{"data":{"id":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1273","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"14 Del. C. § 1273","heading":"Incompetency — A pattern of ineffective teaching.","body":"A pattern of ineffective teaching shall be defined pursuant to § 1270 of this title, provided that the local school district has complied with § 1272(a) of this title. Notwithstanding any case law to the contrary, when a pattern of ineffective teaching is established, a local school district may move to terminate a teacher (as defined by § 1401 of this title) for incompetency pursuant to § 1411 or § 1420 of this title. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit a local school district’s ability to terminate a teacher for incompetency under § 1411 or § 1420 of this title where supported by factors other than a pattern of ineffective teaching, and nothing herein shall be construed to require additional factors beyond a pattern of ineffective teaching to constitute incompetency for purposes of termination.","path":["Title 14. Education","Free Public Schools","CHAPTER 12. Educator Licensure, Certification, Evaluation, Professional Development, and Preparation Programs","Subchapter VII. Educator Evaluations"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c012/sc07/index.html#1273","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"2d4b0f8ebb5dffe97c971acb42c08a4230073338e818bcf683e69862e73d5f76","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1272","next":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1274"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}