Chisago Lakes Community Education and Right Away Driving School are partnering to provide Driver’s Education to the Chisago Lakes area.
Classes will be held on the Chisago Lakes High School (CLHS) campus .

Important Course Information: After registering, you will receive a Driver’s Ed confirmation email. Within that email, there will be a Google link to an Information Document from Right Away Driving School. This document must be completed in full before your child can attend class. If it is not completed, your child will not be able to participate.

30 Hours of Classroom Instruction: Students under 18 are required to complete 30 hours of in-class instruction before they may take the permit test. Once the 30 hours of classroom instruction are completed, Right Away Driving School will upload the student’s Blue Card directly to the DMV website, as Blue Cards are no longer issued in physical form. The Blue Card uploaded to the DMV serves as proof of course completion in order to take the permit test. After passing the permit test, students may drive with a licensed driver age 21 or older.

Scheduling the Permit Test

Option 1: At Right Away Driving School 

Note: At our other locations (Chisago), we only offer the permit test on the last day of an in-person class. This option is only available if we have an instructor available.

Click here to sign up for a permit test at CHISAGO RAD on the LAST DAY of CLASS:

 https://www.rightawaydrivingschool.com/chisago-lindstrom-permit-test-rad

You may take the permit test on the last day of class if: 

• You have completed all 10 days 
• You are at least 15 years old 
• You have passed the final exam with 80% or higher.
• Not able to make it on the last day of class? No worries                                                                                                                                             

 You can choose a date that works best for your family at our Forest Lake location.

Click here to sign up for a permit test with R.A.D: https://www.rightawaydrivingschool.com/forest-lake-permit-testing

Option 2: At Your Local DMV  

Schedule an appointment at the DMV by clicking: HERE

Starting April 1, 2025: Blue Slips are uploaded directly to the DMV.

You will receive a confirmation email once the upload is complete.

 Please do not go to the DMV until you receive this confirmation email.

What Is the Typical Class Like? What Is Needed?

What to bring: Highlighter, notebook, writing utensil, and computer or phone (Driver manuals & Folder are provided)

Schedule: Monday–Thursday, 3 hours per day 

Fridays are done virtually at home

Class size: Maximum of 55 students 

Class structure: Daily review, Chapter reading, Worksheets, Group activities & Chapter testing 

What If My Child Needs to Miss a Day? If your child misses a day, they may make it up the same day at home or over the weekend, as long as they fill out the Make-Up Day form that morning. We will upload their work to the Flexi dashboard. Students are only allowed to complete up to 3 hours of Driver’s Education in one day. The instructor will review Make-Up Day procedures with students during the first day of class. 

*The cost of the course includes behind-the-wheel instruction with Right Away Driving School . Please be sure to schedule behind-the-wheel lessons directly with Right Away.

For any additional questions, please contact: 

Right Away Driving School – Main Office  255 Highway 97, Forest Lake, MN 55025

651-253-7977

EMAIL: INFO@RIGHTAWAYDRIVINGSCHOOL.COM   WEBSITE: WWW.RIGHTAWAYDRIVINGSCHOOL.COM 

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Fridays: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturdays & Sundays: Closed