DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 166
July 25, 2008
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
2008-2009 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
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 2001 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 Education's 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 driver's license in
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 DMV's monitored list to verify accuracy and to amend
when necessary.
Please complete and send
the attached 2008-2009 Driver Education Program Approval Application to the
Department of Education by August 28, 2008.
If you have questions, please contact Vanessa C. Wigand, principal
specialist, health education, physical education, and driver education, Office
of Middle and High School Instruction, by e-mail at vanessa.wigand@doe.virginia.gov
or by telephone at (804) 225-3300.
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Attachment
a. 2008-2009
Application for Driver Education Program Approval (Word)