Outline

Driver's Education Program:

Sign up ONLINE ENROLLMENT now, Upon satisfactorily completion of the program and the fee paid, the Driver Education Certificate will be requested to issue and kept record in the online database of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Registry of Motor Vehicles).

I-PROGRAM:

A Complete Driver Education Program contains three components; a Student Classroom Component, a Road Component, and a Parent Curriculum Component.

1-Driver's Ed.  Classroom Component: 

Within the student classroom component, there are thirty (30) hours requirement to cover theoretically the specific fifteen modules. The thirty hours classroom component is divided into ten sessions of three hour class within the program. A minimum of a fifteen minute break after every two continuous hours of instruction is given within each session. The ten classes are supposed to work on the learning objectives of those fifteen modules: 

• Introduction to Drivers Education (Module#001)
• Signs, Signals and Road Markings (Module#002)
• Understanding the Vehicle and Its Controls (Module#003)
• Basic Driving Skills (Module#004)
• Rules of the Road (Module#005)
• Making Safe Driving Decisions (Module#006)
• Sharing the Road (Module#007)
• How Natural Laws Effect Driving (Module#008)
• Different Driving Environments (Module#009)
• Driving in All Weather Conditions (Module010)
• Mental and Physicals Effects on Driving (Module#011)
• The Dangers of Alcohol, Drugs & Driving (Module#012 & 013)
• The Consequences of Unsafe Driving and Poor Decision Making (Module#014)
• Handling Emergencies and Breakdowns (Module#015).

Each and every Module has it own learning objective which needs to be worked on. Each and every student must be able to answer those objectives after completion. Besides, there is a final test that each and every student must fulfill the requirement of passing grade eighty percent or greater. When those objectives are made, the student will be knowledgeable on the materials which include; Massachusetts Driver License, The Driver s License Privilege, Motor Vehicle Safety, Rules of the Road, Defensive Driving, Special Situations, and Vehicle Ownership. (The Learning Objectives are available in the classroom session).

2-Driver's Ed. Road Component: 

Road Component is eighteen (18) hours requirement within which twelve (12) On-Road-Driving schedules. Each schedule consists of two hours session of one hour driving and one hour observing another student driver. If the student has a Learner Permit with a certificate of completion of the parent class. On the road, the theories of the classroom modules will be interpreted to make the student learn and experience with the actuality and reality of the driving world behind-the-wheel driving. Make student realizes the obligation of a driver being on the road driving. The driving skills will gain naturally from conditioning and practicing of those driving maneuver such as; Pre-Driving, Driving Straight and Curve, Pull Over and Park, Pull Out and Go to the traffic, Turn Right, Turn Left, Right & Left Turn, Backing Up, Three Point Turn, Park on Hill, Parallel Park, Back/Start up Hill, Practice Driving under the rules of the road and experiencing with Different Driving Situations, Traffic Signs, Traffics Signals and Traffic Conditions (The On-road Driving Procedure is available at the In-Car Instruction session).

3-Parental Curriculum Component: 

The Parental Curriculum Component is two hour session. The attendee can be either a Parent/Legal Guardian or Designee whoever legally allowed. The Parent Curriculum is required to be completed under the provision of the Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90. Section 8 and 540 CMR 23.06 (1) 3 in a program of Driver Education Instruction as prescribed by the Massachusetts Registrar of Motor Vehicles. At the session parent will work on the parent Module which will cover the Junior Operator Laws, Parent/Guardians Role in supporting the Laws, the Driving Skills the young driver needs to master, The Driver's Education Program, and Family Driving Behaviors.

II-STUDENT:

The Drivers Education Program is prepared to accept students from age fifteen (15) and nine months. The student age under eighteen must have consent of Parent/Legal Guardian. To enroll to the program, the student must meet the requirement; be a legal resident of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, be at least age 15 years and nine months, have parent consent, be ready and able to be trained, be able to speak American English.

1- Age: 

To be legible to enroll for the Driver's Education Program, a student must be at least age 15 years and nine months. 

2- Consent: 

If a student is under age 18, he/she must obtain consent of his/her parent or legal guardian before he/he is accepted to the class. 

3- Learners Permit: 

To be legible to complete the program the student must obtain a valid Learner's Permit. The student has to make an effort to obtain a Learner's Permit, especially while doing the classroom sessions. For an effort to get a Learner's Permit, the Driver Education Student is allowed to join any other class or program repeatedly as needed to pass the Written Test. 

4- Medical Condition: 

Student has to understand that physical and mental aptitude fit for driving is legitimately need. Any medical condition that may block the way for success need to be informed to avoid a non-refunded service determination while found unable to perform the tasks at the instruction session. 

5- Readiness:

Student has to understand that he/she wants to be trained; to do driving lesson, to prepare to take road test, to be a driver who will drive independently. Readiness and preparedness make student success for those of safety, obtaining license and even saving money. 

6- Languages: 

American English is our school official language use. Enroller, who speaks the languages of the existing instructors of the school, is usually accepted. Language interpreter is not allowed in the In-Car Instruction due to the insurance coverage policy. 

III-PAYMENT:

A full payment is vary depending on the purchase package, either Driver's Ed. Classroom Component or Driver's Ed. Road Component. Otherwise, the retail fee of twenty ($20.UDS) for a Classroom Session and sixty five ($65.USD) for an hour On-Road Driving Lesson is always an option. A redeemable account is created for the full payment paid. For the student who has the redeemable account will be able to apply/credit/redeem the fee from the account while requesting schedule in the online system.

Any charge or fee made by the Registry of Motor Vehicles is a sole responsibility of the student.

IV-CERTIFICATION/COMPLETION:

Completion is a satisfactory completion. It is satisfactorily completed, when the requirements of; the Student Classroom Component, the Road Component, the Parental Curriculum Component are done. This policy allows the school to submit its request for Driver's Education Certificate only when student has satisfactorily completed the program. It is First Comes First Serves Basis. It means that the earliest the student could have satisfactorily completed the components and the Certificate Fee paid, the school will request the certificate online. The Registry of Motor Vehicles /D.O.T. will issue and record the Driver Certificate directly to RMV/DOT (eService Portal) online database. 

V-SCHEDULE/ ATTENDANCE/MAKE UP:

1-Schedule: 

Schedule is set up for the conveniences of students. It is normally in the evening for the Classroom Component. And open online schedule for Road Component. And second week for Parent Curriculum Component. 

Classroom Session/ Schedule:

The classroom schedule is normally 4:30pm to 7:30pm for a regular class and 9:00am to 3:00pm for an accelerated class.

-The regular class; the classroom session/schedule is set every month base on the school policy. The class is usually started on Mondays of every month and make through Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for two weeks.

-For the accelerated class; the Classroom Session/Schedule is on the no-school-day (public school vacation) the week period. The class will not be started if the enrolled students show up less than five (5) and moved to next week or next schedule. Student will not be accept for a certain program if the number is more than thirty (30). Next classroom schedule will be posted one after another at www.simsdrivingschool.com and the school location. Those students who need to make up the missed class(s) have to register  or contact the school for the next available program.

On-Road Driving Lesson: 

The On-Road Driving Lesson schedule appointment is allowed to scheduled online https://www.simsdrivingschool.com/our-services#HourlyOn-RoadDrivingLesson . If is not online the student available time is requested to be providing to the school. A definite schedule is matched between the available time of the student and available time of the school. The definite schedule is normally linked, informed, and agreed. The agreed schedule(s) has to be abided by the involve parties. Unless there is a logical reason to reschedule not less than 24 hours. The student will be picked up and dropped off at student's preferable place in town (Lowell); at home, at work, at school, at store. At a bus or train station if student lives out of our prime business location (Lowell). Students, who could complete their account balance, have priority to get more schedules to complete their road component before the others , who couldn't.

Parent Curriculum: 

The Parent Class is normally 5:00pm to 7:00pm. Parent Curriculum schedule is usually set for the third week of the Driver Education Program. A registration and/or an invitation letter is linked to the contact information available in our THRYV Student Account. Attendee can be either parent/legal guardian or designee.

2-Attendance: 

The classroom sessions of an assigned program are required to attend from the enrolled student regularly. The agreed schedule must be abided unless there is logical reason to cancel not less than 18 hours. In case of unavoidable absence, parent or student  have to call to the assigned school telephone number (978-4549-7467).

3- Make up: 

Each and every student is expected to attend the assigned program and class regularly. Make up class is a must if either class, the Classroom or On-Road, had missed. It is of course a student responsibility to register or contact the school to make up the missed class(s) when the next program available.

VI-SPECIAL CONDITION:

If any dispute, a current policy will always be used. A special consideration needs to be made by the management level when it is encountered not in the written policy.

VII-SCHOOL RESERVES ITS RIGHTS:

The school reserves its rights to practice and bring into practice the school business standard and professional driving school operation requirement. The school reserves its right not to accept more students to the particular class when the enrollment number is more than thirty and not to open the particular class when the enrolled students show up is less than five. The school reserves its rights not to accept student who, seen, is not ready for the class. The school reserves its right to drop off with a refund of the remaining deposited fund of any student who, seen, is not co-operating with instructor(s) or not speaking the school officially use language (English). When the refund is given any obligation and liability to the program is null. The policy may change at any time without notice so one enrollment can not be exactly the same as the other.

VIII-SPECIAL OFFERS:

See the Packages

IX-SPECIAL NOTE:

Any charge or fee made by the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is a sole responsibility of student's own expense. They are; fifteen ($15) dollars driver certificate fee, thirty five ($35) dollars road test fee, and fifty ($50) dollars driver license issuance fee.