2009 - 2010 School
Year
For information about
individual programs, please see menu to the left.
General
Information
With more and more
vehicles on the roads and highways, it is important that students
be trained in the competencies, judgment and attitudes essential to
become safe and skillful drivers. The teachers and administrators
of the Seattle Public Schools traffic safety education program
believe that since driving is a skill that will be used throughout
a student's life, a good driver training program is important. Our
classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel sessions are taught by
people who are actually teachers, are certificated, and who have
several years of experience teaching driver
training.
In addition to the
convenience of our after-school programs being held at students'
schools, students can receive academic credit for the successful
completion of the course. During the first week
of class, Seattle Public Schools students will be given the option
of receiving either a letter grade for .25 credit or a pass/no
credit mark. Course grades appear on official
transcripts.
The Seattle
Public Schools is a not-for-profit organization, therefore, tuition
is based on what it costs to operate a program.
Traffic
Education Fee - $559.00
Tuition for all
2009-2010 programs is $559.00 (e.g., after-school, Saturday, and
summer programs). Students who successfully finish a traffic
education course will receive a certificate of completion. It must
be presented to the Department of Licensing before the driving
portion of the licensing test will be scheduled.
Course Repeat
Fees
These fees apply to
students who have previously taken the course through the Seattle
Public Schools and need to repeat either the classroom portion or
behind-the-wheel driving sessions - or both.
- Repeat classroom only:
$125.00
- Repeat driving
instruction: $318.00
- Repeat both classroom
and driving instruction: $318.00
There will be a $55.00
charge if a student misses the final drive session (final test) and
it has to be rescheduled.
Additional driving
sessions (outside of the usual instruction time) are available for
$55.00 an hour.
A
person wanting to get a Washington State driver license before the
age of 18 years must successfully complete a certified
driver-training course. Students who are at least 15 years of age
by the first day of class may register for a traffic safety
education program. All students must be able to obtain an
Instruction Permit through the Department of Licensing. If there is
a potential legal, medical, or vision problem that might prohibit
the student from getting a permit, check with the DOL before
registering for a class. Paid students will be given an Application for
Instruction Permit. This will allow them to get a
permit without having to take the written test at the DOL until
after the course has been successfully completed.
Students in
after-school programs are provided with session calendars by the
second classroom day. Saturday and Summer program students receive
their calendars on the first classroom day. Calendars are marked
showing classroom and driving days. Schedules follow the Seattle
School District calendar, e.g., if school is not in session,
traffic education programs do not meet. Please see
Saturday and Private School information below for
their schedules.
Programs will be held
at a school based on sufficient enrollment. All programs consist of
30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel
driving time.
Forms and registration
information for all Seattle Public Schools programs are available
in high school counseling offices. Private schools that offer our
program will also have registration forms.
PLEASE NOTE THAT
MEETING DAYS POSTED FOR A SCHOOL MAY CHANGE DUE TO AVAILABILITY OF
AN INSTRUCTOR. Schedules may have to be altered due to inclement
weather.
Traffic Education
Office
1330 North 90th Street, Building 400, Room 404
Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 252-4735
gemiller@seattleschools.org
