***KAUAI HIGH SCHOOL*** DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM A life-long learning skill. Learn right from the Start! ENROLL IN DRIVER EDUCATION Contact Information: Mr. Rolando Dace E-mail: rolando_dace@notes.k12.hi.us (during the regular school year). If possible, please e-mail before calling. Phone if unable to send an e-mail at Kauai High School (808)274-3160. Please leave a message when calling. Driver instructors will check their mail box for written message periodically. KAUAI HIGH SCHOOL'S DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM INFORMATION PROGRAM = Program consist of 30 hours of class instruction and 6 hours behind-the-wheel driving. SCHEDULE = After school and weekends. Schedule to be announced by the instructor. Students who are selected for a session should not make any commitments outside of driver education (e.g.., part-time jobs) and are expected to adhere to the schedule. ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION (NEW POLICY STARTING DECEMBER 16, 2002) *Applies to all applications turned in, on or after December 16, 2002 Because of the overwhelming response for the Kauai High School's Driver Education Program, students must attach a copy of their valid student's driver permit and a self-addressed stamped envelope to a Completed Driver Education Application in order to be placed on the wait list. Students will be placed on the wait list in the order that their completed application, attached self-addressed stamped envelope and copy of their student's driver permit are received. If an application is turned in incomplete, without a photocopy of a valid student driver's permit, self-addressed envelope or missing information the student application will not be placed on the wait list. The self-addressed stamped envelope will be used to mail the applicant's acceptance letter to the Kauai High School Driver Education Program when the applicant officially makes the next available class. Applications can be picked up from the Kauai High School's Main Office, Mondays through Fridays, from 7:00 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. except holidays. CERTIFICATION (Non-credit course.) Certificates awarded for satisfactory completion of 30 hours classroom and 6 hours behind-the-wheel instruction. Student's permanent record will show satisfactory completion of course. This course does not qualify the student for a driver's license. STUDENT-PARENT OBLIGATIONS Once behind-the-wheel instruction is limited to 6 hours, students are expected to practice driving skills under the supervision of parents/guardians. Traffic citations incurred during *behind-the wheel training are the responsibility of the student driver. *Regular attendance is mandatory. Absences will subject the student to non-certification. ENROLLMENT AND FEE The fee is $10.00. To be placed on the waiting list, please completely fill out the application form, attach a photocopy of your Hawaii Permit, a self- addressed stamped envelope and turn it into the Driver Education Box located at the Kauai High School Front Office. The self-addressed stamped envelope will be used to mail your acceptance letter to the Kauai High School Driver Education Program when you officially make the next available class. WHY SHOULD YOU ENROLL IN DRIVER EDUCATION? Learning how to drive right from the start is important. Quality driver education provided by certified professional driver education teachers is the best way to learn this lifelong skill. Here are more reasons: SAFETY FIRST There are a lot of unsafe drivers on the road. Driver education is designed to produce safe efficient drivers. Our driver education teachers will keep you safe. In addition, all driver education cars are equipped with dual control brakes, located on the front passenger side. This allows the instructors to use them when needed to ensure safety on the road at all times. STRESS-FREE LEARNING Learning to drive is often just as stressful on the teacher as it is on the student, especially if the teacher happens to be your parent, sibling, or best friend. Avoid arguements and fights, which add stress to your life at home or with friends. Learn from a driver education teacher, trained to help you learn without the additional stress. LOW COST The Department of Education cost for driver education is only $10 for 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours behind-the-wheel. Save your family added expense. JOBS Many jobs in Hawaii require that you have a driver's license. The driver education program will help prepare you for jobs that may require driving skills. ROAD TEST PREPARATION Our behind-the-wheel training prepares you for the road test by helping you feel comfortable riding with an instructor. You should feel more relaxed during your road test because you have experienced riding with an instructor. DID YOU KNOW.....high teen fatalities on our highways are due to inexperience driving, speeding and lack of seat belt use?.............alcohol-related traffic crashes is the leading killer of teens between the ages of 15 and 19?........if 50% of traffic deaths are due to alcohol-related crashes, then 50% of the deaths are due to "something else"?..........if 10% of reported crashes are alcohol-related, then 90% are due to "something else"?..........if 25% or less of drivers involved in fatal crashes are intoxicated, then 75% and more are not intoxicated......then "something else" caused their crash?........if 38% or less of fatally injured drivers are intoxicated, then 62% and more drivers are not intoxicated then "something else" caused their crash?