Drivers Education A Community Service Program at Gates

Drivers Education A Community Service Program at Gates Chili Central School District

Drivers Education Program • Summer program • June to August • Two sessions • Winter spring program • Early Jan to Mid May

How students are priortize We are now using date of birth as the means of scheduling students into the program. With the oldest student being offered their first available choice

The process You will rank all pre-registered students by birth date order If needed we will then use alphabetical order in the case of the same birth. We will slot students into road groups based on their 4 listed road groups on the registration from. If when we get to your name there are none of your requested spots available we will offer you what we do have available so it is critical you save your schedule. We will mail you a receipt and highlighted schedule

Instructors • • Mr. John Del. Vecchio Mr. Dan Goodwin Mr. Thomas Fasoldt Mr. Alden Bell Program Administrators Mrs. Marla Chefalo Mrs. Josie Argento

What is covered in the lecture classes? • • • • Introduction to Drivers Education You the driver Signs, signals, markings Safe driving decisions Basic maneuvers Driving conditions Alcohol, drugs & driving Intersections Natural laws and car control Driving in towns and cities Highways and expressways Adverse conditions Emergencies Buying and insuring a car

Lecture class • Lecture classes meet for 16 sessions for a total of 24 hours. • Classroom will be in room 420 High School • Road groups meet at door #50 at HS • Must attend all scheduled days

Lecture You must attend all lecture classes You are required to attend all 16 scheduled dates of lecture class • 4 Unit tests • 1 Final Exam • Guest Speaker

Road Groups • Road groups meet for 16 sessions for a total • Road groups will meet at entrance #50 • You need to attend all of your scheduled classes.

Road groups • Where do we drive? – We drive all over Monroe County • Also cover basic car controls and owning and maintaining a car

Road and Lecture Groups • NO PHONES • No i. Pods, MP 3 players or other electronics All belongings and electronics will be placed in the trunk during drive times If we see it out we will take it and you will be asked to leave and will be marked absent! • Follow all NYS laws including wearing seat belts (on or no credit for drive time) • Get to CLASS ON TIME

PRACTICE DRIVING • • Drive with your kids Take them out to parking lots Practice driving/ talk about driving We can teach them so much more if they have the introductory skills down! REMEMBER…. You are the role model for your child's driving!

The car We drive a 2009 Chevy Impala • owners manual • purchasing a car • how to change a tire • how to detail a car

Expectations Be on time for Class and Road groups. PHONES OFF, IPODS away, and PUT AWAY while in car and class. COMMUNICATE with your teacher Follow The Spartan Way & Gates Chili Code of Conduct Follow all NYS Laws Violations may result in disciplinary action Parents we encourage the student to communicate with the instructor directly!

DMV Certificates • We no longer able to issue 5 Hour Certificates (MV 278). If you would like to take your road test before the end of the program you will need to take the 5 hour course on your own. • Student Certificate of Completion (DMV 285) Forms will be mailed when all of the required paperwork has been processed. You use this form to schedule your road test. • 50 hours of supervised driving (DMV 262) http: //www. nydmv. state. ny. us

PLEASE…. . • Check scheduled dates carefully! You are not able to miss classes or drive times. • Keep a copy of the schedule for reference • When choosing spots – Think about sports – Think about vacation plans – Think about work schedules – Think about school schedules

Payments – We will collect your payment when we confirm your registration We also now offer a payment plan but all payments must be complete by the last day of class to receive your certificate.

Payment options The cost for the program is $395. 00 Checks are written out to: Gates Chili Continuing Education You may also pay by credit card we accept Visa, Master Card, Discover Card There are no refunds.

Questions? Marla_chefalo@gateschili. org 247 -5345 Our office is currently located in the High School in room 716 A our office hours are Monday to Thursday 9 – 8 PM