ARM 10.58.526. TRAFFIC EDUCATION

(1) The program requires that successful candidates: (a) demonstrate an understanding of the state requirements for approval of a traffic education program, i.e., school and teacher, student age, scheduling, program length, and liability; (b) demonstrate an understanding of the state requirements to be eligible as an approved teacher of traffic education, i.e., educator license, driver's license, driving record, and specific coursework; (c) demonstrate an understanding of the state requirements regarding vehicle usage, i.e., required and recommended equipment, maintenance, identification, vehicle use and restrictions, licensing, and insuring; (d) demonstrate an understanding of the general administrative procedures and policies required for conducting an approved traffic education program, i.e., approval and reimbursement forms; (e) demonstrate knowledge of the driver licensing process and the responsibilities associated with having that license; (f) demonstrate a working knowledge and administration of the cooperative driver testing program leading to instructor certification; (g) demonstrate a working knowledge of perceptual and physical screening techniques; (h) demonstrate an understanding of the Uniform Vehicle Code, motor vehicle laws of Montana, and due process; (i) demonstrate an understanding of the consequences resulting from violations, i.e., driving record, loss of driving privilege, higher insurance premiums, license retesting; (j) demonstrate the ability to effectively assist students in examining and clarifying their beliefs, attitudes, and values as they relate to general safety; (k) demonstrate an understanding of the importance of positive attitudes toward safe driving, i.e., mental, social, and physical tasks performed through a decision-making process; (l) demonstrate an understanding of the safe interaction of all elements of the highway transportation system, i.e., pedestrians, bicyclists, passengers, motorcyclists, drivers, vehicles, and roadways; (m) demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities of vehicle ownership, i.e., basic mechanical operation, maintenance, and insuring; (n) demonstrate an understanding of vehicle dynamics as they relate to operator control and the effects of occupant restraint systems; (o) demonstrate an understanding of current traffic education issues, i.e., parent involvement, zone control, reference points, aggressive driving, and graduated driver licensing; (p) acquire opportunities for student teaching experiences in classroom and behind-the-wheel situations with novice driving students under the direct supervision of a qualified teacher; (q) design educational strategies for appropriate driving experiences for diverse learners; (r) develop a logical scope and sequence plan for training driving skills in the repeated safe operation of a motor vehicle, i.e., controlled but varied situations and environments; (s) demonstrate knowledge, application, and evaluation of specific student competencies, i.e., vehicle control, roadway markings, maneuvers, intersections, and highways; (t) demonstrate an understanding of specific competencies as defined by recognized agencies and organizations, i.e., Office of Public Instruction and American Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association; (u) design educational strategies for visual perceptual skill development, i.e., zone control, IPDE process, Smith system, and defensive driving principles; (v) experience and demonstrate an understanding of driving skills required to successfully handle adverse and emergency situations; (w) demonstrate an understanding of accident facts, causation, and current crash avoidance and injury prevention strategies; (x) develop a logical scope and sequence plan for a traffic education program that includes the physiological and psychological influences of alcohol and drug abuse as they relate to use of the highway transportation system; (y) demonstrate skills and techniques using potential equipment, to assist learning for students with special needs; (z) demonstrate an understanding of techniques and strategies to integrate traffic education into the K-12 curriculum; (aa) identify and implement teaching trends and materials which will help assure continued program enhancement; (bb) demonstrate an understanding of, and provide tools for, student and program assessment; and (cc) demonstrate an understanding of current information on appropriate resources and how to establish an effective traffic education support network.