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The Mission of Driver Education: Driver education prepares students for successful careers and a lifetime of informed choices to insure personal safety to self and others on the road. To Accomplish this Mission: Driver education courses are often more comprehensive and efficient than learning on your own or from a biased family member who may or may not have “good driving habits”. Driver education courses teach everything from the basics of traffic laws and traffic signs to defensive driving strategies. Endorsed driving instructor will teach the importance of Safety in addition to modeling good driving etiquette and providing experienced instruction. Instructors reinforce best practices – such as distraction-free driving, no texting, mandatory seat belt laws, and defensive driving habits. Many professions involve driving a vehicle to/from work or on the job. For this reason, it is the goal of driver education courses to put courteous, safety conscience, competent drivers behind the wheel.
Commercial Driving School Information
Senate Bill 215(2022) authorizes school district boards of education to contract with transportation network companies for the purpose of transporting eight or fewer people to and from school or school-related activities and transfer authority for certain postsecondary driver’s education and driver training schools to the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR).
For Driver Education Instructors, Administrators and those responsible for overseeing Driver Education ONLY
Will be conducted virtually through Zoom! The workshops will assist driver educators in continuing their education, improving their teaching skills, and will relate to current issues in driver education. Workshops will be 3 - 4 hours in length and teachers/instructors can earn up to 16 Hours of Professional Development. Please share with your teachers/instructors. More information to follow. Check here for updates. https://www.adtsea.org/conference-registration.phtml
What does KDSEA do for you? Printable available Driver Education and Motorcycle Resources > Forms
All questions regarding KDSEA, contact:
KDSEA, Attn: Gary Scott, 1617 E Sheridan Bridge Lane, Olathe, Kansas 66062-2233; Cell: 913-481-1401 | E-mail: scottskufhsu@gmail.com
Mrs. Stephanie Muth sdmuth@fhsu.edu
Mr. Bruce Rupp bjrupp@fhsu.edu
FHSU is offering the approved course program, the required element for the Drivers’ Education endorsement. At the completion of the program, you will submit a KSDE Form 1: added endorsement by program completion application to add the endorsement to your current Kansas teaching license. FHSU will verify that you have completed our approved Driver Education Program and forward the application to KSDE. KSDE will verify that you hold a currently valid Kansas teaching license and upon receipt of the application fee, will add the endorsement to your teaching license acknowledging that you have completed all the credentials needed to teach in a public driver education program and that KSDE allows you to do so.
Mission Statement The Advisory Board will assist to strengthen the State Driver Education Program by providing real world experience. The board will advise, assist, support and advocate for driver education. An advisory board is comprised of knowledgeable, prominent and credible stakeholders in their field of expertise.
Send all mail to:
KSDE Attention: Teacher Licensure 900 S.W. Jackson Street, Suite 102 Topeka, KS 66612-1212
Jessica Apodaca Driver Education japodaca@ksde.org
785-296-0952
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.org or by 785-296-3201.