Driver's Education Information
Driver Ed Information
Driver’s Education Through the National Safety Council Good morning. My name is Michael Policky, a retired Beatrice Middle School teacher. For six years I have been driving with young men and women teaching them the basic skills of safe and responsible driving. I would like to thank everyone for their patience this spring as several things have changed and it has been difficult for me to release information until everything was worked out. Again, thank you for your patience. You will notice some changes if you have had other children take driver’s education with me in the past six years. I’ve worked for the Nebraska Safety Council of Lincoln, but over the past six months, they have joined with the National Safety Council. I work out of Beatrice and all driving is done in the Beatrice and Lincoln area. Please put the following message in your school newsletters for March, April, and May. Thank you in advance. Also, please run the following announcement in the daily bulletins at your school from March 18th through the end of March. Please also forward this email via your school’s messaging system, it would be appreciated if you sent it to all parents of 8th-11th grade students. Thank you in advance for all that you do to help me promote driver’s education in our area of the state. Mike Policky Bulletin Announcement: Attention students who have or will have a school, learner's, or provisional driver's permit: The National Safety Council is offering driver's education class this summer and would love to have you become a safer and more responsible driver. The online portion of the class will be taken before the driving portion of the class. This takes 35-45+ hours to complete with tests and instruction and it must be completed before you drive. You are given 30 days to complete this and your progress over those 30 days will be monitored. You then do the driving portion during the summer beginning in late May. You will be selecting your drive time for the summer at the time of your registration. This includes five hours of behind-the-wheel experience and a final driving test. Parents of 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th graders have been sent an email with more detailed information. This will also be in school newsletters and other communications. There are 57 summer spots open so don't wait to get registered. More may be added if the need arises. Registration opens Tuesday, April 18, 2025. If you have questions, please feel free to call Michael Policky at 402-239-4974 or email polickymike@gmail.com -Newsletter Announcement: Good morning. My name is Michael Policky, a retired Beatrice Middle School teacher. For six years I have been driving with young men and women teaching them the basic skills of safe and responsible driving. I’ve worked for the Nebraska Safety Council of Lincoln, but over the past six months, they have joined with the National Safety Council. I work out of Beatrice and all driving is done in the Beatrice and Lincoln area. Registration for the Beatrice class will be opened to parents and students on Tuesday, April 18th, 2025. You will register your child for the online classwork which is to be completed and will be monitored over a 30 day period. See below for directions on how to register for the class. On average, last year, students took about 30-40 hours to complete the classwork and successfully pass the exams. You must complete the coursework before you drive this summer. You are given 30 days to complete the class which could be between 30-45+ hours and that would be working 1 to 1-1/2 hours per day. Parents, please see that your child has completed their coursework before their drive time. If the coursework is not completed by your drive time, you risk cancellation and a penalty payment for leaving that spot open in the summer. All classwork must be done before you drive. Once you are registered for the class, you will also sign up for your summer drive time. Everyone drives individually this summer. Those signed up first have the first choice of drive times for the summer. Driving will begin in late May and continue when I return home from my trip with 8th graders going to Washington D.C. and Gettysburg. The driving time options you will have to pick from are as follows. Option #1 is Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 7:00 A.M to 9:00 A. M. or 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M, Option #2 is Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P. M. or 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M., and Option #3 is Thursday and Friday from 7:00 A.M- 10:00 A. M., or 10:00 A.M.- 1:00 P.M. You are not allowed to miss any driving time or to be late for any drive time. You have five hours behind the wheel, and it all concludes with a driving test over familiar roadways that lasts approximately 45 minutes. I must let you know that driver’s education is offered by other companies in this area, but I am reaching out as an educator who knows many of the students already and who cares about the safety of the people on our roadways and I invite all of you to please seriously consider making this investment for your child's education and safety on the roadways. It is an expense as the rate for this class is $465.00. You could save money on your insurance premiums by having your child take the class and that in itself will pay for the class over time and more importantly it could save a life. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me back or to call me at 402-239-4974. I will also be sending this email to Lewiston, Wymore, Diller-Odell, and Tri-County. It will be limited to the first who sign up for the class so please do not put this off thinking you may be able to get it done later as I do not know the demand that there will be this year for driver's education. I am once again going to be able to drive about 57 students over the course of the summer and the past two summers have been filled to capacity for me. Another change this year is that if you fail the drive test, there will be a $75.00 retest fee assessed each time you fail the test. Once again, on behalf of the National Safety Council and myself, Michael Policky, I would like to welcome you and thank you for considering having your child take driver's education through us. Have a good day. ***No one 18 years of age or turning 18 during the class may take this class. ***Anyone taking this class must have a valid school permit, learners permit, or provisional license in order to register for this class. Go to National Safety Council Website: #1. Type in your search bar National Safety Council teen driver's education then click on it. #2. Once there, go down and click on Register for Teen Driver Education You should now be at this website: Please read this entire website page. https://www.safenebraska.org/