Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Develop materials that align with the Utah Driver Education Standards, Utah Driver Education Law and Policy Manual, and the Utah Driver Handbook. • Submit all presentation material and content for pre-approval to the USBE subject matter specialist prior to presenting or delivery to students. • Ensure all staff involved in the development and delivery of the program and materials are qualified and trained on best practices for education and instruction in high school (pedagogy, classroom management strategies, professionalism, ethics, etc.) o Contractor(s) must have authorized volunteer presenters go through an application process whereby they are qualified. They are also asked if they have ever committed a felony. If the box is checked yes, a personal interview and background check are conducted, and a determination is made if the person will be allowed to volunteer. o Contractor(s) must submit all necessary volunteer applicant information for pre-approval to the USBE Subject matter specialist. Contractor(s) must also require volunteers to report any arrests and convictions throughout the term of their service under this contract, which contractor(s) must then submit to USBE. USBE will have final decision-making authority regarding the eligibility of all volunteer applicants, as well as ongoing volunteer service eligibility. Any volunteer who has been arrested or convicted of a crime against a child is not eligible. o Approved applicants are then trained to instruct the presentation to new drivers. Contractor(s) also trains presenters to participate with school security procedures. These presenters must have a minimum of four hours of training-two hours on the Contractor’s training website and two hours in person. Further, presenters are required to attend at least one training update class each year. o Presenters are never allowed to be alone in a classroom with students or with individual students at any time while acting as a volunteer. • Deliver the one-hour training via an interactive delivery method at Utah high schools. o Contractor(s) provides learning materials (pamphlets, presentations, and videos) that align with the Utah Driver Education Standards, Utah Driver Education Law and Policy Manual, and Utah Driver Manual. In the Utah Core Standards for Driver Education, it lists five strands which represent significant areas of learning within content areas. They are as follows: Parent or Guardian Involvement in Modeling Good Driving Habits • Contractor(s) distributes pamphlets for students to take home to show parents and remind them about safety at railroad crossings. Rules of the Road • Contractor(s) teaches about the railroad advance warning signs, pavement marking symbols, crossbuck, stop lines, solid yellow double lines, emergency notification system sign, flashing lights, automatic gates, and what they mean for rules of the road. Risk Management in All Driving Situations • Contractor(s) discusses the importance of not driving drowsy, distracted, aggressive, impaired, or without a seatbelt. • Contractor(s) uses positive messaging such as driving alert, focused, calm, sober, and safely buckled. Motor Vehicle Maneuvers and Operations • Contractor(s) teaches them to get out of the vehicle if it stalls on the railroad tracks and where and what direction to run if a train is approaching. The Driving Environment • Contractor(s) teaches about the responsibility drivers have around railroad crossings and vehicles must yield to the trains. • Make services accessible to all students at all high schools that offer driver education courses across the state of Utah. (ADA, closed captioning, hearing impaired, alternative languages, etc.) • Document service to schools with the following required information: o School name o School address o Teacher name o Date, time, and duration of instruction o Number of high school students served o Any additional notes relevant to delivery: (e.g., student incidents, teacher feedback, etc.)
