2015 Delaware Code
Title 14 - Education
CHAPTER 13. SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
§ 1322 Salary schedule for school food service employees.

(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 351500 501800 8011200 12011600 16012000 2000+ Yrs of Exp. 1 17,918 18,895 19,870 20,842 21,802 22,983 23,569 0 2 18,406 19,379 20,358 21,330 22,241 23,127 24,012 1 3 18,895 19,870 20,842 21,802 22,684 23,569 24,454 2 4 19,379 20,358 21,330 22,241 23,127 24,012 24,897 3 5 19,870 20,842 21,802 22,704 23,569 24,454 25,339 4 6 20,358 21,330 22,241 23,127 24,012 24,897 25,782 5 7 20,842 21,802 22,684 23,569 24,454 25,339 26,262 6 8 21,330 22,241 23,127 24,012 24,897 25,782 26,751 7 9 21,802 22,684 23,569 24,454 25,339 26,262 27,241 8 10 22,241 23,127 24,012 24,897 25,782 26,751 27,729 9 11 22,684 23,569 24,454 25,339 26,262 27,241 28,213 10 12 23,127 24,012 24,897 25,782 26,751 27,729 28,700 11 13 23,569 24,454 25,339 26,262 27,241 28,213 29,191 12 14 24,012 24,897 25,782 26,751 27,729 28,700 29,677 13 15 24,454 25,339 26,262 27,241 28,213 29,191 30,170 14 16 24,897 25,782 26,751 27,729 28,700 29,677 30,660 15 17 25,351 26,278 27,249 28,226 29,199 30,174 31,158 16 18 25,816 26,790 27,759 28,733 29,709 30,679 31,667 17 19 26,291 27,314 28,279 29,250 30,228 31,193 32,184 18 20 26,773 27,849 28,808 29,776 30,757 31,716 32,709 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

(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/oBaker Years of Experience 1 11.34 12.19 0 2 11.48 12.31 1 3 11.64 12.44 2 4 11.73 12.55 3 5 11.85 12.69 4 6 12.04 12.87 5 7 12.18 12.97 6 8 12.28 13.07 7 9 12.36 13.17 8 10 12.46 13.30 9 11 12.58 13.45 10 12 12.78 13.58 11 13 12.90 13.72 12 14 13.04 13.85 13 15 13.17 13.95 14 16 13.30 14.12 15 17 13.46 14.28 16 18 13.60 14.38 17 19 13.75 14.47 18 20 13.91 14.59 19 21 14.07 14.69 20 22 14.22 14.80 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).;