Attention Low-Income Families – Time is Running Out

If your student receives reduced or free lunch at school, your student could be eligible for paid driver’s education instruction. The State of Wisconsin has a program approved and is set to begin in the fall of 2024 for those low-income families to have their tuition paid for drivers’ education, 2023 Wisconsin Act 86. Families who are interested would apply with the DMV through an application process online and wait for approval the website is wisconsindmv.gov/degrant. Student’s may apply now online. When you sign up your student and you have the coupon code from the State, you can put the coupon code in the “special notes” section of the sign up (lower right-hand corner). You can also email the coupon code along with your student’s name to tom@deckersdriving.com. 

4.5 million dollars of the 6 million has already been used and there is no talk of replenishing the funds from the State yet. Sign up now before funds have been depleted. Students must be in drivers’ education within 9 months of getting the grant. I figure by the end of the month the grant money will be depleted.

Note, the DMV will only pay for the classroom and 6/6 Behind the Wheel instruction, if you would like 9-hours of behind the wheel instruction you would be responsible for the difference in cost. Instituted on 10-9-24 by DMV

Attention Right of Way Students

If you would like to take the course and have this removed from your driving record but do not have a computer for the online instruction. We can help with this by letting you use one of our laptops here at the office, call to set up an appointment. 715-675-5359

 

 The price for our services will be $525.00 for the entire course, those who would like to do the internet instruction can sign up online and begin. In-person classroom instruction and behind the wheel is now up and running by clicking on the choice at the bottom of the screen (Yellow Tab), and then clicking on the class your student would like to attend.

There will still be door to door services in the Wausau, Everest, Marathon and Athens areas, but not in the outlying areas as this way we can expect students will be at the appointment as their parents will need to bring them into Wausau, Everest, Marathon and Athens. I am sorry for these changes but when I looked at the thousands of dollars we lost because of no shows, rescheduling, down time for employees, wasted wear and tear on equipment, etc., well, the driving school just can’t survive. Again, please read the contract before submitting, so we are all on the same page. Failure to read the contract could result in your student being dropped from the class without refund. Certain conditions apply.

As we begin our 20th year in the profession, I would like to thank all of our students and families who have used our services through the years and thank you for ALL the success stories about driving in today’s society. It is not so easy with so many other drivers are not focusing on the driving task and just expect others to watch out for them. Speeding, weaving, going over the lane lines, not stopping at lights or stop signs, etc… It is getting pretty bad when a driver gets honked at for making a FULL stop at a stop sign or red light when taking a right turn, bad drivers just don’t expect it. It is awesome to hear how many students still have a clean driving record with no accidents, this means that they are protecting themselves from the other drivers that are distracted. I couldn’t be happier knowing we have had this kind of success in our communities. Keep up the great work everyone. NOTE: Why doesn’t the media report on this???

On My Mind – What is Changing

Over the last 19 years parenting and student attitude towards driving is changing, as well as my disbelief in how this all affects us and our

society as a whole. Many of you folks have read the complaints that have been posted on social media, and all I can say is some of these are

made up as these folks were never customers of ours and the others are people who have students who missed their lesson and were charged

the no show fee and received no pity from the instructor or me for their students no show. Parents will say to us “well they are only 15”,

even though they want to drive a 2-ton vehicle around by themselves. Parents now go to social media to voice their concerns to blame us for their

students’ irresponsibility. When I had 10 cars going, we had on average 50 no shows per month, a business can’t keep up with rescheduling,

as well as lost time running around the county. This is why these students go to the bottom of the call list and we move on to a student who is

responsible and really wants a driver’s license.

I have learned some very valuable information about the last 10 years of the business.

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CONGRATULATIONS

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Anna Carlson Newman High School

Vladyslav Cherf Wausau East High School

Adrian Diaz Wausau East High School

Carleigh Diedrich Marathon High School

Bo Davis Wittenberg/Birnamwood High School

Trevor Doering Wausau East High School

Mavrick Ekstrom Wausau East High School

Alexa Galang Wausau West High School

Alona Hang Home Schooled

Aubrey Hain Marathon High School

Jaden Her Marathon High School

Ellie Hornung D.C. Everest High School

Matthew Kindlarski Marathon High School

Jailia Lao Wausau East High School

Leilani Lor Wausau East High School

Brynlynn McCaskill Bridges Virtual

Kaitlyn McDonald Wausau East High School

Braxton Olson Wittenberg/Birnamwood High School

Aubree Palecek Wausau East High School

Isabel Porter D.C. Everest High School

Elizabeth Robl Wausau West High School

Kayla Rodriguez Wausau East High School

Jasmine Rossi Newman High School

Keefer Russell Lauer Wausau West High School

Alexandra Stolze Wausau East High School

Marcus Yang Wausau West High School

Duachee Yang Wausau East High School

Lily Yang Wausau East High School

Porsche Yang Wausau East High School

Isabella Zastrow Athens High School

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Lucas Auner D.C. Everest High School

Samuel Barthels Wausau East High School

Micah Duncan Northland High School

Bryce Falstad Wausau East High School

Juan Gomez Marathon High School

Maddox Hurtis Wausau East High School

Ali Kazimi Wausau East High School

Dakota Nowacki Athens High School

Logan Peters Marathon High School

Elexus Rivera Wausau East High School

Braydn Screnock Northland High School

Marley Smith Wausau West High School

Fong Thao Newman High School

Elias Whipps Henry Wausau West High School

Chatxue Xiong Wausau West High School

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