Appropriate standards shall be implemented to ascertain the progress of the students.
- (1) Progress standards shall meet the requirements of the POI-DE approved by the department.
- (2) Each primary school shall ensure that each student who attends the primary school and all branch schools demonstrates an acceptable level of mastery of the POI-DE. Mastery is not related to passing the written examination for a driver's license administered by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Successful completion and mastery are prerequisites to awarding a grade of 70 percent or above.
(3) One or more of the following methods shall determine evidence of successful completion and mastery:
- (A) unit tests;
- (B) written assignments;
- (C) skills performance checklist; and
- (D) comprehensive examinations of knowledge and skills.
- (4) The instructor must certify that each student successfully mastered all course content before the student is awarded successful completion of a driver education program.
Source Note:The provisions of this §84.45 adopted to be effective April 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 1400; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6069; amended to be effective September 1, 2021, 46 TexReg 5394.