Virtual education virtual education programs provide

VIRTUAL EDUCATION
Virtual education programs provide additional instructional choices for students in non-
traditional settings through distance learning options to satisfy a driver licensing requirement. In
special circumstances, school divisions allow students to take the Virginia Association of Driver
Education and Traffic Safety (VADETS) virtual course that is monitored by licensed teachers
with an endorsement in driver education. Taking a virtual course to satisfy a driver’s license
requirement, however, should not be interpreted as satisfying the tenth grade health education
requirement.
COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL COMPUTER-BASED CLASSROOM
COURSE
Please refer to the online provider application process for driver education correspondence
courses and driver training school computer-based classroom driver education programs.
§ 46.2-1702. Code of Virginia Certification of Driver Education Courses by Commissioner
A. Except for schools in the Commonwealth's public school system and providers of
correspondence courses approved by the Board of Education pursuant to subsection F of §
22.1-205. Code of Virginia for Driver Education Programs , only those driver training schools
that are licensed as computer-based driver education providers shall be authorized to
administer computer-based driver education courses. The content and quality of such
computer-based driver education courses shall be comparable to that of courses offered in the
Commonwealth's public schools. The Commissioner may establish minimum standards for
testing students who have enrolled in computer-based driver education courses. Such
standards may include;
1. requirements for the test site;
2. verification that the person taking the test is the person enrolled in the course;
3. verification of the identity of the student using photo identification approved by the
Commissioner; and
4. maintenance of a log containing the name and title of the licensed instructor monitoring
the test, the test date, the name of the student taking the test, and the student's time-in and
time-out of the test site.
Computer-based driver education providers shall not issue a certificate of completion to a
student in Planning District 8 prior to receiving proof of completion of the additional
minimum 90-minute parent/student driver education component pursuant to § 22.1-205.
Code of Virginia for Driver Education Programs .
B. Parents should review the virtual course learning objectives, grading policy, privacy and legal
policies. Contact information for the online course provider, online instructor, and technical
support should include hours of availability and expected response time. Learner time in the
course should be tracked by student activity and work successfully completed, and not just
the amount of time the student is “logged in.” The curriculum must be designed to provide at
least 36 periods of instruction, not to exceed the two hours per day requirement, and be of
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