PROCEDURES FOR DRIVER ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE COMPLETIONS AND DMV PROTOCOL

Garner Magnet High School
Joe Walls, Lead Teacher

Information for Garner Magnet High School

• School Address – 2101 Spring Drive, Garner, NC 27529
• Telephone Number – 662-2425 (Driver’s Ed Office)
• Telephone Number – 662-2379 (Main Office)
• Fax Number – 662-2397

Students and Parents (VERY IMPORTANT)

• After completing both the classroom and driving phases of driver education, students need to take their driving education certificate to Ms. Benitez, in the Front Office, to obtain a Driver Eligibility Certificate. Parents must accompany each student.
• Parents, Acting Parents, or Guardians are required to print their name, sign their name, and date the upper portion of the Eligibility Certificate and return to Ms. Benitez. Ms. Benitez will check for grade eligibility and sign off.
• Take the following items with you when going to validate your Eligibility Certificate:

1. Parent signed Driving Eligibility Certificate 2
2. Driver Education Certificate
3. Copy of Birth Certificate
4. Copy of the previous semester’s report card

• Students must pass 3 of 4 courses at Garner Magnet High School to obtain validation seal on the Eligibility Certificate. If you fail two or more courses at Garner Magnet High School or you decide to drop out of school before your 18th birthday, you will not get your Driver Eligibility Certificate validated and you will lose your driving privileges if you already have them.
• Certificates are valid for 30 days only. Please submit certificates to DMV before the 30-day deadline. Students will only be allowed to pick up one eligibility form per semester and one in the summer.
• Students may obtain Driver Eligibility Certificates during school on Tuesday and Thursday. Information should be turned in to Ms. Benitez by 8:00 a.m. and picked up after school. Students may pick up eligibility forms during the summer between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Monday – Friday)
• Please contact Ms. Benitez in the Front Office for additional information on Driver Eligibility Certificate if needed.
  
  

Going to DMV

Please take the following items with you when going to get your Level I Limited Learner’s Permit:

1. Driver Education Certificate (White Copy) – All Signatures
2. Driver Eligibility Certificate – Validated by Ms. Benitez with School Seal
3. Original Birth Certificate
4. Social Security Card or Computer-generated Copy
5. Parent/Legal Guardian
6. $15.00 to Pay for Permit
7. Proof of Residence