Marietta Community School

This program provides childcare for children of Marietta City Schools' faculty and staff!

Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) instruction is conducted from our main car lot located at 340 Aviation Rd, Marietta, GA 30060. (see map) COST: $389 Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) instruction is one-on-one instruction that occurs on the road in an MCDE DDS-approved vehicle. This instruction is intended for students who have strong attention, intact sensory acuity and some experience driving a vehicle. As safety and competence dictates, BTW instruction includes Range Work, Residential Driving and Expressway Driving. (If student's instructor determines student is lacking proficiency behind-the-wheel, not all components may be covered to ensure safety to student, instructor and other drivers on road ways. Extra driving sessions are available for purchase as needed.) All Driver’s Education cars are equipped with an instructor side brake, extra mirrors and meet the requirements of the GA Department of Driver Services. BTW instruction consists of three 2-hour sessions that are scheduled at the discretion of the student's assigned instructor based on instructor's and student's availability. Upon successful completion of the BTW instruction, student will receive a 6-Hour Behind-the-Wheel Driver's Ed Certificate of Completion. Certificate will be sent to parent/guardian via email. Our office must have the student’s permit number and date of issue before the student can be assigned to a driver’s education instructor for their 6 hours of behind the wheel driving. If that information was not completed on the registration form, you will need to send us this info either via email or phone before your student will be assigned to an instructor for the behind-the-wheel portion of instruction. Cancelled driving appointments result in lost instructional hours and delay the assignment of the remaining students. Driving appointments must be cancelled at least 24 hours in advance to avoid a $40 rescheduling fee.

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Marietta/Cobb Driver’s Education is a joint program of the Marietta and Cobb County school systems. Our courses are offered to all high school students, ages 15 – 19, and they do not have to attend Marietta or Cobb County schools. NOTE: When creating an account to sign up for a class, the parent must be the main account holder. Student should not be the main account holder. To add a student to the parent account, be sure to click on the "Add Relationship" option within the parent account to add student's info.

This course consists of 30 hours of classroom instruction in an online forum and 6 hours of behind the wheel instruction that meets the requirements for Joshua’s Law.. The 30-hour classroom instruction and 6-hour behind-the-wheel instruction are conducted at separate times. Once the student activates the 30-hour online course, their name is added to a queue to await assignment to a behind-the-wheel instructor. During times of high enrollment student wait time to be assigned can take up to 8 weeks after student is added to the queue. The 30-hour classroom portion is intended to teach students fundamental theories and practices associated with driving a motor vehicle including, but not limited to, defense driving, car car/maintenance and car handling procedures. Students should have strong attention and test taking skills, as well as display positive behavior. Students must successfully pass all Unit Tests and the Final Exam within three attempts to receiving a passing mark for this course. If the student fails to pass a Unit Test or the Final Exam, within the allotted attempts, he/she will fail the course. If the student fails the online course, he/she may purchase a new 30-hour online course, at a discounted rate, or attend a future face-to-face class for a second attempt to successfully complete the 30-hour course. The 6- hour Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) instruction is one-on-one instruction that occurs on the road in an MCDE DDS-approved vehicle.This instruction is intended for students who have strong attention, intact sensory acuity and some experience driving a vehicle. As safety and competence dictates, BTW instruction includes Range Work, Residential Driving and Expressway Driving. (If student's instructor determines student is lacking proficiency behind-the-wheel, not all components may be covered to ensure safety to student, instructor and other drivers on road ways. Extra driving sessions are available for purchase as needed.) All Driver’s Education cars are equipped with an instructor side brake, extra mirrors and meet the requirements of the GA Department of Driver Services. BTW instruction consists of three 2-hour sessions that are scheduled at the discretion of the student's assigned instructor based on instructor's and student's availability. BTW instruction is typically conducted from our main car lot at 340 Aviation Rd, Marietta. (This is same location as the Marietta Sixth Grade Academy.) Upon successful completion of classroom and driving portions of the course, the student will receive a certificate of completion for the 30-hour course and one for the 6-hour Behind-the-Wheel course. Completion certificates will be sent to the parent/guardian via email.. If your student has not yet completed the Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program (ADAP), they can access and complete this course online free-of-charge at https://dds.georgia.gov/adap. This course is required for all teens ages 15-17. We also offer the Road Skills Test to eligible students seeking their Class D Driver's License. To be eligible, the student must have held their Driver's Permit for one year and on day, as well as have completed our 6-hour behind-the-wheel instruction and successfully completed a 30-hour Joshua's Law class.