Welcome to Arlington’s Driver Education Program  -   Fall 2022   

 

REGISTRATION:

DRIVER ED is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have a valid permit.  Before you register to take the course, both student and parent are requested to attend a mandatory ZOOM conference call on Thursday, September 8, Monday, September 12, or, Wednesday, September 14 from 7 – 8pm, that will detail the rules, regulations and requirements of the Driver Ed program.  Register for Driver Ed Info Zoom: @https://arlingtonschools.revtrak.net for an invitation to attend. Zoom invitations will be sent the afternoon of the scheduled meeting to those who have registered by noon on those days.

 

After the meeting, you may register for Driver Education classes:  https://arlingtonschools.revtrak.net between September 16 - September 21

Course Fee:   $125.00 per Arlington student      

165.00 per Non-Arlington Resident student 

 

Driver Education is a 48 hour program consisting of 16 - 1 ½ hr Lecture classes and 16 - 1 ½ hr  Driving sessions.  Why take Driver Education?  Students who take Driver Education are given the tools to understand and follow the rules of the road and to make good decisions so that they will become safe and focused drivers.  85% of those who take Driver Education are deemed safer drivers than those who don’t.  At the completion of the course, students will receive their MV285 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. 

 

LECTURE:

  1. The lecture portion of the program will be taught both in person and online by one of our certified mastered secondary teachers certified to teach Driver Education.  

  2. Students will get a text book prior to the beginning of classes. 

  3. Students will complete quizzes as well as watch videos, presentations, have class discussions, do a project and take a final exam.

  4. Students will choose to take their Lecture classes:        


Class dates will run Tuesdays, September 27 - January 10 from 6:30 - 8:00pm

Wednesdays, September 28 - January 11 from 4 - 5:30pm

and Thursdays, September 29 - January 12 either 4 - 5:30pm or 6:30 - 8:00pm

Each day will have 2 mandatory Monday dates added in order to finish prior to "regents week".


 

DRIVING:

What is also different, is that you, the parent/guardian, will be given the task of teaching your teen how to drive (physically maneuver the vehicle).  This will include everything from entering the vehicle, understanding the dashboard, adjusting seats, mirrors, etc, to driving on different roads, changing lanes, signaling, accelerating, parallel parking and braking to vehicle inspection, how to fill the tank, how to read and react to road conditions and more.   What we have all come to take for granted, that has become automatic pilot for us, is uncharted waters that you will help your teen navigate.  Those students registered for either summer session will be able to start their driving sessions with their student beginning June 1.

  1. You, the parent/guardian, will be teaching your student from the ground up.  How to information and online information will be included in your child’s Parent packet. 

  2. You may hire a driving school to teach a few hours of driving lessons, but as you will see in your information packet, there is more than just the physical driving that needs to be reviewed in the driving portion of Driver Education.

  3. You will drive with your student 2 - 3  times per week, a minimum of 1 ½ hrs per week.  You will submit your student’s weekly progress information online. 

  4. Parents will be sent links to set up a google doc to record the student's Driver Ed driving and must be recorded weekly.

  5. Driving done prior to June 1 will not count towards your 24 Driver Education, but does count towards your student's 50 hour minimum required to take their road test.


Students will be able to pick up their textbooks on Thursday, September 22 or Friday, September 23 in Room #2102 during all lunch periods.  Non-Arlington students may pick up their books on those days between 4 - 6pm at the "bubble" at the main entrance of AHS