The State of Minnesota has extended the opportunity to teleconference classroom driver education instruction thru August 2023. Student must attend St. Francis Area Schools or reside within the district to enroll in behind the wheel.

St. Francis Area Schools Community Education has entered into a partnership with A+ Driving School to provide you this option for classroom instruction only until further notice.

This is an opportunity for students ages 14 years of age and older to complete their 30 hours of classroom training from home!

St. Francis Area Schools Community Education offers 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) instruction. Our teachers are licensed with the State of Minnesota, and have Driver Education Certification. Our program has been approved by the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety. The years of experience of our instructors, along with their certification, provide a safe, high quality program for students.

This class will be offered via teleconference in the safety of your own home! You will receive a secure login to the Online classroom approximately 2 business days prior to the first class.

Classroom Instruction: The 30 hour classroom course includes an extensive study of the Minnesota Drivers Manual, right of way rules, emergency situations, adverse driving, drinking and driving problems, and proper attitudes and responsibilities about driving. To pass the classroom portion, student must attend all 30 hours of classroom training. After classroom instruction is completed, the student will be issued a blue card if registered for BTW, if not registered for BTW, the student will receive a letter of completion (once student registers for BTW the blue card will be issued). The student will take the blue card along with the appropriate ID (see identification requirements at www.communityed15.com), corrective lenses (if needed) and fee to a Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services location.

Classroom location: Currently being offered via teleconference. You will receive confirmation of your enrollment prior to the start of class.

Students enrolling in classroom-only may enroll in behind the wheel after successful completion of the 30 hours of classroom. Currently, all blue cards will be mailed to the students home the week after successful completion of the class.

Classroom Instruction: Classroom is currently being offered teleconference to your home. The 30 hour classroom course includes an extensive study of the Minnesota Drivers Manual, right of way rules, emergency situations, adverse driving, drinking and driving problems, and proper attitudes and responsibilities about driving. To pass the classroom portion, student must attend all 30 hours of classroom training. After classroom instruction is completed, the student will be issued a blue card if registered for BTW, if not registered for BTW, the student will receive a letter of completion (once student registers for BTW the blue card will be issued). The student will take the blue card along with the appropriate ID (see identification requirements at www.communityed15.com), corrective lenses (if needed) and fee to a Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services location.

Behind-the-Wheel Instruction: Once the student has received their permit, they can schedule the 6 hour BTW instruction(Note-A student MUST provide proof of permit to CE office to actually be placed on the waiting list for their behind the wheel hours. Failure to complete this required step will delay scheduling). When the student has completed BTW, they will receive a white card. The student must have their permit for 6 months and effective January 1, 2015 every driver under the age of 18 who completes BTW instruction and is testing for a driver’s license must submit a driving log. Parents/ Guardians have two options regarding the driving log:

1. Complete a parent class provided by a driver education program approved in Minnesota(please see https://aplusdrivingschool.net/a-advantage/), and then submit a supervised driving log showing their teen has completed at least 40 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are nighttime hours and a certificate of completion for the class; or

2. If the parent/guardian chooses to not complete the parent class, the driving log must show that their teen has completed at least 50 hours of supervised driving, 15 of which are night time hours.

The road test needs to be scheduled with Minnesota Drivers and Vehicle Services, bring white card, proof of insurance, fee, permit, social security number and corrective lenses (if needed).

Students must be 16 years old, had their instructional permit for 6 months and completed Behind the Wheel(BTW) prior to testing for their drivers license.

Cost: The total cost of classroom and BTW is $430.00 payable at registration. Cost includes a $10 discount for registering for both! If you wish to register separately, cost of classroom is $110 and BTW is $330. No discount will apply if registering separately. No other discounts may be applied to these classes.

Refunds: Please read carefully! Cancellations received within 5 or more business days prior to the start of class will qualify for a refund minus a $10 processing fee. If cancellation is made less than 5 business days prior to the start of class, you will forfeit the $110 classroom fee. After six months, no refund will be given for behind the wheel. BTW hours are be non-transferable. A $75 fee is retained if you cancel BTW within six months.

No-Show Fee: If a student has signed up for BTW lessons with an instructor and fails to show up for a scheduled session, a $75 no-show fee will be charged, payable to Community Ed. Students will not be scheduled for another lesson until the no-show fee is paid.