Driver's Ed Info
SANTA FE TRAIL DRIVER EDUCATION 2023
COST: $250. $50 due April 28th, and remaining balance due by May 17th.
MANDATORY ENROLLMENT MEETING: April 20th, 7:00 pm, at SFTHS in the Auditorium. Student and parent must be present.
Classroom: online classroom, May 1st thru June 6th. 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 June 5th or 6th between 6:00 and 7:30pm. All course work must be complete by June 6th.
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 .
SANTA FE TRAIL DRIVER EDUCATION 2023
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.
If your student misses the cutoff date, here are their options: (Remember, ALL students are required to have a learners permit one 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 2024 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.
HANDBOOK TEST: 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.
Options: Students will be able to take the test during the week of 4/24 thru 4/28, 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: Week of 4/24 at CAC TBD (during school hours); 4/25, 27,28 at SFTHS during AP.
-May 1st-Online class starts, must be paid in full by May 17th.
-June 5th and 6th-Final Exam, SFT LMC, 6:00-7:30pm.
-May 22-July 3rd-potential driving portion driver’s ed.