A New York State
Driver Traffic Safety Education Association Publication
 "Educating Youth for a Lifetime of Safe Driving " ​

"FrontView" Newsletter
Sept - Dec. 2025

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You are invited:
17th Annual 2026 NYSDTSEA Conference 

Conference: 
March 14th, 2026   9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Where:  ​Doubletree Hotel by Hilton
Binghamton, NY​
 
Day 1:
​2026 Conference Fee: 
$50 before the day of the conference or $60 at the door. Must be a member to attend.
Membership fees are $50 and includes membership to ADTSEA and NYSDTSEA.
Extra Luncheon tickets $25 purchase at the door.

Conference Agenda

Register for conference

Day 2 - DERIC Workshop - Free
​March 15th, 2026  9:00 am - 1 pm
​($100 incentive to the first 16 to register.)
Where:  ​SUNY BROOME - Front St. Business Bldg Rm.132

Email to Register

Please consider stepping up and helping in the various positions of the Association 2026-2027.  They say "many hands make lighter work" and by our Constitution we need to hold elections and appoint committee members annually.

Remember, we are making plans for you and the Association, so we need your attendance and support in these endeavors if we are to continue having a State Association. ​

The 17th Annual
NYSDTSEA Conference
"Keeping Informed & Up-to-Date
with Driver Ed Issues ​in NY State"

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Neal Sapolsky, Interim President 2025

Hello all!

Summer Driver Education 2025 is now coming to a close and we are hoping that our newest driver education students had a fun and educational semester. Our goal was to have them learn how to be responsible, safe drivers and encourage them to complete 50 hours of practice with their parents or guardians, before road testing.

​So now we head into a new school year.

It has been very busy this past year, for all of us, and since the end of the last conference our Association has been trying to keep afloat with the many responsibilities that go along  with running a "volunteer" teacher association. 

I stepped up to be the interim president this year and thank Daniel Redmond for also stepping up for the Vice President position.
We needed to fulfill these yearly positions if we were to survive. Luckily, the two of us are  from the same school district, so this has made it easier for the upcoming planning.

There are no nominations for officer or committee positions for 2025-2026 yet, so we are reaching out for volunteers to run. I can attest that there are members who are willing to help, but we need some leaders.

Thanks again all and have a great 2025-2026 school year. See the Frontview Newsletter tab on the website to return for the many updates. ​

DID YOU KNOW?
Plan Ahead.  Teen Driver Safety Week is October 19–25, 2025 
Teachers this is a good opportunity to plan ahead and increase safety messaging in our schools outside of the driver education program. A teen’s inexperience behind the wheel makes them more susceptible to crashes, so including teen safety messaging in a traffic safety communication plan is important. Specific risk factors for teens behind the wheel include: alcohol and drug use, not wearing a seat belt, distracted driving, additional passengers, speeding, and drowsy driving. Let's get a head of all the contests and opportunities to spread the word about safe driving to all students this year.  Keep an eye on various safety projects that can reap your school awards for innovative ways to get the message out and opportunities to win scholarship awards as well as cash prizes. The 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are nationally known as the most dangerous times for teen drivers. Stay vigilant and be a safety minded passenger.

REMINDERS:
-Speaking up for your safety in unsafe driving situations can save your life and the life of the driver. Don't be afraid to say something if you see something.

-32 people die in drunk driving related crashes. That's one person every 45 minutes. It doesn't have to be you driving drunk. It can be the other person.  Stay alert.

-Drowsy driving kills, but it is preventable. There were 633 deaths related to drowsy driving in 2023. We need to be talking about this more.

​-There are several events coming up this next year and are noted in this newsletter and also on our website.

Please peruse the various news articles that we have posted and plan your calendar accordingly. 
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​DERIC Workshops - 2024-2025  Survey says:  Success!
Three DERIC workshops were conducted this past 2024-2025 year at Binghamton, Rochester, & Long Island sites. These workshops were hosted by the NYS Health Department and Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. Post surveys show that they were a success and the information provided was very helpful. The goal was to help inform teachers of the DERIC curriculum materials and to help teachers enhance and help localize the curriculum content.  ​If you are interested in attending next year's workshops, please contact us by email:  [email protected].  You and your school might be interested in hosting aone of the workshops. Please let us know as we are always looking for different sites to conduct these workshops and YOU can help make it more convenient for teachers in your region to attend.

Once again the Dept of Health, in coordination with the NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Committee has written a grant to conduct workshops that can provide teachers with insight on how the DERIC curriculum can be used in their driver education programs.
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A Call to NYS Driver Ed Teachers! 
DERIC Curriculum Workshop  Participate in the NYSDTSEA DERIC Curriculum Workshop 
…attend and receive a $100 incentive!

​Are you interested in the upcoming​ "ADTSEA Workshops"?

​Do you need or want Professional Development credit for other workshops?
ADTSEA has interesting, virtual workshops and as a member of NYSDTSEA, ADTSEA, and NEADTSEA  you may want to visit the ADTSEA site where recorded workshops have been attached. We have found these very informative and helpful. Go to the ADTSEA.org site below for more details.

https://www.adtsea.org/associations/registration/adtsea.phtml

ADTSEA October News Letter

https://mail.aol.com/d/list/referrer=newMail&folders=1&accountIds=1&listFilter=NEWMAIL/messages/AGA3yYRgJynQTvwtSR4T3wSvf5g  

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