Brainerd Public Schools

Brainerd Community Education has partnered with A+ Driving School to offer an online Driver's Education course.

This is a fully online class platform designed for Minnesota students. Our industry-leading program utilizes our proven teaching methods, which will keep the student engaged throughout the learning process.

Key Benefits are:

– Start classes anytime and take at your own pace up to 3 hours per day

– Classes are available on demand!

– Entertaining “Live” classroom setting

– Free Study Guide for all students

– Closed Captioning options

– “Hands On” activities to reinforce information and get parents involved

– 24/7 Instructor Support

– Students have 3 months to complete the online classroom program

– Made specifically for MINNESOTA STUDENTS by Minnesota Driving Instructors!

– The Minnesota Department of Public Safety fully approves this program.

1. Students must be 14 years old and provide proper identification specified in the Minnesota Driver’s Manual.

2. Students will also need to complete 8 hours of simulator training. This is in-person training. The student must complete 4 classes, each being 2 hours long. An instructor will contact you with dates and times available for the simulator. A missed simulator session will result in an extra ½ hour of behind-the-wheel driving at the cost of $30 to meet state requirements.

3. After that, students will then be required to complete 4 hours of behind-the-wheel training. Students will need to have a valid Minnesota Permit and have completed the 8 hours of simulator training before they sign up for behind-the-wheel. To schedule behind-the-wheel training, you will need to contact the program coordinator or Community Education.

4. Students will need to complete the classroom portion of Driver's Education within 3 months of starting the classroom. If they are unable to complete the course in 3 months, they will be dropped from the program and they will forfeit $125 of their tuition.

5. Students will need to complete the entire course, classroom, simulation, and behind-the-wheel within one year after beginning the classroom portion of the program. A $65 fee will be assessed for those waiting longer than a year.

Note: There is an additional $10 registration fee for this online course.  Once you are registered, you will receive an email from our program coordinator on the MONDAY FOLLOWING YOUR REGISTRATION, with the log-in information for the online classroom portion.  You will need a credit card to pay this fee.

Students who don't show up for scheduled behind-the-wheel driving appointments will be charged $40. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before the driving is scheduled.  Any remaining balance or additional charges incurred after the first date of the class must be paid by cash or credit card; no checks will be accepted. To ensure that this driver's education program is safe and appropriate, please indicate on the registration form whether the student has any special needs or requires any accommodations to be successful in this program.

We offer a 90-minute parent course free of charge if your child is enrolled in our Driver Education program. This parent class is for the "Primary Driving Supervisor". Click here for parent class registration. If your student is NOT enrolled in our Driver Education program, the cost of the class is $25.

This agreement/contract constitutes an agreement/contract between the program and the student/parent and no verbal statements or promises will be recognized.