Section 49-303 of the Idaho Code states the Department of Transportation may issue a driver's license to any person who has successfully completed an approved driver training course and who is at least fourteen years and six months (14 ½) years of age, with driving privileges restricted to daylight hours only and with full privileges at sixteen (16) years of age, after successfully completing the 50 hours of supervised driving time, with ten hours during darkness. At the age of fourteen years and six months (14 ½) years of age, a student is eligible to enroll in driver education.
Section 49-307 of the Idaho Code states that students may receive driver’s training instruction from a qualifying parent or guardian if their school district does not offer driver education courses. It also states that Idaho Digital Learning Academy will make their online Driver Education course available to any eligible student in the state of Idaho.
IDLA DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIREMENTS
- You must be at least 14 1/2 years old.
- Get a Learner’s Permit from the DMV before signing up.
- Make sure you have a behind-the-wheel instructor before starting the class (parents are eligible in areas without a district-offered Driver Education)
- To pass, the student must earn 80% or higher in both the IDLA course and the in-car portion.
- The Idaho Driver Handbook is the required textbook and can be acquired at the DMV or the State Department of Education’s website:
IDLA DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR MSD STUDENTS
- Choose an IDLA Driver Ed course section by consulting the IDLA course schedule.
- Choose an in-car instructor who is available during the same dates as the IDLA classroom session
- Before you visit the DMV, gather the necessary documents and materials listed at the Idaho Transportation Department's website. The “Verification of Compliance” form is available through the school you attend. If the school is closed for the summer, you can contact Moscow School District office.
- Get your Learner’s Permit from the DMV and ask them to send the permit to your in-car instructor.
- Ask your high school counselor to register you for the Driver Education session of your choice. Make sure to provide your Learner’s Permit number to them as part of the registration.
- The cost of the course is $75. Advanced Opportunities funding may be used in some cases.
- Students and parents will receive confirmation emails from IDLA. Students can use these emails to set up their account. The IDLA Orientation course must be completed before the course begins.
- At the end of the IDLA course, the IDLA teacher will send a grade report to the in-car instructor and report a Pass/Fail to the DMV. To pass, the student must earn at least 80% in both the IDLA course and the in-car portion.
- At the end of the 6-month supervision period, you will schedule the skills test and knowledge test at the DMV. The skills tester will hand you a sealed envelope with the results. Bring this sealed envelope to the DMV. To find a skills test examiner in Latah County, use the Idaho Transportation Department's website.
IDLA DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE REGISTRATION FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS
The Driver Education course process for homeschooled drivers is the same as above, except homeschool students do not obtain a Verification of Compliance (VOC) from their boundary school. Homeschoolers who reside within the Moscow district boundary can use this link to register:
https://register.idla.us/
Pass Code: 69722
DRIVER EDUCATION COURSE MATERIALS
State of Idaho Driver's Manual Idaho Driver Manual.
For more information, please contact Dee Bishop ([email protected]), MHS Counseling Secretary, at Moscow High School, 882-2591 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.