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Teacher Aide Application PDE-283

Driver Education Teacher Aide Application, PDE – 283 (4-2005)

School districts and LEAs may employ teacher aides to teach the practical driving phase of a standardized driver education program, per Section 1519 (b) of the Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949.   Upon receiving a request, Driver Education Teacher Aide Application, PDE – 283, from a local chief school administrator to employ a teacher aide, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will administer an examination to the applicant.  When the applicant passes the PDE examination, the applicant will be required to complete a practical examination administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  In addition, the applicant shall possess the following qualifications:

  1. satisfactory completion of the examinations,
  2. possess a high school diploma,
  3. have a motor vehicle operator’s record (Three-Year Driving Abstract) free 
    of violation of “The Vehicle Code” and other traffic laws and free of 
    accidents,
  4. completed a three-credit course in driver education,
  5. shall complete an additional nine hours of credit in General and Traffic 
    Safety Education within a three year period of employment, and
  6. shall be eligible according to the provisions in section 1209 of the Public 
    School Code of 1949.

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For additional information, please contact:

Harry Sherman | School Safety Education Advisor
Pennsylvania Department of Education - Teaching and Learning, Division of Curriculum
333 Market Street, 8th Floor | Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: 717.783.4382 | Fax: 717.783.3946
hsherman@pa.gov | www.education.state.pa.us