Overview

  • Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools offers driver education classes to high school students through a private contractor, the Jordan Driving School of the Carolinas (JDS Carolinas).  The classes are facilitated through a "Driver Education Coordinator" located at each high school and take place after-school hours, on Saturdays, over holiday breaks, and during the summer.  Each class includes 30 hours of classroom instruction, 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training, and an eye test.

    Please view JDS Carolinas website for additional course details and scheduling for each high school location at these links:

    If you have any questions or concerns about the program please contact the can contact the Director of School Safety, Driver Education & Athletics or your schools Driver Education Coordinator.

Driver Education Contacts

Contacts for the CHCCS district driver education program.
Contact Name Position Location Phone Email Address
Scarlett Steinert Director of School Safety, Driver Education & Athletics Lincoln Center 919-967-8211 x28284 ssteinert@chccs.k12.nc.us
Barbara Garmon JDS Carolinas Team Leader for CHCCS Jordan Driving Schools Carolinas 919-727-1072 barbaragarmon.jdsc@gmail.com
Barbara Jackson Driver Education Coordinator Carrboro High School 919-918-2200 x25004 barbara.jackson@chccs.k12.nc.us
Gina Horton Driver Education Coordinator Chapel Hill High School 919-929-2106 x41145 ghorton@chccs.k12.nc.us
Pamela Watson Driver Education Coordinator East Chapel Hill High School 919-969-2482 x 27122 pwatson@chccs.k12.nc.us