COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 43
July 29, 2005
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: |
2005-2006 Driver
Education Program Approval Application |
In
accordance with 46.2-334 of the Code of Virginia, the Department of
Education is responsible for 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 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 requires 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.
As
required by 22.1-205 of the Code of Virginia, the Virginia Board of
Education has established a standardized program of driver education for
public, private, and commercial schools.
The Driver Education Standards of
Learning and the Curriculum and
Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia prescribe the content
and administrative requirements of a state-approved driver education
program. In addition, the Department of
Education has developed a set of driver education scope and sequence modules to
assist teachers in providing a standardized program of instruction that meets
state requirements. These Curriculum Scope and Sequence Modules are available at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/PE/.
Course
content, minimum requirements, and administrative guidelines for classroom
driver education and laboratory training (driving and observing and, if
utilized, simulation, and multi-car-range instruction), shall follow the Board
of Educations standardized program of instruction as outlined in the
administrative section of the guide.
Successful course completion is a prerequisite for applicants younger
than age 19 to obtain a drivers license in Virginia.
The
Department of Education will share the teacher information submitted on the
program approval application with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to
satisfy 46.2-340 of the Code of Virginia that directs the DMV to
monitor classroom and in-car driver education teachers driving records. Periodically, we will send each school the
names of the teachers on DMVs monitored list to verify accuracy and to amend
when necessary.
Please
complete and send the attached 2005-2006 Driver Education Program Approval
Application to the Department of Education by August 31, 2005. If you have questions, please contact
Vanessa C. Wigand (vanessa.wigand@doe.virginia.gov),
specialist, health education, physical education and driver education, Office
of Middle and High School Instruction at (804) 225-3300.
JLD/VCW/yba
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2005/adm043a.doc