Notice: if you want your license by a certain date please take a class and finish 1-2 months prior to that date.  Please read the information below for all the requirements and procedures to obtain a license.  The classes below are hybrid classes that include mandatory seat time at SHHS and also time online.  

• Classes are held in room E104

• Jan 6th 5:30 am room E104

• Feb 3rd 5:30 am room E104

You will not be reminded when your class begins-make a note when you sign up.

Once completing the class you will automatically go to the range/road waiting list.  The wait is 1 month or so. 

Zero Fatalities Mandatory Parent/Guardian Meeting   

Each session will have one in-person Parent Meeting the second day of class. If you are unable to attend this Parent meeting you may: (1) attend another in-person Parent Night at SHHS or another location, or (2) attend a webinar Parent Night. You can find schedules for other in-person and webinar Parent Nights here.

Upcoming Parent Meetings at SHHS:

• Jan 7th 6:00 am

• Feb 4th 6:00 am

• Mar 4th 6:00 am

• Apr 8th 6:00 am

Online Classroom Students:

If you completed the class online and you want to do Range/Road at SHHS you must be a student at SHHS,   Salem Jr or live in those boundaries.   You will not get to the range/road any faster than a student who took the class at school.  You need to pay $81 AND send picture of you permit, a phone number that receives texts and the receipt number to Email Eric Macdonald.  You will NOT be on the range list until you do this.  Wait time is about 1-2 months. 

The following schools are approved for the online Driver's Ed Class:

Utahonline

Utah virtual academy

• SESC which is Southeast Educational Service Center

• NUES which is Northeastern Utah Educational Services

The online courses are separate from our program at SHHS.  The Driver's Ed program and the SHHS counselors do not sign you up.  Enrolling and taking a course from one of the above courses is completely on your own.  

If you took a class from one of the following Private companies below, you Cannot take range/road through SHHS.  You will need to finish road privately: 

• A-1 Driving School

• AAA Driving Academy

• Bountiful Driving School

• Dave’s Driving School

• Independent Driving School

• Joyce’s Driving School

• National Driving School

• Revolution Driving Instruction (Professional)

• State Plus Driving School

• Tooele Driving School

• Wright Driving School

• Zion View Driving School​

If you attended one of the private companies above, YOU CANNOT COMPLETE RANGE/ROAD THROUGH SHHS.  Utah Driver Education Law & Policy states, "Student course work from a private driving school shall not transfer to a public driver education program." 

This means:

If you take the classroom portion of driver education through a Private company, you CANNOT take range/road through SHHS.  There are different state requirements for public education and private driver education classes.

If you attended the classroom portion of driver education through a private company and want to take range/road through SHHS, you will have to Take the classroom portion of driver education again,  through SHHS before you can start range/road.  You will also have to pay the $100 driver ed fee and follow the sign up process we have at SHHS. 

*Required: Online Safety And Trends Exam

Attention parents & students. Utah State Legislature has added a 40 question written exam each person applying for a Utah state drivers license must pass with 100% accuracy before they can receive a license. Each person can take the test as many times as needed in order to pass. You can go back and review any question missed. This new law went into effect 01/01/2016. The website needed for this state exam is listed below.  This test is done on your own, not with the Driver's Ed class. 

Secure.utah

More Details and Info:

The Drivers Education Department at Salem Hills High School will be offering classes each month during the 2019-2020 school year. We must have 35 students to hold a class, so the dates each month are dependent on when 35 students are registered. 

Certificates: Students will be given a certificate when they successfully complete the entire course including the driving portion. Certificates are not required at the DLD. They are only given as a courtesy. All driving and classroom records are now tracked online through the DLD. 

Driver License Information

Age: A student may start a Driver Education class at SHHS no sooner than fifteen years of age and must have a valid state learner permit. A student may not receive a Utah Driver License until they are at least sixteen years of age.

State Requirements: A student must go to the Driver License Division (DLD) and successfully pass a written, eye test, and mental fitness test. A learner permit is valid for one year from date of issue and requires a nonrefundable fee of $19.00. A student must possess a learner permit for at least 6 months and pass a driver education course before they can apply for a driver license.

Learner Permit: Once a learner permit is obtained, a student may immediately begin to drive. The student may only operate a class D motor vehicle, and must have an approved driving instructor occupying the seat beside the student, or the student’s parent or legal guardian, who is at least 21 years of age and a licensed driver, sitting next to the student.

Utah Drivers License Division: Learner Permit

Nighttime Driving

A person, with a permit or driver’s license, younger than 17 years of age, whether a resident or nonresident of Utah, may not operate a motor vehicle upon any public roadway in Utah between the hours of 12:00 am and 5:00 am. A driver younger than 17 may drive between these hours under the following exception:

1. The driver is accompanied by a licensed driver at least 21 years of age who is occupying the seat next to the driver.

2. The driver id driving in connection with the driver’s employment, including the trip to and from the driver’s residence and employment.

3. The driver drives directly to the driver’s residence from a school-sponsored activity if transportation to the activity is provided by the school and the provided transportation commenced from and returns to the school property where the driver is enrolled.

4. The driver is on assignment for a farmer or rancher and the driver is engaged in an agricultural operation.

5. The driver is driving in an emergency.

Other Driving Restrictions:

A person may not operate a motor vehicle upon any public roadway with any passenger who is not an immediate family member of the driver until:

1. Six months from the date the person’s driver license was issued: or

2. The person reaches 18 years of age.

Exceptions:

1. If accompanied by a licensed driver at least 21 years of age.

2. The driver is on assignment for a farmer or rancher and the driver is engaged in an agricultural operation.

3. In an emergency.

All individuals under the age of 18 years of age applying for the first time must complete 40 hours of driving a motor vehicle, of which at least 10 hours must be night-time hours. The hours of driving in an approved driver education course may be counted as part of this requirement. A parent or guardian must certify to the completion of this requirement when applying for a license.

Obtaining a driver license involves eight simple steps:

1. Completion of an approved driver education course.

2. Assumption of financial responsibility by a parent or legal guardian.

3. Furnish positive identification. SS number- birth certificate

4. Furnish evidence of residence address.

5. Payment of applicable fees. Learner permit fee $19.00 and $30.00 original license fee.

6. Completion of medical questionnaire and vision test.

7. Completion of required skills or driving tests.

8. A photo taken at the DLD (Driver License Division).

If you have any questions please email Eric Macdonald.  Email Eric Macdonald

Thank you!