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Driving Times:
10:30-12:00pm

DRIVER EDUCATION:

2026 Winter/Spring Driver Education Program at Arlington High School

Course Start Date:

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Course End Date:

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Registration Opens:

Sunday, December 14, 2025

Registration Closes:

Friday, January 23, 2025

Course Fee: $685

Mandatory Meeting: Wednesday, 1/28 from 6:30-8pm. 

*All students are required to attend with a parent/guardian.



End date may be extended due to inclement weather or unexpected cancellations.



Students MUST ATTEND ALL Driving and Lecture sessions to receive their completion certificate.

Before registering, please consider your other time commitments that might interfere with your full participation with this program (sports, vacation, employment schedules, etc)

No refunds will be given once the program has begun.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Students must be 16 years of age by the start of the first class and have a valid NY State Learner’s Permit (MV-100).  A student can register for the program without yet having a learner’s permit but MUST have obtained their permit by the first class.   


• Driver Education is a 48-hour program consisting of 16 – 1 ½ hour lecture classes and 16 – 1 ½ hour behind the wheel instruction. Attendance at ALL lecture classes and behind the wheel instruction is MANDATORY. 
  
  Students must attend ALL classes to complete the program and receive their MV- 285 Certificate.


• The lecture portion of the program will be taught in-person by one of our certified secondary teachers certified to teach Driver Education.  


• Behind the Wheel Instruction, students will be in a car with three other students and an instructor from The American Driving Academy. 


• All lectures and driving will take place at Arlington High School.  For the driving portion, students will be picked up and dropped off at Arlington High School in the front of the building.


• This program teaches the student proper techniques, laws, and responsibilities pertaining to driving in New York State.


•  At the completion of the course, students will receive their MV-285 which they can use to book their road test.  Once they have passed their road test, they are entitled to receive insurance discounts (depending on your insurance company), and once they are 17, obtain their senior license.


• More than 4 absences may be cause for the student to be dismissed from the course.  Make-up driving sessions will be made for excused absences only (illness with doctor's note or family emergency) and there may be an additional make-up fee.  Any absences in this session must be made up in the next session according to NYS DMV regulations.