Driver’s Education
The goal of the Driver Education Department at North Chicago Community High School is to prepare students to “think” like an expert driver and to prepare students for actual behind-the-wheel practice with their parents/guardians. This is accomplished through the presentation of traffic knowledge and rules in the classroom, basic procedures and skills in the simulator, and actual behind-the-wheel practice in the driver-training car.
Driver Education/Training is a State of Illinois approved course and offers students thirty plus hours of classroom instruction, twelve plus hours of driving simulation and three plus hours of behind the wheel practice. NCCHS is a participant in the State of Illinois Cooperative Driver Testing Program (CDTP). Information on the CDTP can be found in the Illinois “Rules of the Road” book or you may contact the Driver’s Education Department at the high school.
Illinois House Bill 418 must be referred to for those students wishing to take driving education. Illinois House Bill 418 requires that all students who participate in Driver Education must have passed at least 8 core classes during the previous 2 semesters of school prior to enrollment in Driver Education.
Course Descriptions
classroom driver’s education
Prerequisite: 15 years of age
Credits: 0.25
Grades: 10 - 12
Length: 1 Quarter
The classroom phase consists of textbook work only and must be successfully completed before enrollment in Behind-the-Wheel Driver Education. The emphasis of this course is to prepare and encourage students to think like an expert driver. Classroom Driver Education is offered first quarter of each year, before/after school twice a year, and during summer school.
behind-the-wheel driver’s education
Prerequisite:
15 years of age,
Classroom Driver’s Education,
Parent / Guardian Permission,
Completion of State Permit Testing Procedures
Credits: 0.25
Grades: 10 - 12
Length: 1 Quarter
The behind the wheel phase of Driver Education consists of simulation, observation, and actual behind the wheel practice driving. Behind the wheel driver education will reinforce concepts learned in the classroom and introduce basic skills and procedures necessary for safe driving.