Jordan
Driving School
"Maintaining the integrity and professionalism of driver education"
Wake County
*** If public school cancels activities due to weather or other
unforeseen issue, all Driver Education also cancels. ***
Class schedule for 2009/2010 school year click here (after school classes at public high
schools & classes held at the Jordan Driving School office)
For Home School,
private school, Saturday, and school break sessions held at locations other
than the public high schools click here
*Most public high
schools have at least one 30-hour after-school class per month.
*After school classes
will be either ten or fifteen days per month, depending on the school.
*There will be no class
on Wednesdays at most public high school.
*We assign students to
class based on age, oldest to youngest, and availability.
*Students must register before
we can assign them to a class. Each
public school will make announcements about where to pick up the registration
forms and how to complete the registration process at that school. Forms are usually located in Student Services
or at the front desk at the school. Look for a Driver Education poster near the
front office, which will tell you where to get forms.
*The Lead Teacher for
Driver Education at each high school assigns the students to their classroom
and then to a behind-the-wheel teacher. The Lead Teacher is your contact for
Driver Education at that school.
There is also a Lead Teacher for Home School classes and for Private
School classes.
Contact information for
Lead Teachers - listed by school
*We must have enough
students registered to hold class. If
there are not enough students, we will postpone the class until registration
increases. If all registered students do
not show up for class, we reserve the right to cancel the class until
sufficient numbers are available.
Parents,
please read below. It is important
information.
Jordan Driving School
is the driver education contractor for Wake County.
·
Driver
Education is offered free of charge ONE time to
each eligible student residing or attending school within Wake
County. If you fail the class, you may not take it with
Jordan Driving School again.
·
You will first take the 30 hours of
classroom. Approximately 6 weeks after
the class is over, a driving instructor will call you to schedule your driving
class. The behind-the-wheel phase is
usually a 3 or 4 day class, 2 or 3 students per car.
·
If this
is your first experience with Driver Education in Wake County, please take a
moment to scroll down and read, the General Information and “Who is eligible and how it Works” before you begin looking for an appropriate
class.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Each public high school
has a Driver Education Lead Teacher.
·
The Lead Teacher assigns students to a classroom session at
the high school by birth date and availability.
·
The Lead Teacher assigns students to a behind the wheel instructor in “class date” order,
and then by age within that particular class.
·
The Lead Teacher is your contact for Driver Education at
the high school.
Registering
for Class
·
School year registration
forms are available at each high school. You will find a general printable
registration form in several places throughout the Wake County pages. When using the general form, please write the
name of the high school at which you are trying to register AND indicate the
school that your student currently attends.
Click here for printable AFTER-SCHOOL Class registration form. Do not use this form for summer classes.
·
If possible, have your
student pick up a registration form at the high school. There may be additional
information specific to your school, which the Lead Teacher will incorporate
into their form. Forms are usually
located in Student Services or at the front desk of the school.
·
You should submit
registration forms to the Lead Teacher at the school where you are trying to register.
·
Fax “additional class” forms
to 662-2628
·
We schedule Saturday
Classes during the regular school year.
See Additional Classes page for specific dates. There will be Saturday
classes at our Administrative Classroom (in the Garner area) and possibly at
one or two of the public high schools.
If a public high school decides to hold a Saturday Session, it will be
noted on the Class Schedule and on the Additional Classes page. Saturday Class Sessions are for 5 Saturdays,
6 hours per day, and you must commit to attending all 5 Saturdays.
·
PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HOME
SCHOOL STUDENTS, CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS may attend any after school class at a
public high school if they can arrive on time.
Check the additional classes listed at the link below to see other
possible options. Additional Driver Education Classes
·
·
Behind The Wheel
·
The instructor who is
going to drive with you will call to set up your driving time. You cannot set up a driving schedule until
your instructor calls you.
·
You will drive after
school hours during the school year, either immediately after school or in the
early evening. Your instructor may also include a Saturday time.
·
Students should count on
being called for behind the wheel 6 to 8 weeks after they successfully complete the class, although at different
schools, and/or times of the year, it may be sooner.
·
You must commit to
coming to each scheduled behind-the-wheel session. We cannot hold the session without two
students; if you cancel, the other student will not be able to drive unless
your instructor can find another student to take your place. Failure to show up for driving sessions can
result in failure of the class. Contact
your Lead Teacher if you cannot contact your driving instructor
Printable Registration
Form ←Click here (for the school year
only)
Who is Eligible – Wake County
· Students are eligible if they attend public, private or Home School, do not have a Learner’s Permit or Driver License, and have NEVER taken Driver Education in North Carolina before.
· The student must either attend school in Wake County or live in Wake County (a boarding school student, for example).
· Students must be between 14 ½ to 18 years of age. Students who are 18 years old and in high school may take Driver Education. They must obtain their Learner’s Permit prior to doing the driving phase.
· Wake County students who attend Middle School, private school, charter school or home school who are age eligible may sign up for an after school class at a public high school IF their schedule permits. They must be able to arrive on time each day. These students may also register for any of the additional classes for which they are available and qualify to attend.
Wake County Public School System administers
the program, although Driver Education is NOT part of the regular school
curriculum. We have assigned a Lead
Teacher to each public High School to oversee the program at that school. There is also a Lead Teacher assigned to Home
Schools and various private schools. The Lead Teacher sets up the classroom schedules, assigns students to class, and
assigns students to a Behind The Wheel Instructor after they successfully
complete the class. The Lead Teacher
will know which class is currently receiving their Behind-The-Wheel.
Each Lead Teacher has voice mail at the telephone number listed on the Lead Teacher Contact
page. Please leave a message and they will return your call as soon as
possible. You will also find their email
address under their designated school on the Class Schedule page and on the contact
page. In most cases, they are not in
their office; they are out teaching in the car, in the classroom, or during the
school day possibly teaching regular school classes. It may be the next day before you receive a
return phone call..
We also
have a Lead Teacher assigned to the private Christian Schools and Ravenscroft,
Kevin Elston, kelston@fbcweb.net. The Lead Teacher for Cary Academy and
Cardinal Gibbons Private Schools is Sandy Fischer, voice mail 380-6954. She is also the Lead Teacher for Cary High
School. Those students who attend a
private school not listed on the Additional Classes page may attend any class
for which they are eligible that meets their scheduling needs. Students must be able to arrive on time each
day and must be able to attend every day of the class.
Home
School students may email Linda St. Clair at stclair56@hotmail.com or contact the administrative office
(919-772-4877) or jds@jordandriving.com. Please check Additional
Classes to see
which class might work for you before contacting the private school’s Lead
Teacher.
Except where
we make note, eligible students may attend any of the classes we have scheduled
- depending upon space availability.
Some of the private school classes are not open to students outside of
their school. Since the State law
requires 30 hours of class be attended, you must be able to get to the class on
time. Please do not register for a class
if you cannot attend every day and arrive on time.
We hope you have
a pleasant and useful driver education experience.