Governor Sonny Perdue has announced that $2,184,600 in grants have been awarded to Georgia public high schools and libraries to make driver education more accessible, effective and affordable throughout the state. Public high school grantees will use these funds to create or enhance driver education programs in their schools. “The busy travel days of summer remind us how important roadway safety is,” said Governor Sonny Perdue. “These grants will make driver education more accessible to young Georgians and help limit the tragic accidents that tear at our hearts every year.”

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) administered the grant application and selection process. A grant review committee established a point system for the evaluation. Those eligible to apply were Georgia Public Libraries and Georgia Public High Schools. The grant review committee aimed to reach high school students – particularly underserved groups –that desire to prepare and qualify for a Georgia “Class D” driver’s license by meeting new teen driving requirements mandated under Joshua’s Law.

Calhoun City Schools appreciates the hard work of our Community Education Program Director Jerry Carroll.  Mr. Carroll serves as the Project Director for our Drivers Education Program.  The Calhoun City Schools Community Education Program has been providing Driver Education in Gordon County for the past fifteen years.  When Driver’s Education was non-funded under QBE, the Community Education Program started a summer program that was fee based and subsidized by the Board of Education.  The Calhoun City Schools Driver Education Program is the only Department of Driver Services certified program in Gordon County.  More than four hundred students have completed the approved classes over the past three years.  The Calhoun Community Education Program received the state grant for $51,700.00 to support Calhoun High School’s Driver Education Program.  Grant funds will be used for curriculum materials and training vehicles.