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2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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 Per Year
Hours Per 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;
2023 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 [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 8(m)(6)].

§ 1336. Salary schedule for Department of Education early childhood personnel resulting from early childhood governance reorganization [For application of this section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 8(m)(6)].
(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
31,689
35,836
38,129
Step 2
32,314
36,543
38,881
Step 3
32,937
37,246
39,633
Step 4
33,560
37,955
40,386
Step 5
34,184
38,662
41,138
Step 6
34,808
39,369
41,890
Step 7
35,509
40,164
42,737
Step 8
36,211
40,958
43,584
Step 9
36,912
41,753
44,429
Step 10
37,614
42,548
45,276
Step 11
38,315
43,343
46,122
Step 12
39,095
44,226
47,063
Step 13
39,874
45,108
48,003
Step 14
40,654
45,992
48,944
Step 15
41,433
46,875
49,884
Step 16
42,213
47,758
50,825
________________
(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;  83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 8(m)(6)(viii);  83 Del. Laws, c. 339, § 28;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 1401. Definitions.

§ 1401. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Board” means a board of education of a reorganized school district.
(2) “Teacher” means any certificated professional employee of a public school district. It shall not include a person employed as assistant principal, principal, supervisor, administrative assistant, director, assistant superintendent or superintendent; except that any such person who has completed 3 years of service in the State, 2 years of which shall have been in the employ of the same board, may at that person's own option elect to be assigned as a teacher in the employ of said board.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1401;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  56 Del. Laws, c. 64;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  57 Del. Laws, c. 263, §  1;  66 Del. Laws, c. 255, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 1402. Formal communications.

§ 1402. Formal communications.
All formal communications between the teacher and the terminating board provided for in this chapter shall be by certified mail, with a return receipt requested.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1402;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  75 Del. Laws, c. 18, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter I. General Provisions › § 1403. Application of chapter.

§ 1403. Application of chapter.
(a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this section, the provisions set forth in §§ 1411, 1412, 1413 and 1414 of this title, covering reasons for termination, notice of termination, hearings before a board and judicial review, shall apply to all teachers:
(1) Who began teaching in a Delaware public school prior to the end of the 2009/2010 school year and have completed 3 years of service in the State, 2 years of which shall be in the employ of the terminating board; or
(2) Who began teaching in a Delaware public school after the conclusion of the 2009/2010 school year and has completed at least 3 years of service in the State, at least 2 of which are in the employ of the terminating board, provided that said teacher has received at least 2 years of “Satisfactory” ratings in the “Student Improvement” component of the teacher appraisal process (established pursuant to § 1270 of this title) within a 3-year period. The 2 “Satisfactory” ratings need not be consecutive and the requirement for “Satisfactory” ratings need only be satisfied once in order for the provisions of §§ 1411 through 1414 of this title to apply.
(3) Who began teaching in a Delaware public school after the conclusion of the 2020-2021 school year and have completed at least 3 years of service in the State, at least 2 of which are in the employ of the terminating board, provided that said teacher has received at least 2 years of “Satisfactory” summative ratings in the teacher appraisal process (established pursuant to § 1270 of this title) within a 3-year period. The 2 “Satisfactory” ratings need not be consecutive and the requirement for “Satisfactory” ratings need only be satisfied once in order for the provision of §§ 1411 through 1414 of this title to apply.
(b) The provisions set forth in §§ 1411, 1412, 1413 and 1414 of this title shall not apply to teachers employed temporarily to replace professional personnel on leave of absence or to teachers holding temporary certificates.
(c) Time spent in military service shall not be counted as years of service for purposes of this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)(2) of this section, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the provisions set forth in §§ 1411, 1412, 1413 and 1414 of this title shall apply to teachers who began teaching in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 school years and have completed at least 3 years of service, at least 2 of which are in the employ of the terminating board.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1403;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  55 Del. Laws, c. 80, §§  1, 2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 529;  69 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  1;  77 Del. Laws, c. 459, §§  1, 2;  83 Del. Laws, c. 282, § 2;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter II. Termination of Services at the End of the School Year › § 1410. Notice of intention to terminate services.

§ 1410. Notice of intention to terminate services.
(a) In the event that any board desires to dispense with the services of any teacher, such board shall give notice in writing to such teacher on or before May 15 of any year of its intention to terminate said teacher's services at the end of such school year. For teachers identified pursuant to § 1403(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) or (d) of this title, such written notice shall state the reasons for such intended termination of services and shall be accompanied by a copy of this chapter; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to those teachers employed temporarily to replace professional personnel on leave of absence or those holding temporary certificates.
(b) Teachers other than those identified pursuant to § 1403(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) or (d) of this title may, within 7 days of receiving notice of intention to terminate services, request in writing, the reason or reasons for such notice. The board will provide such reason or reasons in writing and a copy of this chapter no later than 5 days after receipt of such a request, provided that the stated reason or reasons must have either been contained in the teacher's performance appraisal, and the teacher was provided time to correct any deficiency through an individualized improvement plan or other documented materials properly placed in the teacher's personnel file prior to said notice. In providing the reason or reasons, the board is not limited to the reasons set forth in § 1411 of this title. Within 7 days of receiving the reason or reasons for the notice of intention to terminate services, a teacher may request in writing a conference with the board's superintendent for the purpose of discussing the reason or reasons and attempting to resolve any disputed matter. Within 10 days of receiving such a request for a conference, the superintendent shall personally provide the teacher a conference to review the matter. The conference with the superintendent is final and conclusive. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to teachers employed temporarily to replace professional personnel on leave of absence or to teachers holding temporary certificates.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1410;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  58 Del. Laws, c. 270;  69 Del. Laws, c. 449, §§  2, 4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 459, §§  2-5;  83 Del. Laws, c. 282, § 3;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter II. Termination of Services at the End of the School Year › § 1411. Reasons for termination.

§ 1411. Reasons for termination.
Termination at the end of the school year shall be for 1 or more of the following reasons:
Immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency, disloyalty, neglect of duty, wilful and persistent insubordination, a reduction in the number of teachers required as a result of decreased enrollment or a decrease in education services. The board shall have power to suspend any teacher pending a hearing if the situation warrants such action.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1411;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter II. Termination of Services at the End of the School Year › § 1412. Notice of termination.

§ 1412. Notice of termination.
In the event that a teacher fails to request a hearing, as herein provided, the aforesaid notice of intent to terminate services shall be construed as a notice of termination.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1412;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter II. Termination of Services at the End of the School Year › § 1414. Judicial review.

§ 1414. Judicial review.
A decision of the board shall be final and conclusive unless, within 10 days after a copy thereof has been received by the teacher, the teacher appeals to the Superior Court for the county in which the teacher was employed. In case of every such appeal, the cause shall be determined by the Court from the record which shall include a certified copy of the evidence, findings and the decision of the board, without the aid of a jury. The notice of appeal and all other matters regulating the appeal shall be in the form and according to the procedure as shall be provided by the Rules of the Superior Court. The Court shall decide all relevant questions of law and all other matters involved, and shall sustain any board action, findings and conclusions supported by substantial evidence. The Court may reverse, affirm or modify the decision of the board or remand the cause to the board for a rehearing. In case any cause shall be remanded to the board for a rehearing, the procedure and the rights of all parties to such cause shall be the same as in the case of the original hearing before the board. If the decision is in favor of the teacher, the teacher shall be fully reinstated and shall receive all salary lost as a result of that teacher's temporary dismissal or suspension.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1414;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 14. PROCEDURES FOR THE TERMINATION OF SERVICES OF PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES › Subchapter III. Termination of Services During the School Year › § 1420. Reasons for termination; rights of teacher.

§ 1420. Reasons for termination; rights of teacher.
Termination of any teacher's services during the school year shall be for 1 or more of the following reasons:
Immorality, misconduct in office, incompetency, disloyalty, neglect of duty or wilful and persistent insubordination. Such teacher shall be given the same opportunity to be heard and right of appeal as provided in §§ 1412, 1413 and 1414 of this title, and the board shall give notice in writing to such teacher of its intention to terminate the services of such teacher at least 30 days prior to the effective date of termination. Such written notice shall state the reasons for such termination of services. The board shall have the power to suspend any teacher pending a hearing if the situation warrants such action.
14 Del. C. 1953, §  1420;  50 Del. Laws, c. 39, §  1;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 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;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 16. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › § 1606. State Board waiver authority.

§ 1606. State Board waiver authority.
The Department of Education shall have the authority to waive or suspend provisions of the Delaware Code in the implementation of programs authorized under this chapter; provided however, that such waiver or suspension of a provision of the Code shall not result in an increased financial obligation to the State. The Department of Education is also authorized to waive or suspend its rules and regulations in order to maximize the projected impact of programs authorized under this chapter. The State Board shall be advised of any waiver of a regulation it must promulgate or approve, and may deny such waiver within 30 days or by the next regularly scheduled meeting, whichever is earlier, of the waiver's approval by the Department.
69 Del. Laws, c. 464, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  93;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 16. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › § 1607. Interagency cooperation.

§ 1607. Interagency cooperation.
The Department of Education and the public school districts are to work cooperatively with other state agencies, particularly the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, in the development and implementation of programs authorized under this chapter. The intent of such cooperation is to avoid redundancy in services and to maximize the impact of resources authorized under this chapter.
69 Del. Laws, c. 464, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  94;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 16. COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL DISCIPLINE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM › § 1608. Referral to mental or behavioral health specialist.

§ 1608. Referral to mental or behavioral health specialist.
After a student's second unduplicated infraction resulting in an out-of-school suspension, in a semester, the student must be referred to a school-based mental or behavioral health specialist.
84 Del. Laws, c. 183, § 1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1701. Amount to be appropriated by General Assembly.

§ 1701. Amount to be appropriated by General Assembly.
The General Assembly shall make provision for the annual payment to the free public schools of the State an amount which shall amply provide for the items authorized by this title and those additional items that the General Assembly deems appropriate.
32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  61;  Code 1935, §  2706;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1701;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  94A;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1702. Divisions of school appropriations.

§ 1702. Divisions of school appropriations.
(a) Appropriations for the support, maintenance and operation of the free public schools of the State shall be in 3 divisions:
Division I shall include appropriations designated for the purpose of paying the employees of the various school districts of the State in accordance with the state-supported salary schedules contained in Chapter 13 of this title; Division II shall include the appropriations for all other school costs and energy, except those for debt service and the transportation of pupils; Division III shall include appropriations for educational advancement.
(b) The Department of Education shall in its annual budget request recommend an aggregate amount to be appropriated to the State's school districts for the purpose of educational advancement on a unit basis. The Department's annual budget request shall include funds adequate to comply with its obligation under § 1704(2) of this title.
(c) Appropriations pursuant to Division I shall be used to employ personnel authorized by Chapter 13 of this title. School districts shall not use such funding to employ administrators in addition to those funded by the State pursuant to Chapter 13 of this title.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, appropriations pursuant to Division II may be used for any otherwise legal purposes.
(e) The Department of Education, Office of Management and Budget and Controller General's Office are authorized to simplify the complexity of state share accounting by consolidating school district appropriations in the State's financial management and accounting system. Such consolidation may include state funding appropriated and allocated to school districts under Divisions I, II and III, Academic Excellence, Reading Cadre, Reading Resource Teachers, and Exceptional Student Unit-Vocational. Appropriations authorized to be consolidated herein shall not alter the school funding formulas, salary schedules, and/or provision of expenditure stipulated in this title and in the Annual Appropriations Act.
47 Del. Laws, c. 364, §  1;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1702;  56 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  20;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  95;  71 Del. Laws, c. 482, §  3;  73 Del. Laws, c. 321, §§  4, 5;  75 Del. Laws, c. 88, §  21(7);  75 Del. Laws, c. 89, §  367;  76 Del. Laws, c. 280, §§  337, 356;  77 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  404;  77 Del. Laws, c. 197, §  2;  78 Del. Laws, c. 7, §  1;  79 Del. Laws, c. 201, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 325, § 383;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1705. Determination of amount of appropriation.

§ 1705. Determination of amount of appropriation.
(a) The funds appropriated to each school district for salaries included in Division I shall be determined in accordance with all applicable state-supported salary schedules. No state funds from Division I shall be appropriated to any school district to provide salaries for more teachers than shall actually be employed in such school district.
(b) Any school district may employ additional teachers out of state funds appropriated in Division II or Division III as provided in § 1304 of this title.
47 Del. Laws, c. 364, §  2A;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1705;  56 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  21;  72 Del. Laws, c. 294, §  46;  77 Del. Laws, c. 197, §  4;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1705A. Maximum student-instructor ratio requirements.

§ 1705A. Maximum student-instructor ratio requirements.
(a) The ratio of students to instructors in any class in kindergarten or grades 1-3 in a Delaware public school shall not exceed 22 students as of the last school day of October. In calculating such ratio, a classroom instructional aide shall count as equal to half a teacher. This subsection shall only apply to a class within which students are instructed in the core academic subjects of English/Language Arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
(b) The Department of Education shall provide technical assistance to any school district seeking assistance in allocating its Division I, Division III, Comprehensive Discipline Program, and local operating funding in such a manner as to accomplish class sizes equal to or lower than those required by this section.
(c) A local school board may waive subsection (a) of this section after voting to waive such subsection at a public meeting noticed for that purpose. Any local school board vote on such a waiver shall occur on or before December 1 of each year. Notice for such a meeting shall be placed in the local newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks before the meeting and shall be posted on the door of any school affected for the same time period, and a copy shall be sent to the principal, teacher association building representative and Parent Teacher Organization/Parent Teacher Association parent leader of any affected school. The notice shall include the procedures for such persons to provide oral or written comments on the proposed waiver to the school board. Notice of any approved waiver shall be sent to the same persons.
(d) The State Auditor shall, in cooperation with the Department of Education, monitor compliance with this section in the audits of the boards of education of the schools district conducted pursuant to § 1504 of this title.
71 Del. Laws, c. 482, §  4;  77 Del. Laws, c. 84, §  403;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1705B. Required reporting regarding maximum student-instructor ratio.

§ 1705B. Required reporting regarding maximum student-instructor ratio.
(a) The Department of Education shall collect and report data, on an annual basis, in a uniform manner regarding compliance with the student-instructor ratio set forth in § 1705A(a) of this title by local school districts and charter schools. This data shall include waivers required by the school districts and charter schools, and the disposition thereof.
(b) Local school districts and charter schools shall report the above-referenced compliance data using individual classrooms and schools as the basic units of information.
(c) The above-referenced compliance data shall be reported by December 31 of each calendar year to ensure that such data is available to be considered in the event of a proposed waiver of the maximum class size provisions required under § 1705A(a) of this title.
(d) The compliance data shall be published on the website of the Department of Education as well as that of each school district and each charter school.
76 Del. Laws, c. 362, §  1;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1706. Determination of amount of Division II appropriation.

§ 1706. Determination of amount of Division II appropriation.
The funds appropriated to each school district for expenses included in Division II shall be determined by providing a sum, which shall be uniform for all school districts throughout the State, for each unit of pupils in such school district provided that the sum allocated during the school year for new and additional units in a school district in which the additional units have no facilities and in which the additional units give a total number of units in excess of the maximum present at any time during the past 5 years may exceed the uniform amount appropriated for expenses included in Division II; such moneys shall be used for the purchase of textbooks, furniture and other classroom equipment.
The first paragraph of this section notwithstanding, the funds appropriated to each district for expenses included in Division II based upon each occupational-vocational unit as defined in § 1703 of this title shall be either 1, 2 or 3 times the amount determined for each non-occupational-vocational unit as designated according to rules and regulations of the Department of Education. At least 90% of the occupational-vocational unit Division II funds, with the exception of Division II-Energy funds, shall be allocated to each school that generates these funds and expended to support the State-approved occupational-vocational courses and programs at that school. Each school district shall establish line item accounts for occupational-vocational Division II funds. These funds are in addition to the regularly generated units and all other financial resources normally allocated to each school. Random audits shall be scheduled and conducted by the State Auditor. The Secretary of Education shall request an annual report from the State Auditor evidencing an audit schedule of 10% of the affected schools.
The second paragraph of this section notwithstanding, local school districts may request a waiver of the 90% requirement subject to the approval of the Executive Director of the Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Vocational Education, the Secretary of Education, and the Controller General. Such waiver requests must be submitted to the Secretary of Education by November 15 of each year. The Secretary of Education shall notify the local school districts as to the disposition of the waiver request no later than January 3 of the following year.
47 Del. Laws, c. 364, §  3B;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1706;  49 Del. Laws, c. 406;  54 Del. Laws, c. 40, §  2;  57 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  104;  72 Del. Laws, c. 393, §  1;  73 Del. Laws, c. 74, §  342;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1708. Form of appropriation.

§ 1708. Form of appropriation.
(a) Appropriations to the Department of Education on behalf of the school districts shall be in an aggregate form and shall be allocated to the districts in accordance with this title and the provisions of the annual Appropriations Act.
(b) In the event that any employee or officer receives a salary from more than 1 of the agencies receiving appropriations according to the form set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the total of such employee's or officer's salary from all such agencies shall be appropriated to the agency paying the principal portion of such salary. In no case shall a salary appropriation be made to more than one agency for the same employee or officer.
(c) The classification of employees and officers into the various categories set forth in Division I of subsection (a) of this section shall be determined by such employee's or officer's classification for salary to be paid under Chapter 13 of this title, except in the case of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Education.
47 Del. Laws, c. 364, §  3A;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1708;  52 Del. Laws, c. 122;  53 Del. Laws, c. 400;  54 Del. Laws, c. 402, §§  5, 6;  56 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  23;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  59 Del. Laws, c. 205, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §§  106, 106A;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1709. Use of appropriation for purpose other than that designated.

§ 1709. Use of appropriation for purpose other than that designated.
No part of any amount appropriated to any district shall be transferred from 1 subdivision of Division I to any other such subdivision of Division I or to Division II, or from Division II to any subdivision of Division I. But nothing contained in this matter shall prohibit the transfer of Division III funds to Division I to comply with §§ 1304, 1705 and 1712 of this title or Division II.
47 Del. Laws, c. 364, §  3B;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1709;  56 Del. Laws, c. 292, §  24;
2023 Delaware Code › Title 14 - Education › Chapter 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS › § 1710. Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education.

§ 1710. Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education.
The number of units in each school district as calculated under § 1704 of this title shall be certified by the Secretary of Education as soon as such calculations are completed.
47 Del. Laws, c. 364, §  3C;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  1710;  49 Del. Laws, c. 151, §  3;  51 Del. Laws, c. 197, §  2;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  107;