and stand behind our speaker. Kids are welcome inside too! No one else has to speak.

Good timing: Tuesday is an LAUSD early release day, and Wednesday, Nov. 11, is the Veterans Day holiday. If you can, please join us downtown!

RSVP for the 2:30 rally and 3:30 public comment (same link): bit.ly/riversiderally

Our school is facing a potential $475,000 funding cut for 2027–2028, which could eliminate at least 13 vital staff positions and directly impact our students’ safety and daily experience.

Questions? RDCSBudgetSubCom@gmail.com

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Upcoming Events:

💙Fuel up at Sharky's before and after the rallies on Tuesday, November 10! 💙

Want to join the fun? Snag the latest designs from Bonfire, classic favorites from our campus store, or one of the many options available on 1st Place Spiritwear.

we are riverside!

Do you know what makes Riverside awesome? Check out all of the amazing things Riverside Drive Charter School has to offer. Thank you so much to everyone who made this video possible!

Special thanks to: Alex Gradet, Rich Marchewka, Mike Adler, Lara Larkin, Julia Olsson, Paula Rhodes, Principal Richardson, and all of our amazing teachers, staff, and students!

Update: We now have the filtered water bottle filling stations!

About Riverside Drive Charter School

Our Principal Nicole Richardson and Our School Mascot Rocky

Riverside Drive Charter School's mission is to help our diverse student population cultivate the curiosity and skills to be life long learners. Our STArt (Science, Technology, and Art) curriculum provides hands-on, interdisciplinary learning that is the key to developing the critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication proficiencies that are important in the 21st Century. We are committed to creating and maintaining a thriving community of educators, staff, parents, and community partners who work together to prepare students for the challenges of college and careers.