Chapter 14 DAC

600 School Climate and Discipline 613 Uniform Procedures for Processing Attorney General’s Reports 1.0 Purpose Pursuant to 14 Del.C. §122(b)(26) , this regulation, which applies to all public school Districts and Charter Schools, provides uniform procedures for processing Delawar…

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of the Secretary 600 School Climate and Discipline 614 Uniform Definitions for Student Conduct Which May Result in Suspension, Alternative Placement, or Expulsion 1.0 Purpose Pursuant to 14 Del.C. §122(b)(26) , this regulation provides uniform defin…

600 School Climate and Discipline 615 School Attendance 1.0 Required Attendance Policy Each school district and charter school shall have an attendance policy that complies with 14 Del.C. Ch. 27 and which defines and describes the district's or charter school’s rules concerning a…

Regulation_ 762 Department of Education Office of the Secretary 600 School Climate and Discipline 616 Uniform Due Process Procedures for Suspension, Alternative Placement, and Expulsion 1.0 Purpose Pursuant to 14 Del.C. §122(b)(26) , this regulation, which applies to all public s…

Discipline and School Climate 621 District and School Emergency Preparedness Policy *Note: 29 Del.C. §8237 , otherwise known as the Omnibus School Safety Act (OSSA), replaces this regulation and therefore this regulation is no longer needed. 12 DE Reg. 1081 (02/01/09) 19 DE Reg. …

Department of Education Office of the Secretary 600 School Climate and Discipline 624 School District/Charter School Policy Prohibiting Cyberbullying 1.0 Cyberbullying Forbidden In addition to the policy prohibiting bullying put in place by school districts and charter schools pu…

700 Finance and Personnel 701 Unit Count 1.0 Forms and Record Keeping 1.1 All information submitted through the unit count process shall be on forms provided by the Department of Education or in such other format as may be acceptable to the Department. 1.2 Each school shall maint…

700 Finance and Personnel 702 Education Opportunity Fund 1.0 Purpose Pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1726(b) , the purpose of this regulation is to identify the types of services and supports that may be funded with the per pupil funding from the Opportunity Fund. 2.0 Definitions The foll…

Finance and Personnel 706 Credit for Experience for Full Time Active Duty Service in the Armed Forces 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to provide guidance relative to military service for salary calculations for employees paid under 14 Del.C. §1305 , and as reference…

700 Finance and Personnel 712 Employee Leave 1.0 Sick Leave 1.1 Sick leave accumulated by an employee of any state agency or school district shall be transferred when said employee begins subsequent employment in a school district. If there is a break in service, the transfer can…

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 716 Maintenance of School District and Charter School Personnel Records 1.0 Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning: " Delaware Public Archi…

Department of Education Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 725 School Administrator Contracts and Agreements 1.0 Duties of a School Administrator The administrator shall faithfully perform those duties which may be assigned by the local board of education and shall…

Finance and Personnel 727 Credit for Experience for Educators and for Secretarial Staff 1.0 Educators Graduating from a 5 Year or 4 Year Preservice Program 1.1 Definitions 1.1.1 The following words and terms when used in this subsection shall have the following meaning unless the…

700 Finance and Personnel 728 Graduate Level Salary Increments 1.0 Content This regulation shall apply to graduate level salary increments for educators, pursuant to 14 Del.C. §1305(a) . 2.0 Definitions 2.1 The definitions set forth in 14 DE Admin. Code 1505 Standard Certificate,…

700 Finance and Personnel 729 School Custodians 1.0 Definitions The following words and terms shall have the following meaning: " Assistant Chief Custodian " means a custodian who has completed the Assistant Chief Custodian certificate training as prescribed by the Department in …

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 731 School Food Service Employees 1.0 Experience School food service employees may be granted 1 year of experience for each creditable year of experience in similar employment. 20 DE Reg. 803 (04/01/17) 29 …

700 Finance and Personnel 733 Payment of Substitutes for Teachers 1.0 Payment of Substitutes for Teachers 1.1 State substitute teacher funds may be used to pay substitutes for state-funded teachers when the state-funded teachers are unavailable for duty under the provisions of 14…

Department of Education Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 734 Financial Responsibility Training 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline the criteria and process for the required 1-time financial responsibility training for members of School Distri…

Department of Education Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 735 Standardized Financial Reporting and Transparency 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline the criteria and process for the required standardized financial reporting pursuant to 14 Del.C…

700 Finance and Personnel 736 Local School District and Charter School Citizen Budget Oversight Committees 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline procedures, criteria and responsibilities related to Local School District and Charter School Citizen Budget Oversig…

700 Finance and Personnel 737 Tuition Billing for Special Schools and Programs 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline tuition eligibility and the process for tuition billing and payments, per 14 Del.C. Ch. 6. 27 DE Reg. 970 (06/01/24) 2.0 Definitions The followi…

Department of Education Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 742 Compensation of School District and Charter School Personnel Under Federal Projects 1.0 Use of Federal Funds 1.1 A school district or charter school may use federal funds, if allowable per grant guidanc…

Finance and Personnel 745 Criminal Background Check for Public School Related Employment 1.0 Purpose This regulation shall apply to all individuals seeking Public School related employment in a Delaware Public School. A Criminal Background Check shall be completed for Employee, C…

700 Finance and Personnel 746 Criminal Background Check for Student Teaching 1.0 Purpose This regulation shall apply to candidates for a Student Teaching Placement in a Delaware public school. A Criminal Background Check shall be completed for Student Teaching Placements at Child…

700 Finance and Personnel 750 Support Personnel Salary Supplements for Additional Training 1.0 Definitions: The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly states otherwise: " Certificate" means a document i…

Title 14 Education 700 Finance and Personnel 700 Finance and Personnel '; document.write (setPDFLink(strFile)); // --> 764 Credentials for an Interpreter Tutor for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing 1.0 Purpose 1.1 This regulation shall apply to the requirements for a Permit, pursuant to t…

Title 14 Education 700 Finance and Personnel 700 Finance and Personnel '; document.write (setPDFLink(strFile)); // --> 765 Credentials for a Resident Advisor in the Statewide Programs for Autism and for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing 1.0 Content This regulation shall apply to the requi…

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of the Secretary 700 Finance and Personnel 775 New Teacher Hiring Data Reporting 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline the criteria and process related to new instructional, non-instructional, and administrative positions hiring d…

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of the Secretary 800 Health and Safety 804 Immunizations 1.0 Purpose This regulation is promulgated pursuant to 14 Del.C. §131 which states that "the Department (of Education) shall from time to time, with advice from Division of Public Health (DPH)…

800 Health and Safety 805 The School Health Tuberculosis (TB) Control Program 1.0 Definitions The following words and terms when used in this regulation have the following meaning: “ New school enrollee ” means any child enrolling in a Delaware public school for the first time. F…

Health and Safety 811 School Health Recordkeeping Requirements 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline the required school health record documents and forms, and recordkeeping responsibilities, including entry into eSchool, in order to ensure student safety in sc…

800 Health and Safety 815 Health Examinations and Screening 1.0 Content Pursuant to 14 Del.C. §§122(b)(2) and 406A, this regulation sets forth the health examination and screening requirements for students seeking to enroll or enrolled in Delaware public schools. 2.0 Definitions …

Regulation_ 798 Department of Education Office of the Secretary 800 Health and Safety 817 Medications and Treatments 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to provide guidance regarding the medications and treatments to be provided to students pursuant to current Delaware …

Office of the Secretary 500 Curriculum and Instruction 551 K to 12 Comprehensive Health Education Program 1.0 Definitions In this regulation, the following terms and words shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “ Consent ” means the unamb…

Health and Safety 852 Child Nutrition (11/15/16) *Note: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 42 U.S.C. § 1751, et seq. governs these programs. 3 DE Reg. 524 (10/01/99) 8 DE Reg. 540 (10/01/04) 20 DE Reg. 635 (02/01/17)

800 Health and Safety 877 Tobacco and Smoking Policy 1.0 Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this regulation is to specify for district and charter schools the elements of a required Tobacco and Smoking Policy, including specifying areas where the policy is in effect, and outlining report…

Department of Education Office of the Secretary Health and Safety 881 Releasing Students to Persons Other Than Their Parent, Guardian or Relative Caregiver 1.0 Required Policy 1.1 Each local school district shall have a student release policy which outlines the procedures for rel…

885 Health and Safety 885 Safe Management and Disposal of Chemicals 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to outline the criteria and processes for chemical storage and use in the classroom, laboratory, or other instructional areas. This regulation sets forth the requirem…

890 Non-Academic Training for School Employees 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to create a schedule for the non-academic trainings required in 14 Del.C. §4162 and to further address the development and review of training in 14 Del.C. , Ch. 41, Subchapter II. 2.0 Def…

900 Special Populations 901 Dispute Resolution Process for Educational Placement for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness 1.0 Purpose This regulation outlines the resolution process for disputes related to the educational placement of children and youth experiencing homel…

900 Special Populations 902 Gifted or Talented Education Plan 1.0 Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to establish that a gifted or talented student, as identified by a professionally qualified person or persons, may require differentiated educational programs or services b…

900 Special Populations 903 Best Interest Determination Process for School Placement - Students in Foster Care 1.0 Purpose Under 14 Del.C. §202A , a student in the custody of the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families (DSCYF) who is in foster care …

OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE 900 Office of the Child Advocate 904 Driver Education, Driver's License, and Motor Vehicle Insurance Program for Individuals Who Have Experienced Foster Care 1.0 Legal Basis and Purpose The purpose of this regulation is to provide criteria for the Dri…

900 Special Populations 910 Delaware Requirements for Issuance of the Secondary Credential 1.0 Purpose Pursuant to 14 Del.C. §122(b)(18) , a Delaware secondary credential is given to persons who satisfactorily pass a secondary credential assessment approved and recognized by the …

900 Special Populations 915 James H. Groves High School 1.0 Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, have the following meaning: “ Certificate of Educational Attainment ” or “ CEA3 ” means that the holder of the certificate has passed the designate…

900 Special Populations 917 Accelerated Academic Programs 1.0 Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “ Academic work ” means work in the areas of writing, reading, science…

900 Special Populations 920 Educational Programs for English Learners (ELs) This regulation shall apply to any district or charter school applying for or receiving funds to provide services or programs for English Learners (ELs). 23 DE Reg. 653 (02/01/20) 1.0 Definitions The foll…