Driver Education

The following is not a comprehensive description of our Driver Education program, but it will help you to get a basic idea of how our system works.

Fee: $95 during the regular school year, $140 during summer school.

Attendance: Utah state law requires that students receive a minimum of 27 hours classroom time for drivers education. Any type of absence or tardy counts against a student’s 27 hours of instruction whether it is excused or not. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS THIS CLASS IF THE STATE MANDATED 27-HOUR MINIMUM OF CLASS TIME IS NOT MET.

Course Objectives: It is our position that Driver Education is merely a “beginning” for students. While we cannot provide them with every driving experience and all-encompassing driving wisdom, we do believe that focusing on basic fundamentals of attitude and skill can help a driver education student begin to develop safe and sound driving habits that become lifetime skills. The course objectives below are based upon a practical philosophy of defensive driving. We strive to help students to:

1. Understand the importance of a mature, responsible driving attitude.
2. Become 100% safety belt users.
3. Understand the dangers and costs of impaired driving.
4. Begin learning basic driving skills.
5. Learn and obey the rules of the road.
6. Prepare to pass the state written driver license exam and the state road test.

Learner Permits: Students must have a valid learner permit in order to do any driving in H.H.S. Dr. Ed. The best time to get a permit is approximately 15 years and 3-6 months of age. Getting a permit at age 15 makes it virtually impossible to get your license before it expires on the 16th birthday. We encourage students to get their permits before they take the class; however, it is not required.  Please go to driverlicense.utah.gov for more specific information on how to get a valid Utah learner permit.

Summer School 2012: The summer session will run from June 4th thru 15th.  Classes will run from 8am to 12pm.  During that time there will be 27 hours of classroom instruction given.  Range instruction will also take place around this two week period, either before or after classroom instruction each day. Students must turn 16 prior to October 15, 2012—no exceptions. If you would like to take summer school but the June class will not work for you, please contact neighboring high schools to see if their class schedule can accommodate you—every high school in the Jordan School District runs a summer Driver's Education class and the times and dates vary based upon when individual department chairs decide to schedule classes. You are welcome to take their course if they have room for you.

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Herriman High Drivers Education Summer School Schedule

Class Schedule:
Week 1 --Monday June 4 thru Thursday June 7   --8am to 12pm
Week 2 --Tuesday June 11 thru Friday June 15   --8am to 12pm
Please note: Students must be in class for 27 hours.  Classroom attendance is mandatory.

Range Schedule:         
AM range starts Tuesday morning June 5th and runs every day before class from 6am to 8am.
PM range starts Monday June 4th and runs every day after class from 12pm to 2pm.
Each student will be assigned to 3 ranges.
Each range runs 2hrs.
Students are required to complete 6 hours of range time.

Road Schedule: 
Students will be scheduled for road drives after they have obtained a learners permit.
It is our goal to help your son or daughter enjoy a good start in driving by helping him or her to develop a mature, responsible driving attitude and set of basic defensive driving skills. If you have specific questions or concerns, please communicate with me via email (see below). It is the easiest and most convenient way for me to respond and help you. Please leave a phone number in your communication in case I need to call you.

Thanks!

Brad Tingey, HHS Dr. Ed. Dept. Chairperson