2015 Delaware Code
Title 14 - Education
CHAPTER 17. STATE APPROPRIATIONS

• § 1701 Amount to be appropriated by General Assembly.
• § 1702 Divisions of school appropriations.
• § 1703 Unit of pupils.
• § 1704 Number of units in a school district; method of calculation; actual unit count; optional unit count.
• § 1705 Determination of amount of appropriation.
• § 1705A Maximum student-instructor ratio requirements.
• § 1705B Required reporting regarding maximum student-instructor ratio.
• § 1706 Determination of amount of Division II appropriation.
• § 1707 Division III equalization funding.
• § 1708 Form of appropriation.
• § 1709 Use of appropriation for purpose other than that designated.
• § 1710 Certification of number of units by Secretary of Education.
• § 1711 Salaries in excess of state supported uniform salary schedules.
• § 1712 Transfer of appropriation of closed and consolidated district.
• § 1713 State School Fund income and General Fund.
  • Repealed by 71 Del. Laws, c. 180, § 107A, effective July 31, 1997.;
• § 1714 Acquisition of school sites, Advanced Planning and Real Property Acquisition Fund; purchase; sale; repayment.
• § 1715 Unit of pupils for kindergartens.
  • Repealed by 64 Del. Laws, c. 315, § 5, effective July 1, 1984.;
• § 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-time equivalent pupils enrolled in grades K through 12. (b) Each student may be counted only once, and for pupils who attend schools in more than 1 district during each school day, the pupil is to be counted in each district for the portion of the school day the pupil is in attendance there. Kindergarten pupils shall be counted as 1/2 time for purposes of obtaining the full-time equivalent enrollment. (c) The unit for academic excellence may be used to provide educational services such as, but not limited to, the following: reading, communications skills, mathematics, science, social studies, elementary and secondary counseling, elementary and secondary foreign languages, elementary and secondary performing arts, elementary physical education, elementary music, elementary art, library services, career education in grades 7 and 8, paraprofessional such as service or instructional aides, programs for gifted and talented pupils, career placement counselors, programs for limited English proficient pupils, programs for children at risk as defined by the Department of Education, programs to promote improved school climate and discipline, including, but not limited to, employing intervention specialists and programs to provide additional time for students who are performing below the standard level, including, but not limited to, Saturday academies, extended day and year and summer academies, and educational technology personnel on a district-wide basis. Provided further, a unit for academic excellence may be used to hire a school employed athletic trainer licensed by the Delaware Board of Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers in a school that is a member of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association and that offers interscholastic contact or collisi
  • § 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 the pre-K-12 complex the ratio shall be 1 funding unit for each 3.0 units. Four related services units shall be assigned to support the state-wide deaf-blind program. (b) Each pupil counted in establishing a unit for children with disabilities may be counted only once in a district. For pupils who attend schools in more than 1 district during each school day, the pupil is to be counted in each school district for the portion of the day that the pupil is in attendance there. (c) For purposes of this section, "children with disabilities" shall include pupils meeting the definition set forth in Chapter 31 of this title, as further defined according to rules and regulations of the Department with approval of the State Board of Education. (d) "Related services" shall be special services provided for children with disabilities and shall be defined in rules and regulations of the Department with approval of the State Board of Education. Rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, such services as speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, early identification and assessment of disabilities, special counseling services, developmental, corrective or supportive services that may assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education. Medical services provided shall be for diagnostic or evaluation purposes only. Special transportation services provided from this funding shall be only those services unique to a particular disability and shall be services provided during the school program and shall not include transportation to and from school. (e) Funds appropriated in support of this unit may be used for expenditures under Division I or Division II for the purchase of assistive materials or services from persons or agenc
    • § 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.;
    • § 1717 Employment of personnel.
    • § 1718 Matching federal funds.
    • § 1719 Adjustment of appropriations.
    • § 1720 Adult education.
    • § 1721 Autistic unit and funding.
    • § 1722 Accounting for textbooks, subject matter materials and other school property entrusted to individual students.
    • § 1723 Comprehensive school discipline improvement programs.
    • § 1724 Academic Achievement Awards Pilot Program.
    • § 1725 Tracking of school district use of unit funds.