2009-2010

 

Nevada High School Driver Education Information

 

DriverÕs Education classes will be available this year in January and June

 

Sign up sheets for these classes will be available about 2 months before classes start              

 

Tuition for the course runs $310.00

 

Iowa state law dictates 6 hours of driving, 6 hours of back seat observation, and 30 hours of classroom time

 

Student instructional driving permits are required for registration into this course

 

 

Driver Education Information

2009 - 2010

 

Driver Education Students and Parents,

 

The following is information you may find important before you and your student      make a commitment to the Nevada Driver Education program.

 

1.    Mr. David J. Kroese is your studentÕs instructor for the classroom and another teacher will help with most of the behind the wheel driving portion this session.

2.    $310 tuition is expected to be paid prior to the start date of class, made payable to Nevada High School and presented to the Guidance office, not the teacher.

3.    Attendance and cooperation is a must if students are going to succeed. State law dictates 6 hours of driving, 6 hours of back seat observation, and 30 hours of classroom for each student, which is to include, 4 hours of drug and alcohol education, 20 minutes of railroad safety education, information on sharing the road with bicycles and motorcycles, and exposure to organ donation information. I will work with students that have pre-approved conflicts once during the length of the class. I require either direct contact from the student or a message left by the student in the event of an illness or emergency before the absence. If the conflict involves more than one absence, the student should strongly consider waiting to take drivers education at a different time. Students missing 2 or more classes will probably not be able to pass the class. (Accommodations can be made over and above the 2 hours of free make-up at the studentÕs expense of $20/hr).

4.    Students must pass both the classroom and the driving portion to pass the class.

5.    The classroom section will be graded but not calculated into their GPA. All assignments must be completed to the instructorÕs satisfaction.

6.    Completion of the 30 hours of classroom and 6 hours of driving does not guarantee the student will pass. 3 options exist at the conclusion of 30 class hours and the 6 hours of driving.

A.   Pass. Pay money to the DOT, fill out the forms, and get your license unless you have one of the unlucky 3 birthdays each month and you are selected to drive anyway.

B.   Fail. Must retake at your cost or wait til you are 18 and drive at the DOT.

C.   Drive at the DOT. Required by the teacher to improve your driving and be tested by the DOT at a later date.

7.    Student instructional driving permits are required and NEED to be brought along any time a student is scheduled to drive. It is illegal for the student to drive without his/her permit in the car.

8.    The school keeps the certificates of completion until it is time for the student to go get his/her license.

Driving as arranged: Arranged with the instructor and the studentÕs driving partner.