{"data":{"id":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1331","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"14 Del. C. § 1331","heading":"Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind including the Delaware School for the Deaf; special staff.","body":"(a) In addition to staff otherwise authorized, the Delaware School for the Deaf may employ supportive staff as follows:\n(1) Specialist. — Resource teacher for a period of 10 months at the rate of 1 for each 60 children enrolled in the Delaware School for the Deaf;\n(2) Interpreter/tutors for a period of 10 months at the rate of 1 for each 4 pupils enrolled in the Delaware School for the Deaf and served in the regular education classroom.\n(3) Specialist. — Literacy (English and American Sign Language) for a period of 10 months at the rate of 1 for every 60 children enrolled in the Delaware School for the Deaf.\n(b) Interpreter/tutors are to be certified according to standards prescribed by the Department with the approval of the State Board of Education and paid according to the salary schedule contained in § 1305(a) of this title.\n(c) In addition to subsection (a) of this section, the Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind may employ an early intervention teacher who will work with parents and families in New Castle, Kent and Sussex Counties.\n(1) The teacher shall be a certified teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing.\n(2) Provision for salary of the teacher and for expenses required for this job shall be made a part of the appropriation for the Delaware School for the Deaf.\n(d) In addition to staff otherwise authorized, the Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind may employ the following:\n(1) Director;\n(2) Statewide coordinator;\n(3) Dean of students (assistant principal rank);\n(4) One elementary school leader and one secondary school leader compensated at the assistant principal rank (in lieu of a principal allocated pursuant to § 1307(2) of this title);\n(5) Educational audiologist;\n(6) Speech therapist;\n(7) Residential advisors not to exceed 6;\n(8) Residential monitoring aides not to exceed 4.\nThese shall be considered state unit positions and paid according to this title, with appropriate local supplement.","path":["Title 14. Education","Free Public Schools","CHAPTER 13. Salaries and Working Conditions of School Employees"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c013/index.html#1331","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"b8a15f53861935c90684d0c161f414e90c38d5397fae9e15f11cd864003bf0bb","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1330","next":"us-de/14-del.-c.-1332"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}