COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 53
August 16, 2002
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2002-2003
Driver Education Program Approval Application |
In accordance with Section 46.2-334 of the Code of
Virginia, the Department of Education is charged with approving public and
private school driver education programs. Driver education program requirements
are specified in the 2001 Curriculum
and Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia as prescribed by Section 22.1-205 of the Code of Virginia.
Public and private schools
seeking program approval from the Department of Education must submit the attached
Driver Education Program Approval
Application prior to beginning instruction. The application form will require division superintendents or
heads of private schools requesting driver education program approval to
certify that the proposed program will meet all state-approved program
requirements. The Department of
Education will share the teacher information submitted on the program approval
application with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to satisfy the Section
46.2-340 Code of Virginia requirement that directs the DMV to monitor
classroom and in-car driver education teachers driving records. Periodically, DMV will send each school the
names of the teachers on the monitoring list to verify accuracy and to amend if
necessary.
Teachers should
begin using the 2001 Curriculum and Administrative Guide for
Driver Education in Virginia during the 20022003 school year. The Virginia Association of Driver Education
and Traffic Safety (VADETS) has provided training to more than 2,000 public,
private, and commercial school teachers and will continue to sponsor staff
development opportunities for teachers who still need to take the curriculum
implementation training. The training
schedule is available on the VADETS website at http://adtsea.iup.edu/vadets/. The
VADETS curriculum implementation training is funded by a 402 federal highway
safety grant administered by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.
Principals will receive
this information through a memo that will be posted August 20, 2002, at the
following Web address: http://www.pen.k12.va.us/administrators/principals_memos/2002/
Please submit the completed
application form no later than September 13, 2002. If you have questions,
please contact Vanessa C. Wigand (mailto:vwigand@mail.vak12ed.edu),
specialist, health, physical education and driver education, at (804)
225-3300.
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