SUMMER PROGRAM  INFORMATION FOR  2024 

Welcome to the Driver Education Summer Course.  This short memo has been prepared to help make your experience as safe, enjoyable, and rewarding as possible.  When satisfactorily completed, you will earn one half (.5) unweighted high school elective credit.  SUMMER 2024 REGISTRATION

Classes held at Traffic Safety Center
3501 NE 12th Street
(352) 955-6959

• No school board transportation to or from site.
• Two session choices - A)7:30 - 10:45 am,  B)12:30 – 3:45 PM 
• June 5th – July 9th, 2024, Monday through Friday; July 10th make-up day
• Students must be 15 years old by June 11, 2024.
• Course includes the The Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education Course  which is required for a learner’s permit.
• Students do not need learner’s permit to start class.  Students without a learner's permit will receive it after the first week at the Tax Collector's Office on Saturday June 8, 2024.
• Classes filled on first come, first served basis.
• Students earn half credit and "DMV" testing waivers. Students are tested by our instructors.
• $100 Lab Fee TO REGISTER CASH, CHECK, CASHIERS CHECK, MONEY ORDER ONLY. 

   

Traffic Safety Center3501 NE 12th Street
Gainesville, FL
352-955-6959  Map to the center

Attendance and Punctuality

It’s important that you are on time and attend every day. Summer school lasts 22 days: we meet Monday-Friday. You must attend the session you are assigned to.

Registration

Begins March 18, 2024 - Summer Registration forms will be available online or picked up at the Traffic Safety Center beginning 3/18/2024. Forms with $100 payment, must be completed and mailed or dropped off at the Traffic Safety Center by 5/24/2024. THEY CANNOT BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY! Please make checks payable to SBAC, NO REFUNDS will be given. 

Drop-Off/Pick-Up

For safety reasons, students must be dropped-off and picked-up outside the Traffic Safety Center (TSC), that is, outside the front gate. Students will enter and exit the TSC on foot. Cars may only enter the TSC on the first day to drop off students and in cases of inclement weather (e.g., thunderstorms).

Attire

Students must comply with the SBAC Code of Conduct for Secondary Schools. Articles of clothing that are safety hazards, such as flip-flops, are strictly prohibited during lab days. Use of electronic devices, headphones, ear buds, etc., during class is prohibited. Cell phones may only be used before or after the appropriate instructional session; violators will have their phones confiscated.

Licensing

Students must have their Learner’s Permit on all lab days.

Students Without Learner’s Permit

The Tax Collector's Office, located at 5830 NW 34th Blvd, in Gainesville, will be open Saturday June 8, 2024 for the purpose of issuing summer school students a Learner’s Permit. 

The parent or legal guardian must accompany the student, sign a parental consent form, and bring the following:

1. Certified copy of Birth Certificate (raised seal – not just a photo copy), or a U.S. passport.
2. Social Security Card, or official document issued by Social Security office verifying social security number.
3. Two proofs of residency (GRU bill, phone bill, etc.). No P.O. Box addresses accepted.
4. Students must be in compliance with their school’s attendance policy.
5. Glasses – if you wear glasses, you must have them to pass the vision test.
6. Cash or check for $54.25.

Non U.S. Citizens-- visit gogatherget.com for documentation requirements.

If you have any questions, call the Tax Collector's Office at 374-5236. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.