Delaware § 1331 - Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind including the Delaware School for the Deaf; special staff.

§ 1331. Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind including the Delaware School for the Deaf; special staff.

(a) In addition to staff otherwise authorized, the Delaware School for the Deaf may employ supportive staff as follows:

(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;

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(1) The teacher shall be a certified teacher of the deaf/hard of hearing.

(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.

(d) In addition to staff otherwise authorized, the Statewide Programs for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind may employ the following:

(1) Director;

(2) Statewide coordinator;

(3) Dean of students (assistant principal rank);

(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);

(5) Educational audiologist;

(6) Speech therapist;

(7) Residential advisors not to exceed 6;

(8) Residential monitoring aides not to exceed 4.

These shall be considered state unit positions and paid according to this title, with appropriate local supplement.

60 Del. Laws, c. 628, §  1;  61 Del. Laws, c. 407, §  3;  61 Del. Laws, c. 409, §  106;  61 Del. Laws, c. 513, §  1;  62 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  42(e);  62 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  11;  63 Del. Laws, c. 80, §  11(f);  63 Del. Laws, c. 322, §  11(f), (g);  64 Del. Laws, c. 90, §  11(d)(xiii);  64 Del. Laws, c. 220, §  6(a);  64 Del. Laws, c. 334, §  11(j)(14);  65 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  11(k)(8);  65 Del. Laws, c. 348, §  12(r)(13);  71 Del. Laws, c. 132, §  352;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  81;  73 Del. Laws, c. 74, §§  366-368;  74 Del. Laws, c. 307, §  332;  75 Del. Laws, c. 89, §§  369, 370;  78 Del. Laws, c. 5, §§  27-31;  78 Del. Laws, c. 262, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 79, § 19;