Drivers Education
Welcome and thank you for choosing Bigfork Drivers Education
All our drivers education classes are currently full. You may still register to be added to the waitlist.
A couple of things to keep in mind before signing up for Drivers Education at Bigfork Schools:
1. Your student/students need to be the legal age of 14 ½ years old by the time the State written TELL exam is given. The TELL stands for “Traffic Education Learners License”. This test is given out three weeks into class.
2. The parent meeting is mandatory and counts as 1 contact day towards the state requirements.
3. The state has mandated 25 contact days, 42 classroom hours, 6 hours of behind the wheel, 18 hours of observation. If your child is in sports this may not be a good time for traffic education. Please sign up for the appropriate class where you child may be present for every class. They may not miss more than two classes.
4. When it comes to obtaining your TELL, within 6 months your student needs to have 50 hours of supervised driving with any licensed adult over the age of 18. 10 of these hours need to be at night. Restricted hours are from 11 pm to 5 am.
5. Please remember to bring with you to the parent meeting a copy of the students birth certificate and social security number so it can be put on the application.
Bigfork Students will have first priority for the classes. Any students out of district will be on the waiting list and added to the class if an opening comes available.
If you have any questions, please call the high school office.
**Students who are on the waitlist for a drivers ed class will not be automatically rolled into a later class. You may sign up for multiple classes.**
Summer schedule
Teacher: Cole Jones
16 students will be accepted into this class. Students must be 14 ½ by July 15th to register.
Parent Meeting: June 2nd
Class: June 16 to Aug 16
Class runs Mon, Tues and Sat
Drive Time: 8-10am or 12-2pm
Class time: 10am-12pm
Cost: $275. $100 deposit must be paid by May 20th for the summer course.
School Year 2025-26 Schedule
Semester 1: students must be 14 ½ by Oct 10th 2025 to register.
Semester 2: students must be 14 ½ by Mar 10th 2026 to register.
Classes will be held during the school day and drive time will be at the discretion of the teacher before or after school.
Cost: $275