About Us

Chuck and Mary Marks started their driving school in 1979. Their business office is in Camino and their classroom is located in Placerville.

Mary has been a Public Education Specialist and volunteer for Children's Home Society of California for 35 years. She is a graduate of the American Automobile Association Driver Improvement Instructor Program and has been instructing Driver Education Classes and Behind-the-Wheel training since 1979.

Chuck is a graduate of Fresno State College with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, minor in Physical Education, General Secondary teaching Credential, Secondary Education Administrative Credential and a Public Safety and Accident Prevention (Including Driver Education and Driver Training) Credential from Sacramento State College. He taught and coached 17 years at the high school level with 15 of those years at El Dorado High School in Placerville. Chuck has been instructing Driver Education and Driver Training since 1974.

Our policy is that every student should have a highly educational experience in learning the life skills required to drive safely in today's traffic environment. We also subscribe to our industry's adage that a professional school will "Teach a student to Drive - Not just take them for a Ride". We apply this saying to both the classroom and behind-the-wheel training - to give the best instruction your money can buy.

Our School is a participating member of the following professional organizations:

Driving School Association of California http://www.dsac.com/
Driving School Association of the Americas http://www.thedsaa.org/