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Drive Right Academy

Athol, Idaho (ID)

Drive Right Academy

Training families since 2004

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Overview

Most of my life, I’ve called Coeur d’Alene, Idaho home. Raising four kids gave me firsthand experience with the anxieties of teenage driving. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Idaho and completed a fifth-year teaching program at Washington State University. For over 20 years, I taught elementary and middle school in Walla Walla, Clarkston, and Spokane, Washington. After earning my driver education endorsements in summer 2004, I opened Drive Right Academy that September. Since then, thousands of students have graduated from our program. We take great pride in the curriculum we’ve built, confident that each student leaves with the skills and knowledge to become a responsible, defensive driver. Katie Norman, a teacher through and through, joined our team in 2007. After graduating from Western Washington University, she returned to the area to teach elementary school and now works with Drive Right Academy students during evenings and weekends. Katie regularly attends conferences and professional development to sharpen her teaching strategies and bring fresh approaches to the car. Our instructors use a variety of techniques to keep the classroom engaging. Because students learn best when they’re actively involved, we focus on asking questions that explore, examine, and explain key driving concepts. We follow only state-authorized materials: the Idaho Driver Education Curriculum Manual, the Idaho Driver Education Standardized Skills Guide, and the Idaho Driver’s Manual.

Instructors

  • Linda Skogen

    Linda Skogen

  • Katie Norman

    Katie Norman

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Training Programs

4 offered

  • Basic Group Driver Education

    30 hours In-Class, 6 hours Behind-The-Wheel, 6 hours In-Car Observation This course is for the novice driver 14½ years to 17 years (although it is appropriate for any aged novice driver 14½ to senior citizen). This class is taught evenings year round and days during the summer. It is taught according to the requirements of the State of Idaho Department of Driver Education. Upon successful completion of this course, the student (under 17) is prepared to begin the 6 month Graduated Licensing Program, under their parent’s/guardian’s supervision.

    $375

  • 2-Hour Private DMV Prep Trip Package

    This class is for the licensed or unlicensed driver 17 years and older who requires a little practice before taking the state driving skills tests. (Non-licensed drivers must have a learner permit – the DMV requires the individual to pass the Idaho Driving Knowledge Test – the written test before issuing the permit.) We focus on defensive driving, steering, reference points, parking (angle, parallel, and perpendicular), lane changes, protected and shared turn lanes, controlled and uncontrolled intersections, and highway driving.

    $100

  • 6 Hour Behind-the-Wheel The Smooth Operator Package

    This package is for the licensed or unlicensed driver 17 years and older. This package includes six (6) 1-hour Behind-the-Wheel lessons covering all skills taught in our Package A “Basic Driver’s Ed” class for 14½ to 17 year olds. Non-licensed drivers must have a learner permit. (The DMV requires the individual to pass the Idaho Driving Knowledge Test – the written test – before issuing the permit.) We focus on defensive driving, steering, reference points, parking (angle, parallel, and perpendicular), lane changes, protected and shared turn lanes, controlled and uncontrolled intersections, and highway driving.

    $300

  • Drive Right Academy Course: - 30 hours in the classroom

    and parents are requested to attend the 2nd hour of the last class for final instructions regarding the Graduated Licensing Program. Grading: Students must pass with an 80% in all three phases of the program: classroom, driving, and attitude. Driver’s education is graded pass/fail. Attendance: A maximum of 2 hours classroom and 1 hour of driving time may be made up without charge, if 48 hours of notice has been given. The charge for extra driving time is $50.00/hr. Drive Right Academy will not be responsible for any driving that a student may do outside the program, and that any such driving done outside the school program will be cause for dismissal from the class.

    $400

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