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Welcome to Driver Education. This course covers the curriculum set forth by The State of New Hampshire and as such is subject to the following rules and regulations:
“Students whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked, shall not be permitted to enroll in a course until their privilege is restored. Students whose privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked while enrolled in a course shall not be permitted to continue the course and may retake the entire course when their privilege is restored.” Saf-C 3113.01
Incidents involving drug or alcohol use or possession by a student during scheduled course hours will be reported to the department of safety and will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the driver’s education program.
Students will also be removed from the program for behavioral issues, insufficient attendance, unapproved absence, or multiple driving cancellations due to conflicts with other activities. Driving Solutions reserves the right to move students into a future session. Re-Enrollment fees will apply.
To enroll in a class, students must be 15 years and 9 months of age on or before the first scheduled classroom session. Students must provide a photocopy of an original birth certificate or passport.
Driver Education attendance consists of:
30 Hours of Classroom Instruction
No classroom instruction shall be excused during the course except for good cause which is only illness, injury, or family emergency. Students absent for a job, sport, band, theater, cheer, etc. will be dropped from the class. Absences for good cause may not exceed 4 hours. Any missed classroom instruction shall be documented by a parental note and must be approved by the classroom instructor. Students cannot arrive late or leave early. Any approved absence must be made up with an assignment to cover the missed material. The first and last class are mandatory and cannot be excused.
10 Hours Behind the Wheel Instruction/6 Hours In Car Driving Observation
Students will receive a written schedule for 10 hours of behind the wheel instruction. Each student will drive no more than 2 hours each week. Students are accepted into the program based on the driving availability provided at registration. Minor changes that alter their availability to drive such as a doctor or dentist appointment should be communicated 3 weeks in advance. Major changes that alter their availability to drive such as signing up for a sport, job, etc will not be accepted.
Students will receive at least 6 hours of driving observation in the driver education vehicle. Therefore, students and parents can expect each in car lesson to last approximately 2 hours. Parents are responsible for providing transportation.
Parent(s) are required to join the students the last 30 minutes of the first class. Attendance is mandatory. In addition to a formal driver education program, students under the age of 18 are required to complete 40 hours of practice driving with a licensed 25 year old driver. Students are expected to practice their driving skills each week in order to make sufficient progress.
Notification of any conflicts related to driving schedule or classroom attendance must come from a parent. Souhegan High school does not notify us if a student is absent. Fees may apply if driving cancellation is less than 24 hours.
Students who have satisfactorily completed the course will receive a certificate of completion. Please note-certificate of completion will not be issued until any account balance is paid.
Satisfactory completion consists of:
Attending 30 hours of classroom instruction
Achieving a classroom grade of 80% or higher
Completing 10 hours of behind the wheel instruction
Completing 6 hours of driving observation
Resolving any outstanding fees
| Unsuccessful Course Completion |
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Incomplete | Student exceeded maximum hours of approved absences from class and/or failed to complete driving/observation hours. Student may enroll in another like course. | Re-enrollment fees may apply |
Dropped | Student dropped from program due to behavioral issues, unapproved absence from class or multiple missed/cancelled driving lessons. Student may apply to enroll in another like course. | Re-enrollment fees will apply |
Fail | Student has not successfully completed class with an overall grade of at least 80%. Student may apply to enroll in another like course | Re-enrollment fees will apply |
Nightly homework assignments | pass/fail | 10% grade |
Quizzes | percentage grade | 40% |
Final written exam | percentage grade | 50% |
In vehicle instruction | complete/incomplete |
Students must achieve an overall grade of at least 80% to pass course. Students will be given an opportunity to retake quizzes and final exam.
*Any concerns will be brought to a parent’s attention. Please provide instructions on the best way to communicate student progress.
Tuition and fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable. If you question the student’s ability to make driver education a priority for the next several weeks, please consider postponing enrollment.
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