2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 13. SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES › § 1322. Salary schedule for school food service employees [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 8(m)(6)].

§ 1322. Salary schedule for school food service employees [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 8(m)(6)].
(a) School food service managers who work on a program of at least 7 hours per day of the 10-month school year (185 days) shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule:
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS*
Step
Number of Pupils in School Served by Cafeteria
Yrs of Exp.
Below 351
351-500
501-800
801-1200
1201-1600
1601-2000
2000+
1
21,591
22,588
23,582
24,574
25,553
26,758
27,355
0
2
22,089
23,082
24,080
25,072
26,001
26,905
27,807
1
3
22,588
23,582
24,574
25,553
26,453
27,355
28,258
2
4
23,082
24,080
25,072
26,001
26,905
27,807
28,710
3
5
23,582
24,574
25,553
26,473
27,355
28,258
29,161
4
6
24,080
25,072
26,001
26,905
27,807
28,710
29,613
5
7
24,574
25,553
26,453
27,355
28,258
29,161
30,102
6
8
25,072
26,001
26,905
27,807
28,710
29,613
30,601
7
9
25,553
26,453
27,355
28,258
29,161
30,102
31,101
8
10
26,001
26,905
27,807
28,710
29,613
30,601
31,599
9
11
26,453
27,355
28,258
29,161
30,102
31,101
32,092
10
12
26,905
27,807
28,710
29,613
30,601
31,599
32,589
11
13
27,355
28,258
29,161
30,102
31,101
32,092
33,090
12
14
27,807
28,710
29,613
30,601
31,599
32,589
33,586
13
15
28,258
29,161
30,102
31,101
32,092
33,090
34,088
14
16
28,710
29,613
30,601
31,599
32,589
33,586
34,588
15
17
29,173
30,119
31,109
32,106
33,098
34,092
35,096
16
18
29,647
30,641
31,629
32,623
33,618
34,608
35,615
17
19
30,132
31,175
32,160
33,150
34,148
35,132
36,143
18
20
30,623
31,721
32,699
33,687
34,687
35,665
36,678
19
* Annual Salary in Whole Dollars.
Salaries provided for in this schedule shall be paid to the school food service manager of a single cafeteria. A food service manager responsible for the preparation of food for more than 1 cafeteria shall receive $400 for each additional cafeteria. A manager of satellite cafeteria or cafeterias shall receive the salary provided for in this schedule less $200. A satellite cafeteria is defined as one where no basic food preparation takes place. A manager who manages more than 1 cafeteria shall receive the salary provided in this scale using the total school enrollments of all cafeterias managed. The salaries listed in this schedule for school food service managers shall be increased for additional training as defined by the State Board of Education as follows:
One Year of College
$452
Two Years of College
$682
Bachelor's Degree
$1,360
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(b) In the case of a school food service manager who is employed for less than full time as defined in subsection (a) of this section, the salary shall be computed on the basis of the fractional part of the hourly assignment.
(c) School lunch cooks and school lunch general workers shall be paid no less than the minimum hourly wage in accordance with the federal statutes. School lunch cooks and school lunch general workers who work on the basis of a formula of 7 hours of labor per 100 meals (including adjusting of a la carte meals) shall receive minimum hourly wages in accordance with the following schedule:
SCHOOL LUNCH COOKS AND GENERAL WORKERS
Step
General Worker
Cook/Baker
Years of Experience
1
14.21
15.08
0
2
14.35
15.20
1
3
14.51
15.33
2
4
14.61
15.44
3
5
14.73
15.59
4
6
14.92
15.77
5
7
15.07
15.87
6
8
15.17
15.97
7
9
15.25
16.08
8
10
15.35
16.21
9
11
15.47
16.36
10
12
15.68
16.49
11
13
15.80
16.64
12
14
15.94
16.77
13
15
16.08
16.87
14
16
16.21
17.04
15
17
16.37
17.21
16
18
16.51
17.31
17
19
16.67
17.40
18
20
16.83
17.52
19
21
16.99
17.63
20
22
17.15
17.74
21
(d) The salaries prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section for school lunch manager and district managers shall be paid from state funds. The wages prescribed in subsection (c) of this section for school lunch cooks and general workers shall be paid from funds derived from local school lunch operations and deposited by the local school district with the State Treasurer and from moneys derived from the General Fund of the State. A minimum of 25% of the salary prescribed in subsection (c) of this section for school lunch cooks and general workers shall be paid by the State from funds not derived from local school lunch operations. Only those funds designated for wages are to be so deposited.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1322;  51 Del. Laws, c. 157, §  1;  52 Del. Laws, c. 344, §  13;  54 Del. Laws, c. 43, §  9;  55 Del. Laws, c. 409, §  7;  56 Del. Laws, c. 143, §  3;  56 Del. Laws, c. 470, §§  6, 7;  57 Del. Laws, c. 333, §§  15, 21-23;  58 Del. Laws, c. 192, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 304, §  1;  59 Del. Laws, c. 34;  59 Del. Laws, c. 473, §§  1, 2;  60 Del. Laws, c. 31, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 407, §§  3, 4;  61 Del. Laws, c. 409, §§  106, 107;  62 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  42(e);  62 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  11(f);  63 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  11(f);  63 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  11(f), (g);  64 Del. Laws, c. 90, §  11(d)(x), (xi);  64 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  6(a), (b);  64 Del. Laws, c. 334, §  11(j)(11), (12);  65 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  11(k)(4), (5);  65 Del. Laws, c. 299, §  1;  65 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  12(r)(9), (10);  66 Del. Laws, c. 85, §§  12(p)(10)-(12);  66 Del. Laws, c. 303, §  12(m)(9), (10);  67 Del. Laws, c. 47, §  12(o)(9), (10);  67 Del. Laws, c. 281, §  8(o)(4), (5);  68 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  8(m)(3), (4);  68 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  8(m)(4), (5);  69 Del. Laws, c. 64, §  8(m)(4), (5);  69 Del. Laws, c. 291, §  8(i)(7), (8);  70 Del. Laws, c. 118, §  8(i)(4), (5);  70 Del. Laws, c. 425, §  8(i)(4), (5);  71 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  8(m)(4), (5);  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  76;  71 Del. Laws, c. 354, §  8(n)(4), (5);  72 Del. Laws, c. 94, §  8(n)(5), (6);  72 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  42;  72 Del. Laws, c. 395, §  8(n)(4), (5);  73 Del. Laws, c. 74, §  8(n)(4), (5);  73 Del. Laws, c. 312, §  8(m)(4), (5);  74 Del. Laws, c. 307, §  8(m)(5), (6);  75 Del. Laws, c. 77, §  41;  75 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  8(m)(5), (6);  75 Del. Laws, c. 350, §  8(m)(4), (5);  76 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  8(m)(4), (5);  77 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  8(m)(4), (5);  77 Del. Laws, c. 327, §  8(m)(4), (5);  78 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  8(m)(9), (10), (16) and (17);  78 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  8(m)(5)(v), (vi);  79 Del. Laws, c. 78, §  8(m)(5)(v), (vi);  79 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  8(m)(5)(v), (vi), (6)(v), (vi);  80 Del. Laws, c. 298, § 8(m)(5)(v), (vi);  81 Del. Laws, c. 58, §  8(m)(5)(v), (vi);  81 Del. Laws, c. 280, § 8(m)(6)(v), (vi);  82 Del. Laws, c. 64, § 8(m)(6)(v), (vi);  83 Del. Laws, c. 54, § 8(m)(6)(v);  83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 8(m)(6)(v), (vi);