High School Programs
Teen Programs
Registration is now open for Spring Programs
Welcome City of Tualatin, Willamalane of Springfield and
Mt. Hood Community College to our list of new programs!
For your School program please visit us at Driver Education Class Schedules .
During the school year classes are held either twice a week (Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday) for 2-hour sessions or on Saturdays for 3-hour sessions .
Students meet 6 additional times for behind the wheel and in car observation for a total of 12 hours of incar instruction. Driving is scheduled outside of class dates and times and will extend beyond the last class session.
The course consists of the following:
- 32-34 hours of classroom instruction depending on location
- 6 hours of behind the wheel
- 6 hours observation (activity done in back seat while other student drives)
There is a mandatory parent meeting held the first day of class. The meeting is attended by both the parent, legal guardian, or supervising adult and the student. The meeting is held for the full 2 hours and covers policies, procedures, curriculum, traffic safety information and questions regarding the program.
For a list of policies and fees please refer to the Policy and Fee page. (Under construction)
Students that are licensed, turn 18 prior to completion of the program or receive their license before completion of the program do not qualify for the lower tuition fee. These students will be charged the full tuition fee. For the tuition fee for your school program contact the Oregon Driver Training Institute office.
Classroom Instruction:
Textbooks and all related classroom material are provided for the students. We use the 10th edition of Drive Right, a standard high school text approved by the Department of Transportation. In addition, we use the Oregon Manual and Your Car is a Monster.
We conduct a mandatory parent meeting to address parent concerns and show you how to be involved with your teen’s driver education program and to cover policies and curriculum. We provide a parent pack to guide parents through the program.
We supplement the textbooks with guest speakers, hands on activities, and videos shown in class provided by the Department of Transportation and other various national and state organizations that are involved in traffic safety.
We administer a total of 5 exams and a final exam to assess the students knowledge. Students’ will also participate in various activities and present a final project related to traffic safety.
Grades are Pass/Fail, based on the student attending the required 30 hours of class and achieving a minimum of 80% on the tests and activity sheets. Students must demonstrate classroom participation.
Behind the wheel instruction:
Six clock hours per student
Each driving lesson begins with an overview of the lesson plan and goals. The lessons follow designated routes designed to challenge the student. Students are evaluated by their instructor and given feedback for practice driving (with their parents) at the end of each lesson.
Parent, legal guardian, or supervising adult involvement is required by the State by providing a minimum of 5 hours of supervised home practice conducted prior to the completion of the course. This is done by signing the drive sheets sent home with the student and returned to the instructor before or at the students’ next scheduled appointment.
Students pass the course only after demonstrating their ability to satisfactorily perform critical driving tasks, including both physical and mental skills.
Lessons are given in our dual controlled vehicle. All vehicles have automatic transmission, power steering and air conditioning.
Lessons must be given with a minimum of 2 students in the vehicle.
Observation:
In order to receive a certificate of completion, students’ must meet the ODOT requirement of at least 6-hours of behind the wheel and 6-hours of observation. Observation is an activity done while the other student is driving.
The instructor observes the student driver and engages the back seat passengers in discussion of the student driver operation of the motor vehicle.
Students complete an assigned activity for each observation hour. They must demonstrate awareness of cars, motorcycles, trucks and pedestrians; they must show sign, signal and road marking recognition.
Following the guidelines set forth in the publication Traffic Safety Education, Oregon Driver Training Institute provides a course in Driver Education that meets all requirements of the Oregon Department of Transportation (OAR 737-15-0010 through OAR 737-15-0100). We also comply with ORS 336.790 through 336.815.
