The new driving laws encourage parents to take an active role in their children's driver education.COVID-19 Precautions: Our examiner’s will be wearing masks and practicing social distancing when possible during your appointment. If this requirement is not met, the student must wait until he or she is 17 years old.
Effective Januall 16 year olds that apply for a class D license must complete an approved driver education course and 40 hours of supervised driving with 6 of those hours at night. In 2005 the General Assembly passed Senate 226 also known as Joshua's Law.
Driver education is not just the business of driving a car, but how to be a safe and responsible driver that is capable of making life saving decisions.ĭuring the twelve hours of driving and observation, the instructor documents exactly the experience each student receives on various highways, interstate, parking etc. In addition to basic driving skills, students discuss the effects of alcohol and drugs on drivers, distractions while driving, assessing and managing driving risk and consequences of choices you make as a driver and passenger.Īll these skills and knowledge are reinforced with the actual driving time, observations and use of simulators. One step of that process is driver education.
In a collaborative effort to ensure that new drivers are well educated and well prepared, educators, students and parents are supporting the step-by-step experience building process in becoming safe drivers. Mill Creek Community School is licensed by the DDS in accordance with Title 43-13-1.Įvery year 1 out of every 9 licensed drivers will have a collision. Parents and/or guardians of students who operate a Gwinnett County Public Schools’ driver’s education vehicle may incur personal liability in some driver-at-fault accidents. The Community School’s liability insurance follows the car and provides the maximum coverage possible ($500,000/person/accident/property). The telephone number for Mill Creek Community School is 67. The student will be contacted by a Mill Creek Driver Ed Instructor to arrange driving dates and times. It is the responsibility of the parents to provide transportation for the student to and from driving appointments. Behind the Wheel Contract Student/Parent Agreement You will receive your 6 hour Behind the Wheel Driving certificate from to the email address you used to sign up with MyPaymentsPlus.īehind the Wheel documents: Please print and complete these forms as part of your registration.Register and pay for Behind The Wheel hours.The Behind the Wheel (6 hours) Driving Time signups is now open on MyPaymentsPlus. PART II - Driving Hours (6 hours) Once a student completes the online class instruction, the student is eligible to register for our 6 hour Behind the Wheel Driving course with Mill Creek teachers who are certified Drivers Education Teachers through the Department of Motor Vehicles. You will receive your 30 hour Class Instruction certificate directly from Costech Industries.Register and pay for the online class instruction.This is a 30 hour self-paced modular course. The 30 Hours of Online Instruction that meets the requirements for Joshua's Law will remain open throughout the summer. PART I - Class Instruction ( 30 hours) We are offering Online Drivers Education in partnership with Costech Industries. Mill Creek Ice Hockey/Inline Hockey Club.HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America.HOPE (Hispanic Organization Promoting Education).GSLT (Gwinnett Student Leadership Team).FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America).Asian American Student Organization (AASO).Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology.