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2018 Delaware Code
Title 14 - Education
CHAPTER 13. SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
§ 1322. Salary schedule for school food service employees.

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14 DE Code § 1322 (2018)
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(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 351 351-500 501-800 801-1200 120-11600 1601-2000 2000+  
1 19,668 20,645 21,620 22,592 23,552 24,733 25,319 0
2 20,156 21,129 22,108 23,080 23,991 24,877 25,762 1
3 20,645 21,620 22,592 23,552 24,434 25,319 26,204 2
4 21,129 22,108 23,080 23,991 24,877 25,762 26,647 3
5 21,620 22,592 23,552 24,454 25,319 26,204 27,089 4
6 22,108 23,080 23,991 24,877 25,762 26,647 27,532 5
7 22,592 23,552 24,434 25,319 26,204 27,089 28,012 6
8 23,080 23,991 24,877 25,762 26,647 27,532 28,501 7
9 23,552 24,434 25,319 26,204 27,089 28,012 28,991 8
10 23,991 24,877 25,762 26,647 27,532 28,501 29,479 9
11 24,434 25,319 26,204 27,089 28,012 28,991 29,963 10
12 24,877 25,762 26,647 27,532 28,501 29,479 30,450 11
13 25,319 26,204 27,089 28,012 28,991 29,963 30,941 12
14 25,762 26,647 27,532 28,501 29,479 30,450 31,427 13
15 26,204 27,089 28,012 28,991 29,963 30,941 31,920 14
16 26,647 27,532 28,501 29,479 30,450 31,427 32,410 15
17 27,101 28,028 28,999 29,976 30,949 31,924 32,908 16
18 27,566 28,540 29,509 30,483 31,459 32,429 33,417 17
19 28,041 29,064 30,029 31,000 31,978 32,943 33,934 18
20 28,523 29,599 30,558 31,526 32,507 33,466 34,459 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 12.74 13.59 0
2 12.88 13.71 1
3 13.04 13.84 2
4 13.13 13.95 3
5 13.25 14.09 4
6 13.44 14.27 5
7 13.58 14.37 6
8 13.68 14.47 7
9 13.76 14.57 8
10 13.86 14.70 9
11 13.98 14.85 10
12 14.18 14.98 11
13 14.30 15.12 12
14 14.44 15.25 13
15 14.57 15.35 14
16 14.70 15.52 15
17 14.86 15.68 16
18 15.00 15.78 17
19 15.15 15.87 18
20 15.31 15.99 19
21 15.47 16.09 20
22 15.62 16.20 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); 80 Del. Laws, c. 298, § 8(m)(5)(v), (vi); 81 Del. Laws, c. 58, § 8(m)(5)(v), (vi); 81 Del. Laws, c. 280, § 8(m)(6)(v), (vi).

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