Program Overview

Driver Education provides eligible students in grades 10-12 and adults with state-approved courses that develop driving skills and safety awareness in beginning drivers. Driver Education consists of four parts.

Partners for Safe Teen Driving (PSTD) class

The Partners for Safe Teen Driving (PSTD) class:

• Is offered both virtually and face to face.
• Is designed as a parent and student education program.
• Allows parents to guide their children through the first perilous years of driving.

Classroom Instruction

• Offered virtually as well as face to face 
• Part of the grade 10 physical education program.

DMV Permit Testing

• ONLY available face-to-face.
• Available in designated FCPS buildings.
• Offered to FCPS high school students.
• Separate Adult Permit Testing.

Behind-the-wheel Instruction and Practice

Behind-the-wheel is offered face-to-face outside of the regular classroom.

Scope of Impact

FCPS ACE Driver Education services are available in the greater Fairfax region to:

• All eligible students in grades 10-12.
• Adults seeking adult driver privilege learner’s permits.

The FCPS ACE Driver Education program served 3,279 enrollments in the 2021-22 school year.