Registration Information:

Floyd County students will register through their school.
Floyd County students will register through their school.  Rome High and Darlington students will register through their school.  All other outside counties will register through the County Office, 600 Riverside Parkway, Lacie Hardigree at (706) 234-1031 or by .

Registration Dates:
Spring Intersession - Begins January 20, 2010
Summer Session - Begins April 1, 2010

The fee for the class is $185.00. 

Students must be at least 15 years old and hold a valid learner’s permit to be eligible to enroll in the class.
The Driver Education classes will be offered in four sessions, which will follow the schedule below:

The Driver Education Program consist of thirty hours of classroom instruction, four hours of range, two hours of road driving, sixteen hours of observation, and eight hours of homework for a total of sixty hours.  Range driving begins June 2 and concludes by June 25, 2010, and will be held in the parking area across from the Floyd County Board of Education.  Students will receive specific instructions about their range and road driving on the first day of class. The range driving and road driving will, if possible, be scheduled for the week FOLLOWING their classroom instruction. Road driving in town will also conclude June 25, 2010, and will also be scheduled with their classroom instructor.  Students who take the classroom instruction during the Spring Intersession, March 15-19, 2010, will have their range/road driving June 2-5, 2010, if possible.

Please note: Students who miss their scheduled time slot for their range or road driving will be charged an additional $25.00 per hour missed.

Upon successful completion of the requirements, each student who has completed the eighth grade may receive one-half Carnegie unit of credit if it is their choice to receive a numerical grade between 70 and 100 for this course.  Otherwise, the student may choose to receive a pass/fail grade that will not affect their GPA.

If you are unable to attend the week that is designated for your school/area, please check with your school representative or Lacie Hardigree at (706) 234-1031.

SUMMARY:

1. FEE:  $185.00
2. Students must be at least 15 years old and hold a valid learner’s permit to be eligible to enroll in the class.
3. Student must bring pencils, pens, and loose leaf paper  to class.
4. Notebooks will be provided.
5. Cancellations after registering will be charged a $25.00 fee.
6. ALL refunds will be mailed once all of the Driver Ed classes have been held.
7. Students missing their range or road driving ‘hour slot’ will be charged an additional $25.00 fee PER HOUR MISSED.
8. Checks should be made payable to the student’s school, unless the student is from an outside county (Polk, Bartow, etc. – they should be made payable to Floyd County Board of Education or FCBOE.

PLEASE NOTE:

Any student that is required to attend Intersession
for academics cannot attend Driver Education during Intersession. 

Turn paperwork in to your student’s school, unless outside county;
They will turn their paperwork in to the county office to:

ATTN: Lacie Hardigree
FCS Student Services
2010 Drivers Education Program
600 Riverside Parkway
Rome, Georgia 30161
(706) 234-1031