State Certified Program

TEEN DRIVER EDUCATION PROGRAM:

    Proudly serving Alvin and surrounding communities. Alvin Street-Wise Driving School has been the leading provider of professional driving instruction for teens, adults and seniors. Our program is certified by The Texas Education Agency and is designed to teach our students the skill and responsibility of driving. Our course consists of 32 hours of in-class instruction, 7 hours of behind-the-wheel driving and 7 hours of in-car observation. Our classroom portion of our program is Monday - Friday for 2 hours/day (3:30 - 5:30 p.m.) or (5:30 - 7:30 p.m.) for the 3 week period.

    The first 3 days of instruction (6 hours) are devoted to getting the students prepared for the permit test. Our students will be issued a study guide that contains a copy of The Texas Drivers Handbook and 184 questions that we go over in class and are very simlar to the questions they will be tested over.  Our students enjoy a 95% "first time attempt" pass rate at the DMV. Any time AFTER 6 hours of instruction, they may take the permit test. The student MUST pass the written test over The Texas Drivers Handbook in order to obtain their driving permit. Once the student is issued their driving permit (from the D.P.S. office), then they will begin to schedule drive times with us and can drive with a licensed person aged 21 or over in the front seat.

      A driving session consists of a two-hour scheduled time in which the student will drive with the instructor for one hour and the second hour will be spent observing another student driving. We offer convenient scheduling 7 days a week for driving lessons and encourage the student to obtain additional practice outside of our school with a parent/guardian in order to master their driving skills.

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION PHASE:

     The classroom instruction phase will meet the standards of excellence necessary to prepare students for safe driving and living. The time required for this phase is 32 hours of instruction. The following topics are some of the essential elements of this course:

 - Texas Motor Vehicle Laws

 - Signs, signals, and road markings

 - The driver, the passenger, the pedestrian and the consumer.

 - Occupant protection, insurance, vehicle financing

 - Driving procedures, strategies and preventative maintenance

 - Physical laws, accident avoidance and state safety programs

 - Awareness of the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs

*****All topics are taught by state-certified teaching professionals and include note-taking, video presentations, interactive discussions, and lectures. All material is followed up with testing.

IN-CAR INSTRUCTION PHASE:

     In-car instruction for each student MUST consist of a minimum of 14 hours, of which seven hours are devoted to behind-the-wheel driving and the other seven hours are devoted to in-car observation that should include discussion and note taking. All driving WILL be supervised by a state-certified, licensed instructor. All of our training vehicles have an additional brake installed on the passenger side which will allow the instructor to stop the vehicle in order to avoid any situation that may arise.

     We operate late-model ( automatic, 4 & 6 cylinder, four door) vehicles that through our experience, are very easy to learn basic driving skills in, while keeping safety in mind. All of our vehicles are very well-maintained and carry full coverage insurance. We understand the importance of providing a learning environment that is clean, comfortable, and safe. We employ male and female instructors in order to better serve you and if you choose, you can request who you want your child to drive with.

TEXAS REQUIREMENTS FOR A LEARNERS PERMIT:

1. Application DL14A (we provide)

2. Driver Education Certificate DE964 (we provide)

3. Verification of Enrollment and Attendance (V.O.E.)  (from their high school) or (signed affidavit if home schooled)

4. State-issued Birth Certificate (no photocopy)

5. Social Security Card (no photocopy)

6. Parent, Guardian or Notarized form

7. Money (permit fee is $5)

Facilities: You are invited to inspect our school and related equipment at any time!

If you have any questions, feel free to call and speak with our secretary or one of our instructors.

Phone: 281-756-9269