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Connie Sessoms, Jr. President NCDTSEA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Driver Education Specialist

NCDTSEA 41 st Annual Conference The Effects of National Standards on Driver Education in North Carolina. Connie Sessoms, Jr. President NCDTSEA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Driver Education Specialist. Novice Teen Driver Education and Training Administrative Standards. Who What When

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Connie Sessoms, Jr. President NCDTSEA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Driver Education Specialist

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  1. NCDTSEA41st Annual ConferenceThe Effects of National Standards on Driver Education in North Carolina Connie Sessoms, Jr. President NCDTSEA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Driver Education Specialist

  2. Novice Teen Driver Education and Training Administrative Standards • Who • What • When • Where • Why • http://youtu.be/2qf8OGLqE1s

  3. The Six Major Components of the Standards • Program Administration • Education/Training • Instructor Qualifications/Training • Parent Involvement • Coordination With Driver Licensing • Definitions/Common Language

  4. Standards NC Already Utilizes Safe instructor vehicles Local LEA Administrators State approved curriculum GDL System that includes Driver Ed GDL one year restrictions State agency responsible for Driver Ed Professional development opportunities End-of-Course knowledge test • 4 8/26/2014

  5. Standards Being Implemented In North Carolina Single Agency/Advisory Board Full time State Administrator Standardized monitoring and oversight Goal, objective and outcome driven learning Online learning • 5 8/26/2014

  6. Standards to Reach For… Second Phase Driver Education/Concurrent and integrated instruction Purchase and implement the use of high quality simulators Increase the minimum hours to 45 and 10 Require parents to attend at least one parent teacher conference at the end of the course Encourage parent/teen agreements Require at least 50 hours of parent-led practice driving during the GDL phase • 6 8/26/2014

  7. Standards to Reach For… • Required student proficiencies/empirically based licensing tests • Beef up instructor training – 120 hours • Collaboration between state agencies (DOT, DMV, DPI, GHSP, Local LEA) • Instructor certification renewal process • Post course evaluations for the purpose of improving • Distributive learning • Embrace best teaching practices and various delivery modalities

  8. National Standards are found and are printable from the following websites http://www.adtsea.org http://www.detaonline.org http://www.nhtsa.gov/DriverEducationProgram • 8 8/26/2014

  9. Questions and Answers connie.sessoms@cms.k12.nc.us 980-343-6573 - Office 980-722-1912 - Cell • 9 8/26/2014

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