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8 DE Reg 73 07-01-04
Regulation 1501 Knowledge, Skills And Responsibility Based Supplements For Educators
The Professional Standards Board, acting in cooperation and consultation with the Department of Education, seeks the consent of the State Board of Education to amend 14 DE Admin. Code 1501 Knowledge, Skills and Responsibility Based Supplements for Educators. This regulation includes the requirements for, and payment of, salary supplements established by 14 Del.C. §1305. This regulation applies to the awarding of salary supplements as a percentage of the state portion of an educator’s annual salary for gaining knowledge and skills that lead to more effective instruction, for achieving certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or from an equivalent program, and/or for accepting additional responsibility supplements that impact student achievement. It is necessary to amend this regulation to add requirements for reauthorization, replication and re-qualification of clusters and to set forth procedures for payment of salary increments to educators.
The text of the regulation amended shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B”, and said regulation shall be cited as 14 DE Admin. Code 1501 from the Administrative Code of Regulations of the Department of Education.
IT IS SO ORDERED This 17th Day Of March, 2004
1.1 The following requirements shall be met in order to receive the salary supplements established by 14 Del.C. §1305. This regulation shall apply to the awarding of salary supplements as a percentage of the state portion of an educator's annual salary paid in accordance with the provisions of 14 Del.C. §1305 for gaining knowledge and skills that lead to more effective instruction, for achieving certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, or from an equivalent program, and for accepting additional responsibility assignments supplements that impact student achievement. Supplements are available subject to an annual appropriation from the Legislature.
"Approved Cluster" means a professional development cluster that meets the criteria specified in 3.1 of this Regulation and that has been designated approved by the Standards Board and the State Board as the basis for awarding a specific salary supplement.
"Delaware Administrator Standards" means standards for education administrators approved by the Secretary of Education Standards Board and the State Board of Education, as per 14 DE Admin. Code 394 1594, Delaware Administrator Standards.
"Delaware Content Standards" means K-12 student curriculum content standards approved by the Secretary of Education and the State Board of Education, as per 14 DE Admin. Code 501, State Content Standards.
"Delaware Professional Teaching Standards" means standards of teaching for teachers approved by the Secretary of Education Standards Board and the State Board of Education, as per 14 DE Admin. Code 393 1593, Delaware Professional Teaching Standards.
"Educator" means an employee paid under 14 Del.C. §1305 a public school employee who holds a license issued under the provisions of 14 Del.C. Ch. 12, and includes teachers, specialists, and administrators, and as otherwise defined by the Standards Board and the State Board pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1203, but does not include substitute teachers.
"Responsibilitiesy Assignments" means educators' additional responsibility assignments for educators that are academic in nature and that impact student achievement. For purposes of this regulation and pPursuant to 14 Del.C. §1305(o) Eextra curricular or non-instructional supervisory activities are specifically excluded from this definition responsibility assignments under this regulation.
3.12 The criteria for evaluating professional development clusters designed to promote acquisition of knowledge and skills are based upon:
3.12.1 Delaware Professional Teaching Standards or Delaware Administrator Standards or their equivalent (i.e., national standards from educators' specialty-area organizations that complement the Delaware standards).
3.12.2 Delaware content standards or their equivalent (i.e., national standards from content-specialty groups, if there are no Delaware standards for the content area).
3.12.3 National Staff Development Council Standards for Staff Development (NSDC, 2001).
3.23 Clusters may include a combination of formal courses at graduate or undergraduate levels, and other research-based activities which conform to the NSDC Standards for Staff Development.
3.24 Clusters may be comprised of related segments which may be completed separately over a specified period of time, not to exceed 5 years, as included in the cluster design and approved by the Standards Board and the State Board.
3.25 Voluntary performance or assessment-based specialty certifications awarded for meeting standards established by national professional organizations shall be evaluated as proposed clusters in accordance with this regulation.
3.26 The specific percentage of salary assigned to each knowledge and skills supplement, provided that no supplement may be less than 2% nor more than 6% of an educator's base state salary, shall be submitted with the list of professional development clusters and specific areas of knowledge and skills.
3.56.1 A cluster qualifying an educator for a supplement of 2% shall consist of no less than 90 hours of engagement by the educator.
3.56.2 A cluster qualifying an educator for a supplement of 4% shall consist of no less than 180 hours of engagement by the educator.
3.56.3 A cluster qualifying an educator for a supplement of 6% shall consist of no less than 270 hours of engagement by the educator.
3.67 Knowledge and skills which, once acquired, are expected to lead to more effective instruction for the duration of an educator's career are designated as permanent supplements.
3.78 Knowledge and skills related to new technologies, curriculum adoptions, and short-term strategies shall have a duration of five (5) years, and may be renewed by successfully completing renewal Educators may re-qualify for a cluster for an additional five (5) years by completing the activities set forth in accordance with cluster approval re-qualification procedures established by the Standards Board.
3.89 The provider will shall present an educator who satisfactorily completes an approved cluster with a certificate of completion to verify eligibility for a salary supplement. The certificate shall certify the knowledge and skills acquired and demonstrated by the educator. The provider shall provide the Department with a list of educators who have satisfactorily completed an approved cluster
3.9 Annually, the Standards Board shall submit to the State Board for approval a list of all clusters proposed for continued approval, renewal, and non-renewal.
The Standards Board shall, on no less than an annual basis, submit to the State Board a list of specific responsibility assignments for approval as the basis for awarding responsibility salary supplements.
4.1 Responsibility assignments shall be:
4.1.1 Focused on school improvement issues that impact student achievement;
4.1.2 Supported by high quality, targeted professional development, and
4.1.3 Academic in nature.
4.2 In order to qualify for a responsibility assignment salary supplement, an educator shall have completed the state approved training program for the position, or, in the absence of a training program, shall meet the criteria set forth for the position, and shall provide state and district approved levels of service, participate in designated activities throughout the period of responsibility, and document the satisfactory fulfillment of the specified responsibility assignment.
5.0 Approval of Professional Development Clusters and Responsibilities:
5.1 The Standards Board's standing committee on professional development and associated compensation shall provide the Standards Board with recommended lists of professional development clusters and responsibility assignments in accordance with this regulation.
5.2 The Standards Board shall examine the proposed lists and previously approved lists of clusters to evaluate the system of professional development to determine its overall balance and accessibility.
5.3 The lists of professional development clusters and responsibilities shall be forwarded to the State Board with a recommendation for approval.
6.0 Confirmation of Educators' Eligibility for Salary Supplements:
6.1 Knowledge and Skills: The district or charter school shall notify educators annually, in writing, of the clusters it approves from the State Board approved list for knowledge and skills salary supplements.
6.2 Those clusters approved by districts or charter schools shall not require any additional prior approval. After completing the entire cluster, an educator shall submit documentation to the local district of fulfilling the requirements of the cluster's design.
7.0 Payment of Salary Supplements:
8.0 Salary supplements paid to an educator shall not exceed 15% of the state share of the educator's salary.
9.1 The Standards Board=s Standing Committee on Professional Development and Associated Compensation shall provide the Standards Board with recommendations for approval of professional development clusters, reauthorized clusters, re-qualification activities, and responsibility assignments in accordance with this regulation.
10.1.2 After completing the entire cluster, the cluster provider shall submit documentation to the Department certifying that the educator fulfilled the requirements of the cluster=s design.
11.1.1 Salary supplements earned by educators who are paid in accordance with the provisions of 14 Del.C. §1305 as a result of completion of an approved knowledge and skills cluster shall be effective the first of the month following receipt by the Department of satisfactory completion of a cluster, and shall be paid as part of the educator’s salary for the duration of the time approved for the cluster by the Standards Board and the State Board. No educator is entitled to payment for the same cluster more than once.
12.0 Salary supplements paid to an educator paid in accordance with the provisions of 14 Del.C. §1305 shall not exceed 15% of the State share of the educator=s salary.