Title 14 — Education

§ 512. Approval criteria. Subject to the process prescribed in § 511 of this title, charter school applications shall be in the form established by the approving authority and shall be approved if, after the exercise of due diligence and good faith, the approving authority finds …

§ 513. Reporting and oversight. (a) On or before January 15, each charter school shall produce an annual report for the school year ending the previous June, which shall include all of the following: (1) An explanation of the school’s progress in meeting overall student performan…

§ 514. State reports on the charter school program. Annually, the Department shall prepare a report for the Governor, the General Assembly, and the State Board of Education on the success or failure of charter schools and propose changes in state law necessary to improve or chang…

§ 514A. Renewals and nonrenewals. (a) Four years after a charter school has commenced its instructional program pursuant to this chapter and not later than every 5 years thereafter, the approving authority shall, upon notice to the charter school, review the performance of the ch…

§ 515. Oversight and revocation process. (a) The approving authority shall be responsible for oversight of the charter schools it approves. (b) In addition to the review required by § 514A(a) of this title, the approving authority may notify a charter school of potential violatio…

§ 516. Revocation criteria. Approved charters shall be subject to revocation or probation, after the exercise of due diligence and good faith, only for the following reasons: (1) The school, or its representatives, has committed a material fraud on the approving authority or misa…

§ 517. Charter transfer to different authorizer. Transfer of a charter, and of oversight of that public charter school, from 1 authorizer to another before the expiration of the charter term shall require a petition by the public charter school or its authorizer to the new author…

§ 518. Oversight and revocation for multiple charter holders. For purposes of §§ 515 and 516 of this title, each charter held by a common board of directors shall be treated separately and individually.78 Del. Laws, c. 187, § 11;

§ 519. Charter school board training. (a) (1) In order to best understand the educational and legal issues involved in special education due process hearings, each member of a charter school board of directors must complete training at the beginning of that member’s term on a cha…

§ 601. Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Receiving district” shall mean any reorganized school district which enrolls in its schools any pupil who is not a resident of such “receiving district.” (2) “Residence…

§ 602. Method of computation and payment of tuition charges for nonresident pupils. (a) Except in the cases provided for in § 603(c) of this title, no pupil shall be transferred from 1 school district to another school district without the written approval of the school board of …

§ 603. Exceptions and claims. (a) This chapter shall not apply when the payment or acceptance of such tuition charge is contrary to any educational program involving the use of federal matching funds which prohibits the payment or acceptance of such tuition. (b) Section 602(a) an…

§ 604. Special programs. (a) If any pupil is counted in the preschool, intensive or complex unit and attends school in a program operated by a district other than that in which the pupil resides, by an agency of the Department of Education or is in an approved private placement p…

§ 605. Inmates of children’s homes or institutions. (a) The school board of any reorganized school district in which there is located any orphans’ home, home for the friendless, children’s home, other institutions for the care of orphans or other children or any institution to wh…

§ 606. Out-of-state students. A child with a disability who is a resident of a state or country other than Delaware or the United States of America may be accepted, at the discretion of the receiving district, to attend a Delaware school under the following restrictions: (1) Chil…

§ 607. Children of district employees who reside out-of-state. (a) Out-of-State children whose parent or legal guardian is employed on a full-time basis by any reorganized school district may attend school in the district where the parent or guardian is employed during the period…

§ 608. Applicability of chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any transfers, re-assignments, or enrollment changes made with respect to any student under the provisions of Chapter 4 of this title, nor to any transfers, re-assignments, or enrollment changes ma…

§ 701. Authority of teachers and administrators to control the disruptive behavior of students. (a) As used in this chapter: (1) “Department” means the Department of Education. (2) “Disruptive behavior” means conduct that is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it seriously int…

§ 702. Corporal punishment. (a) “Corporal punishment” means the intentional infliction of physical pain which is used as a means of discipline. “Corporal punishment” includes, but is not limited to, paddling and slapping, when used as a means of discipline. (b) No public school t…

§ 703. Student discipline report; school discipline improvement plan. (a) The Department shall compile and release an annual report on student discipline in all schools as follows: (1) The analysis must be based on data, as permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privac…

§ 801. Definitions. As used in this chapter, (1) “School community” shall mean a community comprised of the stakeholders responsible for providing and structuring a child’s education; specifically, the board of education at the district level, certified and noncertified school em…

§ 802. Shared decision-making at the school district level. (a) Each board of education shall initiate with other representatives of the school community initial structured conversations and activities concerning the utilization of shared decision-making by April 1, 1998, using s…

§ 803. District transition plans and grants. (a) After the local board has endorsed the district transition planning process pursuant to § 802(e) of this title, the board shall initiate the district transition plan by applying for a transition planning grant as authorized in the …

§ 804. Shared decision-making at the school level. (a) Any school in a school district which has adopted a district transition plan as specified in § 803(d) of this title shall establish a school-level shared decision-making advisory committee (“School Advisory Committee”). Such …

§ 805. School transition plans and grants. (a) A school community which chooses to begin transition to shared decision-making, as defined herein, may apply to the Department of Education via the local board of education for a school transition grant. The State shall provide fundi…

§ 806. School improvement plans. (a) A school, which has an approved shared decision-making transition plan as specified in § 805 of this title, may apply to the Department of Education for a school improvement implementation grant. Such grants shall be awarded at the beginning o…

§ 807. District and school grants supporting shared decision-making. (a) The amount of appropriations to fund the grants specified in this chapter shall be as determined by the annual Appropriations Act. The Department may allocate available federal funds to fund the grants speci…

§ 808. Review of district and school plans. District transition plans and school improvement plans shall be reviewed and evaluated at least every 3 years or more frequently upon a schedule specified within the school’s or district’s plan to measure continuous progress in achievin…

§ 1101. Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the establishment of a statewide program for the recruiting and training of certain professional educators who will serve the pupils in the public elementary and secondary schools of the State in critical curricula…

§ 1101A. Establishment; statement of purpose [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(a) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1102. Appropriation. The Department of Education may authorize, from the amount appropriated in the Budget Appropriation Bill for the purpose of enhancing professional development, an amount to be allocated for the purpose of establishing and maintaining programs to strengthen …

§ 1102A. Definitions [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(b) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1103. Rules and regulations. The Department of Education with approval of the State Board of Education shall, from time to time, adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as will be necessary for the implementation of the programs authorized by this chapter.64 Del. Laws, …

§ 1103A. Funding [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(c) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1104. Academic year program to meet certification requirements in critical curricular area. The Department of Education with State Board approval may provide an ongoing program specifically designed to meet certification requirements for a teacher in the State in a critical cur…

§ 1104A. Eligibility for Program [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(d) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1105. Summer inservice program. The Department of Education with State Board approval may provide for a summer program for Delaware teachers who are available to teach but who do not hold school certification in a critical curricular area. The Department of Education with State…

§ 1105A. Application [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(e) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1106. Teacher Scholarship Loan Program. The Department of Education with State Board approval may provide a Teacher Scholarship Loan Program. This Program shall be designed to help a teacher obtain certification in Delaware in a critical curriculum area by attending an institut…

§ 1106A. Decision and disbursement [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(f) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1107. Program for persons lacking teaching certification. The Department of Education with State Board approval may provide a program of training for persons who can present graduate or undergraduate degrees at or above the level of bachelor and who are interested in teaching i…

§ 1107A. Amount of award [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(g) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1108. Student Loan Program. (a) The Department of Education with State Board approval may provide a Student Loan Program and shall make rules and regulations for the conduct of this Program to include at least the following: (1) The candidate for a loan must have been admitted …

§ 1108A. Rules and regulations [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(h) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1109A. Penalties [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(i) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1110A. Annual reporting [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(j) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1111A. Severability [Transferred]. Transferred to § 3437(k) of this title by 83 Del. Laws, c. 413, § 8, effective July 1, 2022.

§ 1301. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “District” means a reorganized school district, or the school district of the City of Wilmington. (2) “Preparation,” “no degree,” “bachelor’s degree,” “bachelor’s degree plus 30 graduate credits,” “master’s degree,” “master’s degr…

§ 1302. Application of chapter. This chapter applies to every school district, the Department of Education and all employees who teach in state institutions pursuant to unit allocations as set forth in § 1703 of this title.14 Del. C. 1953, § 1302; 50 Del. Laws, c. 224, § 1; 50 De…

§ 1303. State supported uniform salary schedules and classifications. The salary schedules and classifications set forth in this chapter shall be permanent state-supported uniform salary schedules and classifications which shall govern, subject to § 1304 of this title and Chapter…