10/8/ ADTSEA 55 th Annual Conference Honolulu, Hawaii July 18, 2011 The Administration of Driver Education Programs from a County School System’s Perspective Connie Sessoms, Jr. Past President - NCDTSEA Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, North Carolina Driver Education Specialist

10/8/ Who Am I And Why Am I Here Who Am I And Why Am I Here Past President – SPDTSEA Past President – NCDTSEA Driver Education Specialist NC DPI DE Curriculum Development ADTSEA Board of Directors DETA Executive Committee Member NHTSA National Standards Project

You are the most important teacher in your building Who are you Always remember why you are here

10/8/ County Demographics From PreK – 12 we have 136,500 public school students 13,000 DE students taught annually 95 vehicle fleet 120 member DE staff 85 teachers 30 site coordinators 5 administrators

How our county program ties into our state program 100 counties offering DE 110,000 DE students statewide State funded – DOT Highway Trust Fund Prior to July 1, 2011 – fully funded After July 1, $45.00 fee State funding cut by $45.00 per student State approved curriculum 10/8/2015 5

How our county program ties into our state program Single Agency/Advisory Board Full time State Administrator County school system may choose between contracting or use in-house resources DE made available to all public, private, charter, federal and home schooled students Strong State Association Driving Eligibility 6 10/8/2015

Drill down to LEA operations 1. LEA utilizes commercial company for instructional services 2. LEA provides instructional vehicles and maintains vehicles, books, cell phones, computers, etc. 3. LEA employs site coordinators 4. Contractor invoices LEA monthly 5. My job as a specialist includes: >Teacher preparation – PD >Contract supervision and compliance >Budget development and administration >Program planning >Curriculum development 7 10/8/2015

Successful Programs The success of any program must have as one of its core values successful student learning Classroom management and effective teaching methodologies must be the rule and not the exception Online coursework has been introduced. We must seriously look at the best way 10/8/2015 8

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