Driver Education

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Fall 2025 Training Schedules by High School:

Albemarle High School
Monticello High School
Western Albemarle High School

If You’re Completing Behind the Wheel with a Private Provider:

If your student will not be taking Behind the Wheel through ACPS, you will need a certificate that shows they have already completed the classroom portion of driver education. Private driving schools require this certificate before enrolling students in Behind the Wheel.

To request this document, called a Driver Education Certificate of Completion (DEC-1), please contact our office at 434-975-9450.

Before making your request, please be sure to register here and complete the Teen Driver Parent Seminar.

Classroom Driver Education is offered at all Albemarle County High Schools as part of the Health II classroom course, which is taken in 10th grade. Students are encouraged to attend all sessions of the 36-hour driver education instruction. Driver Education is not included in the Virtual Health II course. Virtual Health II students may register for Summer Classroom Driver Education through the Open Doors website, or contact Ms. Karen Waters for information regarding online options. Driver Education is administered by Karen Waters, Director of Community Education.

For more information, contact the Office of Community Education at 434-975-9450, or visit our Open Doors site and click on Driver Education.

Teen Driver Parent Seminars are offered virtually (via Zoom) on a monthly basis. Attendance of this 90-minute informational training session by a parent or guardian is mandated by the DMV in order to complete the Driver Education requirement for licensure under the age of 18. Topics covered include Virginia traffic law, licensing, coaching, and insuring teen drivers.

Fall 2025 Parent Seminar Schedule

Training Schedule

Throughout the school year, Behind the Wheel is offered on weekdays in the morning from 7:15–8:45 and in the afternoon from 4:00–6:00.

Note: During Daylight Saving Time, classes are one hour in length instead of two hours.

Tuition, Changes & Cancellations

• Tuition is $350 and is payable in installments.
• A non-refundable $175 deposit is required to reserve a seat, and tuition must be paid in full prior to licensure.
• A Surcharge of $25 applies during summer sessions.
• Changes and/or cancellations are accepted two weeks prior to the class start date, less a $50 administrative fee.
• There are no refunds for cancellations within two weeks of the start date of the class.

Scholarships are available. For details, please contact Karen Waters in the Office of Community Education at 434-975-9450 or kwaters@k12albemarle.org.

Weather Policy

Cancellations or delays due to inclement weather will be shown on this page. Generally, if school is delayed or canceled due to inclement weather, Behind the Wheel instruction is delayed or canceled as well. Students will be notified directly of any exceptions to this rule.

• When school is closed, there is no in-car instruction.
• If school is delayed 1 or 2 hours, morning class will be delayed 1 or 2 hours.
• Behind the Wheel training scheduled during study hall is cancelled if study hall is not held due to a modified schedule. Class will resume during the next full study hall class period.
• Any afternoon cancellations will be announced at the end of the day.
• If school closes early, there is no in-car instruction.

Call 434-296-5886 to learn about school closings, or visit k12albemarle.org/closings.

Registration

To register for Behind the Wheel training, students must:

• Possess their learner's permit
• Have completed the 36-hour classroom portion (This may be taken concurrently at the same school.)
• Have completed the recommended 15–20 hours of parent-supervised driving
• Have a parent or guardian attend the 90-minute Teen Driver Parent Seminar
• Register online or in the office and submit payment or deposit.

To be eligible for their permanent license, students must:

• Be 16 years and 3 months of age
• Complete and submit their 45-hour driving log
• Have held a learner's permit for nine months
• Have completed the 36-hour classroom portion
• Have had a parent or guardian attend the 90-minute Teen Driver Parent Seminar
• Passed the Behind the Wheel course
• Be paid in full

For more details on licensing and practice tests, visit dmv.virginia.gov.