Tool Search: Driver's Education
The Delaware Department of Education manages the ability to get a driver's license for all Delaware residents under 18. Successful completion of the program results in a Blue Certificate that is exchanged at the DMV for a driver's license.
Driver Education records may not overlap. Users must end-date an open record before creating a new one.
Creating a Driver's Education Record
- To add a Driver's Education record, press New.
- Enter the appropriate information for the record and press Save. For more information on data entry for each field, please see this article's Program Information Fields and State-Defined Elements sections.
Program Information Fields
Start Date
The date the student began participating in the Driver's Education program. The start date for Driver's Education records is not tied to student enrollment or school calendar records.
End Date
The date on which the student ended their participation in the Driver's Education program. The end date for Driver's Education records is not tied to student enrollment or school calendar records.
Program Status
Program Status allows the user to indicate the student's current status in the Driver's Education program.
Status Reason
Use this field to indicate why the student left the driver's education program.
State Defined Elements
Certificate Received
Use this field to determine the certificate the student received from the driver's education program.
School Year
Use this field to select the school year in which the certificate was received.
Be sure to populate this field so that issued certificates are correctly printed.
Date of Issuance
Use the Date of Issuance field to select the date on which the certificate was received.
Be sure to populate this field so that issued certificates are correctly printed.
Printing Summary of Driver Education Records
- To print a summary of Driver Education records for a student, press Print.
- A summary of all Driver Education records for the student displays.
Issuing Driver's Ed Certificates
Once a student earns a Driver's Ed blue or white certificate, a certificate must be printed and issued. Creating a student certificate can be done through the Custom Forms tool within a student's forms.
Tool Search: Forms
Before printing a certificate for a student, be sure the School Year and Date of Issuance are populated and saved on the student's driver's ed record.
- To create a certificate for the student, select New. From the drop-list, select Custom Forms.
- A list of available forms displays. From the list, select either the Driver's Education White or Blue Certificate.
- From the Custom Form Driver's Ed DE field, select the record for which to issue a certificate. Once selected, press Create Form.
- Once created, the Driver's Education Certificate should display.
- To print the certificate, users must first save the certificate. Press Save & Stay. Once the record is saved, press Print to print the certificate.
Tool Rights
Full rights to the Driver's Education tool require RWA rights to the Student Information > State Programs > Driver's Education
- Read rights allow the user to view the Driver's Education tool.
- Write rights allow the user to modify existing Driver's Education records.
- Add rights allow the user to add new Driver's Education records.