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Hoke County High will use online registration, prioritize older students and increase drivers-ed class size to 35
Summary
The district presented a new registration process for drivers education at Hoke County High School: a Google Form and Google Sheet tracking system, eligibility checks against student records, prioritization of older students (16'17), and an increase in class size from 30 to 35. The process references state guidance on academic eligibility for
District staff presented an updated drivers-education registration plan for Hoke County High School at the Aug. 12 meeting that will use electronic registration and prioritization to expand access.
Key points: staff said they will deploy a Google Form for student registration and use Google Sheets to track eligibility and prioritize older students (ages 16 and 17) who have not yet had the course. Administrators said they will cross-check form entries against Infinite Campus data to verify age and academic eligibility. The drivers-education vendor has agreed to increase class size to 35 students (up from about 30), which the presenter said could allow roughly 280 students to take the course this year if the proposed schedule is followed.
Eligibility and regulation: the presenters referenced a North Carolina regulation (cited in the meeting as 16 NCAC 06E .0351) that requires students to meet minimum academic progress (the presenter summarized it as passing at least 70% of classes) to be eligible for drivers education.
Implementation and timing: the registration window will open roughly two weeks before a class starts to give students time to register and for staff to verify eligibility; staff said administrative sign-off (assistant principals and the drivers-education coordinator) will be used as a check to prevent mis-ordering by age. The presenter said Canvas, email and school announcements will be used to advertise registration.
The board received the plan as an informational item; staff said they had shared the plan with the contracted drivers-education provider and will proceed with registration and verification steps.
