Feb 12
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INSTRUCTOR TRAINING COURSE
CANDACE WATANABE - SUPERVISING TEACHER
The date we have chosen for our next session of training future driver education instructors has been determined. We will begin this training on Friday, March 9th and it will be held at our North Garland location. The address is 915 Belt Line Rd. 75040. Ms. Candace Watanabe is our Supervising Instructor who will be conducting the training. Supervising Instructor, Mr. Dearl Holt, will be assisting her. The session we held in the fall was very successful and we look forward to assisting others in obtaining driver education certification this spring. Please click on Instructor Training on our website for full details.
Jan 12
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First Plano Graduate!
Our newest location in West Plano is growing rapidly and the future is bright for our company in this area. Alexa Fisher excelled in her training and is our first official graduate at our new location. Alexa did an outstanding job and is just one of many who have enrolled in our school. Alexa attends the Greenhill School which is one of many schools, both public and private, that surround us in West Plano. We have also already brought in students from Prestonwood Christian, Carrollton Christian, Hebron High School, West Plano High School and Shepton High School. Other schools in this area will soon follow. We have an outstanding staff at our West Plano location. Mr. Dearl Holt is our Supervisory Teacher and a former teacher/coach at Shepton High School. Our In-car instructor is Ms. Mechelle Smith, a teacher in the Richardson school district. Our secretary, Kim, is the friendly voice you will hear when you call our office and the face with the pleasant smile that you will see when you walk in. Our goal is to serve this area as best we can and make you feel comfortable, welcomed and satisfied with our product. Congratulations Alexa!……….JOB WELL DONE!!
Teens with a permit and whose 6 month waiting period is complete, must take a DPS road test in order to obtain a Drivers License. This applies to all teens applying for a Driver License on or after March 1, 2010 regardless of when they took driver education.
Beginning September 1, 2009 both the front seat and back seat occupants must wear a seat belt.
On Saturday October 29th owner Randy Savage and Office Manager/Instructor Nikki Gonzalez took part in the Fall Festival at Carrollton Christian Academy. We had a very enjoyable day meeting numerous people from the Carrollton/Plano communities and telling them about our new location in West Plano. We were very well received and most everyone we talked to were very pleased that a driving school had finally made itself available to the area. All American donated complimentary full tuiton training to the highest bidders for our teen and adult program. There is no doubt that our West Plano school will grow quickly and be a big hit in this area. Our day in Carrollton was a strong indicator!
Sep 11
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Plano School Opening September 19th
All American is bringing it’s 20 + years of driver education experience to West Plano, Carrollton, Frisco and surrounding areas. Our new location is in the Prestonwood Shopping Center on Park Blvd. We are just east of Midway Rd. and less than a mile west of the North Dallas Tollway. Prestonwood Baptist Church is directly across the street from our school. Our address is 6505 W. Park Blvd. Suite 300 Plano, Tx. 75093. Our phone# is 972 781-2277. We are very excited about the opportunity to serve this area. We will have 4:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. classes throughout the school year that will meet Mon.-Thur for 4 weeks. Summer classes will be conducted throughout the day. We will implement our free shuttle service as well. We will update the website with that information as soon as we can make it available. We plan to begin our first class on Monday, October 10th at 6:45 p.m. Our first shuttle class will be on October 24th at 4:45 p.m. Come visit us!!
Jul 11
2
THANKS FROM THE OWNER !
Thanks once again Rhonda !
All American has not only some of the best employees in the world, but some of the greatest parents as well. Employees and parents combined their efforts to make a very special birthday celebration for me. Friday, July 1 was a very enjoyable and memorable day at the Mesquite location. I was treated to homemade lasagna for lunch which was made possible by employees Jennifer McCormies and Nikki Gonzalez. Then one of our parents, who makes some of the best cakes in the world, not only made my favorite cake (Red Velvet), she designed it to look like Uncle Sam’s hat………perfect to symbolize both All American Driving School and the 4th of July weekend ! Thanks to everyone for making my birthday extra special !!……..Randy Savage – Owner
Jun 11
26
USE CAUTION !
Caution should definitely be practiced when selecting a driving school to train your son or daughter. Without question, there are differences ! Companies will sometime start up a new driving school, only to be closing down a few months later. Others may have been in business for several years, but have not provided a desirable product, nor a reputable service. Many schools have taken advantage of their customers for several years by charging escalated prices, knowing they were in an area with no competition. Then, once a competitor moves in with a fair price they suddenly reduce their price by as much as 20%. You can rest assured that All American will provide an excellent product, expertise service and prices that are fair and affordable, just as we have been doing for over 20 years. And, as has always been our policy, “We match the price of comparable competitors”.
Jun 11
9
WE APPRECIATE OUR PARENTS !
Thank you Rhonda !
Everything we do at All American focuses around our students and parents. The relationships we build with both are very important to us. Most of our parents are not just one time customers. Once their first child enrolls in our program, their others are sure to follow. And on another note, many parents have taken our defensive driving classes……….and I’m certain only to receive an insurance discount – surely not for a ticket dismissal !!! Well, either way, we are glad they make us their first and only choice for all their driving needs ! One of our moms in Mesquite showed her appreciation for us recently by making us a cake. Thanks to all our parents – we appreciate you all !!
Jun 11
1
NEW MCKINNEY LOCATION
All American Driving School is off to a great start in McKinney. Students from Melissa, Allen Princeton, Prosper, Fairview as well as McKinney have taken our course or have enrolled in one of our summer sessions. We are offering classes throughout the day this summer. Classes start on Mondays on a weekly basis, with start times at either 10 a.m., 2 p.m. or 6 p.m. The class starting the first week of July will start on a Tuesday, since Monday the 4th is a holiday. Click on “Class Schedules” on our website to find the class that best fits your schedule. Call us soon to enroll in our summer program.
"Teaching You to Drive and Survive"
May 11
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Drivers Education or Parent Taught?
Reasons for choosing Parent Taught
1. Less expense – it cost $20 through DPS.
2. Convenience – Parent can do it from home.
3. Parents can drive, why not teach their own children?
Things to Consider:
1. Cheaper ???…
Most auto insurance companies offer a 10% to 15% discount off of teen’s insurance premiums after having completed a driver education course from a certified driver education school. Your insurance company’s discount alone can equal the difference in the cost of a driver education school’s tuition in less than a year.
2. Convenience ???…
Do parents really have an appropriate amount of time to thoroughly train their child like a highly trained professional ? All American offers convenient classes throughout the school year and summer that are suitable to most anyone’s schedule. Our curriculum is very thorough and covers every aspect of driving. Your Parent Taught packet can take several weeks to receive. This program also requires you to work through the DPS, which involves the parent encountering lengthy lines in order to register as the teacher. The parent must affirm that they will follow all aspects of the program as outlined. We have had a numerous amount of parents who have started this program and become overwhelmed, then come to us to enroll in our program.
3. Parents can drive, therefore can teach ???…
Students have observed their parents’ driving for years and most likely at times have seen some bad driving habits. This can make it more difficult for parents to instill the proper driving habits and attitudes that we stress at All American. In addition, All American instructors have had hundreds of hours of training and receive additional recertification training on a yearly basis. Perhaps the most important factor is that the parent car is not equipped with an instructor brake and an additional rear view mirror. Student safety is our utmost concern and we equip our cars and train our instructors with that in mind.
A Study by Texas Transportation Institute The Parent Taught (PT) was introduced in 1997 and since that time the number of teen accidents and deaths have been on the rise. In April of 2007, the Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) released an extensive report comparing PT to professional Driver’s Education schools. Their findings show that teenagers taught to drive by someone other than a professional driver education instructor are more likely to be involved in a serious traffic crash. The study found that after supervisory and Graduated Driver License restrictions are removed, PT drivers are nearly three times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than young drivers taught by commercial driving school instructors. Parents are not required to complete any training, whereas DE Instructors are required to complete a rigorous 135 hour course of in-car and classroom training before being certified to teach teens to drive. TTI’s study found that (Parent-Taught) novice drivers were more likely to be convicted of driving violations, including speeding and more likely to be in a serious crash. In the six months of driving experience following the learners’ permit period, (as soon as the student receives their license) PT drivers were involved in nearly 50 percent more crashes, in which at least one person received a serious injury. Similarly, during the year following the period where the student is supervised by an adult, PT drivers were involved in fatal crashes at a much higher rate than teens who completed commercial driving school education. They also learned that most parents don’t read or teach the entire DE curriculum, leaving out important information.
As a result, Texas Legislation is considering the following improvements: Strengthen the criteria for parental participation in the PT program, including the disqualification of parents with poor driving records. Require training and/or testing for parents who want to teach their children to drive. Improve the monitoring of and accountability for the activities of the Parent Taught program. Require road tests for all drivers under the age of 18 before granting a license. **The study was conducted by TTI for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and involved analysis of 1.4 million driver records, a mail survey of young drivers and nine focus groups of teen drivers, their parents and driver education instructors. Give us a call if you need more information or want to discuss the Parent Taught Program and/or the curriculum we offer at All American.
