Driving Times:
12:00 – 1:30pm

2025 Summer Driver Education Program at Arlington High School



Course Fee: $685

Registration OPENS: Saturday, MAY 10th

Registration CLOSES: Monday, JULY 7



MUST Pre-register: First enrolled- first choice of Car & Lecture Times

Car times & Lecture times subject to change, and are on demand only.



MANDATORY Informational Meeting:

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

from 6-7pm in the Library

*All students interested in taking driver education must attend this meeting accompanied by a parent or guardian.



LectureStart Date:

Thursday, July 17

Lecture End Date:

Thursday, August 7



Behind the Wheel Start Date:

Monday, July 21

Behind the Wheel End Date:

Monday, August 11th



WEEK 1: Lecture only on Thursday, July 17th and Friday, July 18th

WEEK 2: Lecture and Behind the Wheel: Monday-Friday; July 21-July 25

WEEK 3: Lecture and Behind the Wheel: Monday-Friday; July 28-August 4th

WEEK 4: Lecture: Monday-Thursday: August 4th-August 7th (final exam);  

                Behind the Wheel: Monday-Friday, August 4th-August 8th

WEEK 5: Behind the Wheel Only: Monday, August 11th (last class)



Lecture: (choose one)

Course #3302: 10:30am-12pm

Course #3303: 12-1:30pm



Behind the Wheel Instruction: (choose one):

Course #3304: 7:30am-9pm

Course # 3305: 9am-10:30am

Course # 3306: 10:30am-12pm

Course # 3307: 12pm-1:30pm



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 recieve ther MV- 285 Certificate.


• The lecture portion of the program will be taught in person by one of our certified mastered 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 doctors 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.