Jordan Driving School
Wake County
*** If public school cancels activities due to weather or other
unforeseen issue, all Driver Education also cancels. ***
Summer Class:
If you have not done the
driving phase by the time school starts, and you attend a school different from
where you took classroom, we will transfer your paperwork to your base high
school. You will drive after school
hours out of your base high school. If
you have questions contact the Lead Teacher at your Base High School.
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After
School Class schedule for 2010/2011 school click
here.
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Home
School and private school classes click here.
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For
Home School Eligibility Certificate Information click here.
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Most
public high schools have at least one 30-hour after-school class per month.
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After
school classes will be either ten or fifteen days per month, depending on the
school.
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We
assign students to class based on age, oldest to youngest, and availability.
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Students
must register before we can assign them to a class. Each public school will make announcements
about where to pick up the registration form 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. In the event that not all registered students
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.
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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.
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Students will first take the 30 hours of
classroom. Approximately 6 weeks after
the class is over, a driving instructor will call to schedule the driving
class. The behind-the-wheel phase is
usually a 3 or 4-day class, 2 or 3 students per car. We do not drive with only one student. We do not pick students up at home. The teacher will meet the students at a
school or other public location.
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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.
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The Lead Teacher assigns students to a classroom session at
the high school by birth date and availability.
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The Lead Teacher assigns students to a behind the wheel
instructor in “class date” order, and then by age within that particular
class. Because we have more than one
driving teacher at each school, the age order is NOT exact. Each class is split between several
instructors who will teach the driving phase.
A younger student might be called before an older student because they
are assigned to different teachers.
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The Lead Teacher is your contact for Driver Education at
the high school.
Registering for Class
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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 on this web site. 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.
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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.
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You should submit registration forms to the Lead Teacher at
the school where you are trying to register.
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Fax “additional class” forms to 662-2628
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We schedule Saturday Classes during the regular school
year. See Additional Classes page for
specific dates. Saturday Class Sessions
are for 5 Saturdays, 6 hours per day, and you must commit to attending all 5
Saturdays. We plan to hold several
Saturday sessions during the school year at different schools in the county.
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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
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Behind The Wheel
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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) Please indicate at
the top of the form the location for which you are registering.
Who is Eligible – Wake County
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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.
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The student must either attend
school in Wake County or live in Wake County (a boarding school student, for
example).
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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.
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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.