14 Del. C. § 1336: Salary schedule for Department of Education early childhood personnel resulting from early childhood governance reorganization [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].

(a) An early childhood employee of the Department of Education who works and is paid for 12 months per year shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule from the first day of the first full pay cycle of the fiscal year through the last day of the pay cycle that contains the last day of the fiscal year:

Step | Childcare Licensing Specialist* | Childcare Licensing Supervisor* | Administrator*

1 | 34,978 | 39,555 | 42,087

2 | 35,667 | 40,335 | 42,915

3 | 36,356 | 41,111 | 43,746

4 | 37,044 | 41,894 | 44,577

5 | 37,733 | 42,675 | 45,408

6 | 38,421 | 43,455 | 46,238

7 | 39,195 | 44,332 | 47,172

8 | 39,968 | 45,209 | 48,107

9 | 40,743 | 46,087 | 49,040

10 | 41,517 | 46,964 | 49,975

11 | 42,292 | 47,840 | 50,910

12 | 43,153 | 48,817 | 51,947

13 | 44,012 | 49,789 | 52,984

14 | 44,874 | 50,766 | 54,024

15 | 45,733 | 51,739 | 55,062

16 | 46,593 | 52,714 | 56,099

*Annual Salary in Whole Dollars.

(b) The Department of Education shall be authorized to revise the salary to be paid to any of its personnel, which shall enable the Department to pay salary supplements up to the equivalent, but in no case to exceed the average of the 3 highest salaries for like positions paid by school districts. The Department of Education shall establish rules and regulations for the assignment of early education personnel employed pursuant to § 1336 of this title who are not otherwise classified.

(c) Any employee paid from this section shall receive as a salary the amount for which the employee qualifies under subsection (a) of this section, plus an annual amount for additional education that is clearly related to the individual’s responsibilities as defined by the Department of Education as follows:

Bachelors | $0

Bachelor’s +15 | $1,520

Bachelors +30 | $1,720

Master’s | $1,920

Master’s +15 | $2,120

Master’s +30 | $2,320

Master’s +45 | $2,520

Doctorate | $2,720