Title 14 — Education
85 chapters · 592 sections in this title.
14 Del. C. § 1701. Amount to be appropriated by General Assembly.
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§ 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 A…
14 Del. C. § 1702. Divisions of school appropriations.
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§ 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 sch…
14 Del. C. § 1703. Unit of pupils.
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§ 1703. Unit of pupils. (a) As used in this chapter, “unit” or “unit of pupils” means as defined in the following schedule of numbers of pupils enrolled in schools beginning in kindergarten and through grade 12; and for children prior to entry into kindergarten who are eligible f…
14 Del. C. § 1703A. Extended Learning Opportunities Subcommittee.
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§ 1703A. Extended Learning Opportunities Subcommittee. (a) The IRMC Extended Learning Opportunities Subcommittee is established to oversee coordination, research, and planning statewide for before and after school and summer learning programs for school-age children and advise th…
14 Del. C. § 1704. Number of units in a school district; method of calculation; actual unit count; optional unit count.
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§ 1704. Number of units in a school district; method of calculation; actual unit count; optional unit count. The number of units to be used in determining state financial support in each school district shall be calculated by the Department of Education each year in accordance wi…
14 Del. C. § 1705. Determination of amount of appropriation.
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§ 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…
14 Del. C. § 1705A. Maximum student-instructor ratio requirements.
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§ 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 instru…
14 Del. C. § 1705B. Required reporting regarding maximum student-instructor ratio.
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§ 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 sch…
14 Del. C. § 1706. Determination of amount of Division II appropriation.
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§ 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 …
14 Del. C. § 1707. Division III equalization funding.
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§ 1707. Division III equalization funding. (a) Any school district which provides funds from local taxation for current operating expenses in excess of basic state appropriations, under Divisions I and II of this chapter, shall be eligible for state funds on a matching basis in a…
14 Del. C. § 1708. Form of appropriation.
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§ 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 e…
14 Del. C. § 1709. Use of appropriation for purpose other than that designated.
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§ 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 D…
14 Del. C. § 1710. Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education.
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§ 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.…
14 Del. C. § 1711. Salaries in excess of state supported uniform salary schedules.
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§ 1711. Salaries in excess of state supported uniform salary schedules. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prevent any local school board from paying an additional amount of salary to any employee when such additional amount is derived from local funds or from Division III a…
14 Del. C. § 1712. Transfer of appropriation of closed and consolidated district.
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§ 1712. Transfer of appropriation of closed and consolidated district. In the case of any closing and consolidation of a school district, the permanent Budget Commission may transfer the unexpended balance, or any part thereof of any appropriation under this chapter for the close…
14 Del. C. § 1713. State School Fund income and General Fund.
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§ 1713. State School Fund income and General Fund. Repealed by 71 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 107A, effective July 31, 1997.
14 Del. C. § 1714. Acquisition of school sites, Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund; purchase; sale; repayment.
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§ 1714. Acquisition of school sites, Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund; purchase; sale; repayment. The Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund authorized by Title 29 and administered by the Budget Commission may be used for the acquisition of schoo…
14 Del. C. § 1715. Unit of pupils for kindergartens.
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§ 1715. Unit of pupils for kindergartens. Repealed by 64 Del. Laws, c. 315, § 5, effective July 1, 1984.
14 Del. C. § 1716. Unit for academic excellence.
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§ 1716. Unit for academic excellence. (a) “Unit for academic excellence” is defined for funding purposes as 1 unit for each 250 full-time equivalent students in a school district, grades K through 12. Districts shall qualify for partial funding for a fractional part of 250 full-t…
14 Del. C. § 1716A. Related services unit and funding.
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§ 1716A. Related services unit and funding. (a) “Related services unit” is defined for funding purposes as 1 funding unit for each 57 units of the K-3, 4-12 (regular education) and basic units. For the pre-K-12 intensive the ratio shall be 1 funding unit for each 5.5 units. For t…
14 Del. C. § 1716B-1716D. Gifted or talented unit and funding; disruptive pupil referral unit and funding; Education Refinement Program unit and funding.
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§§ 1716B-1716D. Gifted or talented unit and funding; disruptive pupil referral unit and funding; Education Refinement Program unit and funding. Repealed by 68 Del. Laws, c. 84, § 204, effective July 1, 1991.
14 Del. C. § 1716E. Mental health services unit and funding for grades K through 5.
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§ 1716E. Mental health services unit and funding for grades K through 5. (a) “Mental health services unit” for funding purposes means: (1) One unit for each 700 full time equivalent students in a school district or charter school, grades K through 5 for employment of full-time sc…
14 Del. C. § 1716F. Mental health services unit and funding for middle school.
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§ 1716F. Mental health services unit and funding for middle school. (a) “Mental health services unit for middle school” for funding purposes means: (1) In fiscal year 2023, 1 unit for each 400 full-time equivalent students in a school district or charter school, grades 6 through …
14 Del. C. § 1716G. Substitute teachers.
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§ 1716G. Substitute teachers. (a) Substitute teachers shall be used to provide temporary teaching to pupils when the regular teacher is unavailable due to illness, leave, or other reasons. (b) During the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, allocation of f…
14 Del. C. § 1716H. Mental health services unit and funding for high school.
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§ 1716H. Mental health services unit and funding for high school. (a) “Mental health services unit for high school” for funding purposes means: (1) In fiscal year 2024, 1 unit for each 400 full-time equivalent students in a school district or charter school, grades 9 through 12, …
14 Del. C. § 1717. Employment of personnel.
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§ 1717. Employment of personnel. (a) Local school boards of education and the various school building commissions may employ personnel who are paid wholly or in part from federal and/or school construction funds provided that such personnel shall be classified and paid in accorda…
14 Del. C. § 1718. Matching federal funds.
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§ 1718. Matching federal funds. For the purpose of matching any appropriation made for such educational acts as have been or may be passed by the Congress of the United States, the Department of Education is hereby directed and empowered to prescribe to each of the local school b…
14 Del. C. § 1719. Adjustment of appropriations.
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§ 1719. Adjustment of appropriations. In the event that the aggregate appropriations for Division I, II or III, or any other unit-driven appropriation, are insufficient to cover the total number of units certified pursuant to § 1710 of this title, the Department of Education shal…
14 Del. C. § 1720. Adult education.
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§ 1720. Adult education. Funds authorized in the Budget Appropriation Bill and subsequently allocated by the Department of Education for James H. Groves High School or adult basic education shall be allocated by the Department to the participating school districts in amounts equa…
14 Del. C. § 1721. Autistic unit and funding.
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§ 1721. Autistic unit and funding. (a) Programs for children with autism exceeding 217 pupil days shall be according to rules and regulations of the Department as approved by the State Board of Education. (b) For funding purposes “autistic unit” for programs in excess of 217 pupi…
14 Del. C. § 1722. Accounting for textbooks, subject matter materials and other school property entrusted to individual students.
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§ 1722. Accounting for textbooks, subject matter materials and other school property entrusted to individual students. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Costs” shall be the cost of lost or destroyed textbooks, subject matter materials, supplementary books, instructional …
14 Del. C. § 1723. Comprehensive school discipline improvement programs.
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§ 1723. Comprehensive school discipline improvement programs. In addition to the funds appropriated to school districts by other sections of this chapter, school districts shall be eligible to make application to the Department of Education for the development and implementation …
14 Del. C. § 1724. Academic Achievement Awards Pilot Program.
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§ 1724. Academic Achievement Awards Pilot Program.77 Del. Laws, c. 196, § 2; expired, eff. Oct. 1, 2011;
14 Del. C. § 1725. Tracking of school district use of unit funds.
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§ 1725. Tracking of school district use of unit funds. (a) All information received by the Department of Education, or any third party performing work for the Department of Education, relating to the dates on which new teachers are hired by individual school districts shall be po…
14 Del. C. § 1726. Opportunity Fund.
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§ 1726. Opportunity Fund. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “English learner students” or “EL” means kindergarten through grade-12 students with limited English proficiency who meet the definition of an “English learner” as that term is defined by the Department of Education …