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SANTA FE TRAIL DRIVER EDUCATION 2024
COST: $250. $50 due April 28th, and remaining balance due by May 14th.
MANDATORY ENROLLMENT MEETING: April 10th, 7:00 pm, at SFTHS in the Auditorium. Student and parent must be present.
Classroom: online classroom, April 29th thru May 30th. Students must take and pass a supervised Kansas handbook test with Mr. Erickson prior to May 1st. Students will need to take a supervised final exam at SFTHS on May 29th or 30th between 6:00 and 7:30pm. All course work must be complete by May 30th.
Students must pass eye screening (20/40 in either eye, provided by the school, if not passed must see a licensed practitioner).
Online Driver’s Education Curriculum
Santa Fe Trail High School
For the online Driver’s Education class we will be using the Drive Right: You are the Driver, 10th ed. textbook, which will be provided. To successfully complete the online curriculum for Driver’s Education you must complete the following with no less than 80% mastery:
- 1 – Handbook Test
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- Standard Test given by Kansas DMV over driving handbook (supervised by instructor)
- 18 Chapters Exams from Drive Right book
- Each Chapter Exam contains 25 questions (students complete on google classroom, at their own pace)
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- 1 – Cumulative Final Exam (supervised by instructor)
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- 25 questions covering all chapters
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DRIVING PORTION
Students will be assigned a driving instructor. That instructor will inform you of your driving times. It is your responsibility to inform the instructor of times you are not available to drive. Missed drive times could delay or keep you from passing the course. Most of the driving will take place after school is out and the month of June. In order to pass the driving portion of the class a student must:
- Students will be required to pass driving based competences:
- driving fundamentals
- turns
- parking
- urban driving
- highway driving
- rural driving
- Be on time to driving dates.
- Have mature behavior in the car.
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED-In case we have more students than we have time to drive, we will use the following order to select the students: 1. Currently possess a Learners Permit 2. Pass the Kansas Handbook test 1st time 3. Current SFT High School student 4. Current SFT 8th grade Student
If you have passed both the classroom and the driving areas of the driver’s education class you will then receive a certificate of completion form. Questions: Regan Erickson, Santa Fe Trail High School, 800-836-9525; rerickson@usd434.us
Driver’s Education 2024
NUMBERS ARE LIMITED-In case we have more students than we have time to drive, we will use the following order to select the students: 1. Currently posses a Learners Permit 2. Pass the Kansas Handbook test 1st time. 3. Current High School student 4. Current Junior High Student
CUTOFF DATE-All students are required to be 14 at the time of the classroom portion. The cutoff date to take Driver’s Ed at SFT is May 1st. If your student’s birthday is within a few days of the cutoff, let me know, and I can tell you if it is possible to squeeze them in.
HANDBOOK TEST: Start studying the Kansas Driving Handbook now! All Driver’s Ed students must take and pass the Kansas Handbook test with me. The test score and date must be entered into the KDOR portal before they can be entered into the system, even if the student already possesses a LP. See the handbook test dates below. CAUTION!! IF the test is taken and failed 4 times, the student may not take the test again, or driver’s education for 6 months. The handbook must be read and studied. A practice test can be found at https://www.dmv-written-test.com/Kansas/practice-test-1.html , or get a handbook from me.
Options: Students will be able to take the test at their school between 4/18 thru 4/26, with me during school hours. The tests will need to be passed prior to the student starting the Chapter tests. A failed handbook test could cause you to not be able to take driver’s ed this summer. We have limited numbers. I have handbooks I can loan out to study. There is also an online version that can be found at: https://www.ksrevenue.org/pdf/dlhb.pdf .
Important Dates: -May 1st-must be 14 by May 1st (get ahold of me if within a few days).
-Hand book test dates: 4/17-26th at CAC TBD (during school hours); 4/17-18,24-25 at SFTHS during AP.
-April 29th-Online class starts, must be paid in full by May 17th. Please pay online on your students power school account:
-May 29 or 30-Final Exam, SFT LMC, 6:00-7:30pm.
-May 15-July 3rd-potential driving portion driver’s ed.
-Please scan and fill out the form tonight.
-Parents, you need to physically check your students progress for the online classroom. I have made many calls to parents to inform them that their student is behind, to find out the student said they were on 15, when they were actually on ch 5. It is very common. I have mixed feelings, driving a car is a huge responsibility, so I feel like students should show that responsibility and get their classroom work done without being prodded along. But I also don’t want to see families lose money. If I enter the student in the portal, it costs, if I have them scheduled to drive, it costs more, if they drive, it will cost the full amount, whether they pass or not.
- You can take a handbook with you to begin studying right away. I will deliver text books to those enrolled
-all pick up and drop off locations are at the Casey’s in the town you indicate, unless different arrangements are made with your driving instructor.
-most students will drive 5 times over the course of a couple weeks. It can vary between one to three weeks. We need to know dates the student is unavailable, and we will avoid those times.
-When you are given your temporary LP, you need to go to the dmv to trade it in for a real LP. This will start the one year mandatory possession. In one year from that date, and passing drivers ed, your student will be able to get their restricted license.
-LP , I can give your student a temporary LP, which makes them legal to drive with a licensed 21 year old in the front passenger seat, after they pass the Kansas drivers handbook test. I will give it to them after they drive one time, and are deemed safe to practice with you or ?? You don’t have to practice with them until they complete the driving portion. But you do need to drive with them for 50 hours before they can get their restricted license, and they will become better drivers. Of course, please encourage them to practice the safe driving habits they will learn.
-Please rank your student, I want students who have very low experience to drive first, in case they need a little more time.
[** If your student misses the cutoff date, below are their options: (Remember, ALL students are required to have a learners permit 1 full year prior to getting a restricted)(Also, check the license options available):
1. There are driving schools in Topeka, and they are able to be more flexible with the start dates etc. of the class. However, they do cost quite a bit more.
2. Have your student take the handbook test at the DMV and get their Learner’s Permit. All students have to have a learner’s permit one full year before getting their restricted license. For example, say a student got their Learner’s Permit on May 20th of 2023 because they turned 14 on May 10th. They could take Driver’s Ed at SFT in 2024, and once they pass, go in and get their restricted, as long as they have enough practice hours (minimum of 25 hours, with 5 of those at night; or the full 50 hours, with 10 at night that they will need before they get their lesser restricted license at 16.)
3. Wait until April 2025 to take Driver’s Ed at SFT, not getting their LP until class. The issue with this is they will still have to wait a full year to get a restricted license from the date of being issued a LP.]