NYS DMV Driver Education Course at WIHS - Summer 2026 Registration

2026 NYS DMV Summer DE Registration Packet

STUDENTS interested in taking the NYS DMV Driver Education course at WIHS can register in-person Monday, May 11 or Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from 12:00 - 2:30 in the lobby of the West Islip High School auditorium. 

Registration checks will be deposited/cashed after rosters are posted.

Please read information from  "General Information' and 'Common Questions' tabs above PRIOR to registering.

After registering, students & parents/guardians must join the Summer 2025 DE Remind App

Text    @26summerde    to    81010

Lecture classes will be held in-person at WIHS (room 106) and driving lessons will initiate in the WIHS parking lot by the Fitness Center. Students must complete all 16 lectures and 16 driving lessons to receive a Certificate of Completion (MV-285 certificate). 

It is the student's responsibility to make sure absences will NOT occur. Parental notes DO NOT excuse absences from NYS DMV DE classes. An MV-285 Certificate of Completion will NOT be issued to ANY student in the event of missed classes or to those who do not pass the course. 

WEST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL

DRIVER EDUCATION

Summer 2026

IN-PERSON LECTURE AND DRIVING INSTRUCTION (WIHS Room 106 and HS Parking Lot)

Students will attend DE 3 hours per day for 16 days (90 minutes lecture & 90 minutes driving)

Thirty two July lecture and Driving roster spots are available- Students are rosterd according to age (oldest first)

COURSE BEGINS: 

Monday, June 29, 2026  

Lecture and Driving Dates  (Monday through Friday)

June 29,, 30  July 1, 2, 3        6, 7 , 8,  9, 10         13, 14, 15, 16, 17       20

Daily Lecture Times  (must attend assigned time)

Option A:    9:00am - 10:30am

or

Option B:    10:30am - 12 noon

Daily Driving Times  (must attend assigned time and car number)

Option A:  7:30am - 9:00am

Option B: 9:00am - 10:30am

Option C: 10:30am - 12:00noon

Option D: 12:00noon - 1:30pm

*** Dates subject to change

***Younger students may need to take driving lessons in August (lecture in July)

Rosters are filled by birthday…oldest first, until all 32 summer slots are full. Younger students, who do not get into the 32 available July spots, will be placed on a waiting list. Students on the waiting list will also have the option to attend the 16 July lecture classes noted above, and then complete their 16 driving lessons on 16 different dates in August. We will contact you after registration if this pertains to you. 

All students must be available to commit themselves to ninety minutes of lecture AND 90 minutes of driving four days a week for four weeks. No absences are permitted. Students and parent/guardians should thoroughly discuss this commitment and attendance policy prior to registering for DE program. MV-285 (Certificate of Completion) document must be kept in a secure location. Replacement certificates from the DMV are a lengthy process. 

What is the absence policy?

Per New York State DMV, a student must attend ALL hours of the program in order to receive the “Student Certificate of Completion” (MV 285). The DE certified instructor is forbidden by NYS law from issuing the MV-285 to anyone who has not met the minimum attendance requirements. Students must make arrangements to attend all classes. It is the student's responsibility to make sure absences will NOT occur. Parental notes DO NOT excuse absences from classes. A Certificate of Completion will NOT be issued to ANY student in the event of missed classes or to those who do not pass the course. 

We anticipate the MV-285 Certificate of Completion's will be in the mail by August 17, 2026 for students who successfully complete and pass the July program.