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14 DE Code § 1330. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees|§ 1330. Work week for certain employees.

§ 1330. Work week for certain employees. The work week for the employees of the Department of Education shall be 371/2 hours per week. 14 Del. C. 1953, §  1330;  57 Del. Laws, c. 333, §  20;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  80;
14 DE Code § 1331. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees|§ 1331. Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind including the Delaware School for the Deaf; special staff.

§ 1331. Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind including the Delaware School for the Deaf; special staff. (a) In addition to staff otherwise authorized, the Delaware School for the Deaf may employ supportive staff as follows:  (1) Specialist. — Resource teacher for a period of 10 months at the rate of 1 for each 60 children enrolled in the Delaware School for the Deaf; (2) Interpreter/tutors for a period of 10 months at the rate of 1 for each 4 pupils enrolled in the Delaware School for the Deaf and served in the regular education classroom. (3) Specialist. — Literacy (English and American Sign Language) for a period of 10 months at the rate of 1 for every 60 children enrolled in the Delaware School for the Deaf. (b) Interpreter/tutors are to be certified according to standards prescribed by the Department with the approval of the State Board of Education and paid according to the salary schedule contained in § 1305(a) of this title. (c) In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind may employ an early intervention teacher who will work with parents and families in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties. (1) The teacher shall be a certified teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing. (2) Provision for salary of the teacher and for expenses required for this job shall be made a part of the appropriation for the Delaware School for the Deaf. (d) In addition to staff otherwise authorized, the Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind may employ the following:  (1) Director; (2) Statewide coordinator; (3) Dean of students (assistant principal rank); (4) One elementary school leader and one secondary school leader compensated at the assistant principal rank (in lieu of a principal allocated pursuant to § 1307(2) of this title); (5) Educational audiologist; (6) Speech therapist; (7) Residential advisors not to exceed 6; (8) Residential monitoring aides not to exceed 4. These shall be considered state unit positions and paid according to this title, with appropriate local supplement. 60 Del. Laws, c. 628, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 407, §  3;  61 Del. Laws, c. 409, §  106;  61 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  42(e);  62 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  11;  63 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  11(f);  63 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  11(f), (g);  64 Del. Laws, c. 90, §  11(d)(xiii);  64 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  6(a);  64 Del. Laws, c. 334, §  11(j)(14);  65 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  11(k)(8);  65 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  12(r)(13);  71 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  352;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  81;  73 Del. Laws, c. 74, §§  366-368;  74 Del. Laws, c. 307, §  332;  75 Del. Laws, c. 89, §§  369, 370;  78 Del. Laws, c. 5, §§  27-31;  78 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 19;
14 DE Code § 1333. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees|§ 1333. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child.

§ 1333. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child. (a) Any full-time employee or employee who has been employed by a reorganized school district, charter school or vocational school district for at least 1 year, shall be entitled to 12 weeks of paid leave upon the birth of a child of the employee, or upon the adoption by the employee of a child who is 6 years of age or younger. (b) The entitlement to leave under subsection (a) of this section shall expire at the end of the 12-month period beginning on the date of such birth or adoption. (c) Without regard to length of employment, a full-time or part-time employee of a reorganized school district, charter school, or vocational school district shall be entitled to use accumulated sick leave upon the birth of a child of the employee, or upon the adoption of a child who is 6 years of age or younger. (d) The rights and benefits described in this section shall run concurrently with any rights and benefits available under the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. for the birth and adoption of a child and short-term disability benefit pursuant to § 5253 of Title 29 for the birth of a child. (e) No state agency, board, department, reorganized school district, charter school, vocational school district or other employing officer or agency of this State may alter or terminate the benefits of or terminate the employment of any full-time employee as a result of taking leave pursuant to this section. 72 Del. Laws, c. 174, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 285, § 1;
14 DE Code § 1334. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees|§ 1334. Annual work year.

§ 1334. Annual work year. For any section in the Delaware Code that makes reference to the annual work year for teachers in terms of days, such reference can be converted to equivalent hours as follows:  188 Regular Days x 7.5 hours = 1,410.0 hours. 73 Del. Laws, c. 321, §  2;
14 DE Code § 1335. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees|§ 1335. Hours per day and per year per salary schedule.

§ 1335. Hours per day and per year per salary schedule. The annual state salaries contained in this chapter are based upon the following:   Schedule   Hours Per Day  Days PerYear  HoursPer Year  § 1305 7.5 inclusive of 1/2 hour lunch 188 1,410.0 § 1308 7.5 exclusive of 1/2 hour lunch 261 1,957.5 § 1311 8.0 inclusive of 1/2 hour lunch 261 2,088.0 § 1322(a) 7.0 exclusive of 1/2 hour lunch 185 1,295.0 § 1324 7.5 inclusive of 1/2 hour lunch 185 1,387.5 § 1326 7.5  Not Applicable  Absent an existing collective bargaining agreement to the contrary, district employees who work less than the specified time shall have their annual salary adjusted accordingly. Upon ratification of a new or extension of an existing collective bargaining agreement, the local district shall establish hours and days worked that are consistent with those specified above. 73 Del. Laws, c. 321, §  3;  76 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  340;
14 DE Code § 1336. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees|§ 1336. Salary schedule for Department of Education early childhood personnel resulting from early childhood governance reorganization.

§ 1336. Salary schedule for Department of Education early childhood personnel resulting from early childhood governance reorganization. (a) An early childhood employee of the Department of Education who works and is paid for 12 months per year shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule from the first day of the first full pay cycle of the fiscal year through the last day of the pay cycle that contains the last day of the fiscal year:   Title   Childcare Licensing Specialist   Childcare Licensing Supervisor   Administrator   Step 1   31,068  35,133  37,381  Step 2   31,680  35,826  38,119  Step 3   32,291  36,519  38,856  Step 4   32,902  37,211  39,594  Step 5   33,514  37,904  40,331  Step 6   34,125  38,597  41,069  Step 7   34,813  39,376  41,899  Step 8   35,501  40,155  42,729  Step 9   36,188  40,934  43,558  Step 10   36,876  41,714  44,388  Step 11   37,564  42,493  45,218  Step 12   38,328  43,359  46,140  Step 13   39,092  44,224  47,062  Step 14   39,857  45,090  47,984  Step 15   40,621  45,956  48,906  Step 16   41,385  46,822  49,828 ________________  (b) The Department of Education shall establish rules and regulations for the assignment of early education personnel employed pursuant to § 1336 of this title who are not otherwise classified. (c) Any employee paid from this section shall receive as a salary the amount for which the employee qualifies under subsection (a) of this section, plus an annual amount for additional education that is clearly related to the individual's responsibilities as defined by the Department of Education as follows:  ________________  Certificate   Education Supplement  Bachelors $0 Bachelor's +15 $1,520 Bachelors +30  $1,720 Master's $1,920 Master's +15 $2,120 Master's +30 $2,320 Master's +45 $2,520 Doctorate $2,720 82 Del. Laws, c. 242, § 358;  82 Del. Laws, c. 243, § 28;  83 Del. Laws, c. 57, § 31;
14 DE Code § 1501. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1501. Support of free public schools.

§ 1501. Support of free public schools. The free public schools of the State shall be maintained and supported by such moneys as shall be appropriated from time to time by the General Assembly, local school tax revenues generated and payments received in accordance with this title, payments received in accordance with Chapters 4, 5 and 6 of this title, and appropriated and nonappropriated special funds otherwise authorized or legally acquired. Funds appropriated or otherwise allocated to the Department of Education on behalf of the public schools of this State shall be administered by the Department in accordance with this title or other applicable state or federal laws and regulations. 32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  58;  35 Del. Laws, c. 158, §  1;  36 Del. Laws, c. 207, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2704;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1501;  56 Del. Laws, c. 299;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  86;
14 DE Code § 1502. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1502. Disbursements.

§ 1502. Disbursements. Such appropriations as are made by the General Assembly for the free public schools, and such money as is received from the federal government for school purposes under any law shall be paid by the State Treasurer in accordance with the items of the official state school budget and with the appropriations of the General Assembly therefor, as required by the Department of Education; but such payments shall be made only upon orders of the said Department of Education, signed by its Secretary or the Secretary's designee. For all competitive grants to public school districts and public charter schools administered by the Department of Education, the Department shall publish on its website for a period of 12 months from the award notice the threshold eligibility requirements, the criteria for evaluation of applications, the names of successful applicants, the applications of successful applicants, and the amount awarded to each successful applicant. Code 1915, §  2311;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  63;  Code 1935, §  2707;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1504;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  87, 89A;  79 Del. Laws, c. 131, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 280, § 364;
14 DE Code § 1503. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1503. Limitation on terms of contracts.

§ 1503. Limitation on terms of contracts. No contract for public school purposes that is predicated on the availability of state funds shall be made to extend beyond the fiscal year covered by the current appropriation of the General Assembly in effect at the time of the making of such contract, unless all of the funds required to satisfy the obligation are available for encumbrance, or a cancellation provision should funds not be subsequently appropriated is included in the original contract. This provision does not apply to contracts involving the expenditure of moneys raised by bond issues or advance purchase orders for instructional materials duly authorized by the Secretary of Finance. 32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  64;  32 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2708;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1505;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  87A, 89A;
14 DE Code § 1504. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1504. Audit.

§ 1504. Audit. (a) The Auditor of Accounts shall each year as soon as possible after July 1 audit the business and financial transactions, records, and accounts of the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, the Delaware Center for Education Technology, the Delaware Advisory Council for Career and Vocational Education, the boards of education of the school districts, and, if required by § 513(d) of this title, the charter schools created under Chapter 5 of this title. (b) The Auditor of Accounts shall publish the results of such audit and shall also mention the name of any person who has made within the last year a gift to said funds, with the amount or value thereof. (c) In order to ensure that authorized position complements are not exceeded, the Auditor of Accounts is directed to incorporate an examination of the number of authorized positions versus the number of actual positions a district has employed as part of the regular, annual audit review for all public school district audits that commence on or after July 1, 1991. This position audit function shall include, in addition to formula salary positions, an examination of positions and associated “option units” authorized by the Secretary of Education under any appropriation. (d) Any discrepancy found by the Auditor of Accounts which has resulted in a local school district expending more general funds than it was entitled to during the fiscal year being audited shall be promptly reported to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Controller General and the Secretary of Education. Upon review and determination as to the status of the questioned expenditure, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Controller General and the local school district Board of Education shall develop and certify a written repayment plan. (e) The local school district may choose to make the required General Fund reimbursement from its local current operating expense account or by agreeing not to utilize a current year General Fund appropriation for which it is otherwise eligible based on unit entitlements. Reimbursements required by this section shall be transacted during the fiscal year in which the over-expenditure is discovered unless the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Controller General agree that the timing of the discovery or the potential impact on the affected district is such that satisfying the obligation in part or in its entirety should be deferred until the next ensuing fiscal year. (f) In order to assist the Auditor of Accounts in the performance of this function local school districts are instructed to maintain records and make them available in a format that will facilitate this review. Code 1915, c. 71;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  49;  Code 1935, §  2710;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1506;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  68 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  195;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  88, 88A-88C, 89A;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(7);  80 Del. Laws, c. 397, § 1;
14 DE Code § 1505. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1505. Unauthorized expenditures.

§ 1505. Unauthorized expenditures. The Auditor of Accounts may withhold approval of any voucher or bill or order for money of a school district whenever such district shall have failed to comply with this title in the expenditure of its moneys, until such district shall make good such failure. 32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  5;  33 Del. Laws, c. 167, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2711;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1507;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  89A;
14 DE Code § 1506. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1506. Limitation on use of tax revenues.

§ 1506. Limitation on use of tax revenues. No tax revenues of the State, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any school district, shall be used for the free public education of pupils living in the State on real property exempt from taxes levied on real property. The limitations of this section shall not apply to pupils living on real property owned by the State or any of its political subdivisions, or by the federal government where such real property is used for nonmilitary housing, or where such real estate is exempt from such taxes on account of the use of such property for charitable, educational or religious purposes. 14 Del. C. 1953, §  1508;  51 Del. Laws, c. 183;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  89A;
14 DE Code § 1507A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1507A. Christina School District financial position reports.

§ 1507A. Christina School District financial position reports. Repealed by 75 Del. Laws, c. 439, § 8, effective Aug. 17, 2006.
14 DE Code § 1508. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1508. Citizen oversight of district finances.

§ 1508. Citizen oversight of district finances. The Department of Education shall promulgate regulations by November 1, 2009, establishing procedures for appointment of citizen budget oversight committees for each of the public school districts and charter schools. These committees shall have full access either electronically or in hard-copy format to all financial documents and financial information in the possession of the school districts they are assigned to oversee, with redactions permitted only to protect confidential personal information regarding students or employees. Oversight committees shall have representation from parents, educators, and taxpayers residing in each of the public school districts, provided that in the case of charter schools membership on oversight committees shall consist of parents of students enrolled in the charter school, educators at the charter school, and representatives of the Delaware Department of Education. Where possible, oversight committees shall contain at least 2 members with formal educational or vocational backgrounds amenable to oversight of school district financial statements. The Department of Education shall provide training to committee members. The Department shall also promulgate regulations by November 1, 2009, dictating uniformity and transparency in the financial recording and bookkeeping practices of the school districts and charter schools. 77 Del. Laws, c. 197, §  1;
14 DE Code § 1509. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 15. Fiscal Provisions|§ 1509. Transparency of district finances.

§ 1509. Transparency of district finances. Each district and charter school shall post on its web site by September 1, 2009, and every 3 months thereafter a check register indicating the recipient of each check issued by the school district or charter school, the amount of the check, and identifying information regarding the check sufficient to permit members of the public to seek additional information regarding the payment in question. The only information excepted from inclusion in this database shall be records that would not constitute public records under § 10002 of Title 29, and records for which the disclosure would violate any federal or state law. 77 Del. Laws, c. 197, §  1;  78 Del. Laws, c. 382, §  1;
14 DE Code § 1601. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 16. Comprehensive School Discipline Improvement Program|§ 1601. Purpose.

§ 1601. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the establishment of a statewide comprehensive program to improve student discipline in the public elementary and secondary schools of the State. The program shall provide for the treatment of pupils who are exhibiting discipline problems and for the establishment of services to school pupils which will reduce the rate and severity of discipline problems in the future. The program shall operate under the supervision and direction of the Department of Education. 69 Del. Laws, c. 464, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  90;
14 DE Code § 1602. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 16. Comprehensive School Discipline Improvement Program|§ 1602. Appropriation.

§ 1602. Appropriation. The General Assembly shall annually provide an appropriation for the operation of the Comprehensive School Discipline Improvement Program in the budget appropriation bill. From the funds appropriated, the Department may allocate funds to the public school districts for the financial support of various components of the program. 69 Del. Laws, c. 464, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  90;
14 DE Code § 1603. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 16. Comprehensive School Discipline Improvement Program|§ 1603. Rules and regulations.

§ 1603. Rules and regulations. The Department of Education shall, from time to time, adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as will be necessary for the implementation of the program authorized by this chapter. 69 Del. Laws, c. 464, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  90;
14 DE Code § 1604A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 16. Comprehensive School Discipline Improvement Program|§ 1604A. Site selection for alternative educational facilities.

§ 1604A. Site selection for alternative educational facilities. (a) New alternative school programs funded on or after July 1, 2002, or alternative school programs except for those located on school property currently funded pursuant to § 1604 of this title that change locations on or after July 1, 2002, shall be subject to the following process:  (1) The school district or consortium of school districts shall notify by mail the Secretary of Education and every property owner located within 200 feet of the site's boundary lines that there is a plan to establish an alternative educational facility for children exhibiting discipline problems on the site. The notice must include the date, time and location of an informational meeting that will explain the details of the site, facility and program plans. (2) The school district or consortium of school districts shall notify city council members and state legislators who represent residents of the school district in which the proposed site is located and the chief elected official of the county and town or city in which the proposed site is located of the time, date and location of the informational meeting. Further, the school district or consortium of school districts shall publish public notice of the time, date and location of the informational meeting once a week for 2 weeks in a newspaper in general circulation in the school district of the proposed site selection. (3) Written comments shall be directed to the superintendent of the district in which the facility is to be located within 10 business days of the informational meeting. a. If there are objections to the proposed site by at least 5 citizens who reside within 200 feet of the site or by at least 25 citizens who reside within the school district in which the site is located, the local school board shall hold a special public meeting to consider the concerns of the community and the responses of the school district or consortium of school districts proposing the facility site. b. The local school board shall take action on the proposed site at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the informational meeting or special public meeting, whichever occurs last. The decision by the local school board is final and not subject to appeal. (b) This section does not apply to a facility site that is located in a public school building or on the grounds of a public school building or on land owned by a reorganized school district, vocational-technical school district or charter school. 73 Del. Laws, c. 340, §  1;