Statutory Authority: 14 Delaware Code, Section 122(D) (14 Del.C. §122(D))
Educational Impact Analysis Pursuant to
120 Required Inservice Training Activities for Delaware Public School Administrators
A. Type Of Regulatory Action Requested
Repeal
B. Synopsis Of Subject Matter Of Regulation
The Professional Standards Board in cooperation and collaboration with the Department of Education seeks the approval of the State Board of Education to repeal regulation 120 Required Inservice Training Activities for Delaware Public School Administrators. This regulation concerns the requirement for administrators to successfully complete 15 hours of professional development annually. It is necessary to repeal this regulation as the subject is regulated by regulation 1511 Issuance and Renewal of Continuing License, which is in compliance with 14 Del. C. § 1211 and § 1213. Regulation 120 is, therefore, no longer necessary.
C. Impact Criteria
1. Will the repeal of the regulation help improve student achievement as measured against state achievement standards? The repealed regulation concerns professional development for educators, not student achievement.
2. Will the repeal of the regulation help ensure that all students receive an equitable education? The repealed regulation concerns professional development for educators, not equitable education for students.
3. Will the repeal of the regulation help to ensure that all students’ health and safety are adequately protected? The repealed regulation concerns professional development for educators, not students’ health and safety.
4. Will the repeal of the regulation help to ensure that all students’ legal rights are respected? The repealed regulation addresses educator professional development, not students’ legal rights.
5. Will the repealed regulation preserve the necessary authority and flexibility of decision makers at the local board and school level? The repeal of the regulation will preserve the authority and flexibility of decision makers at the local board and school level.
6. Will the repealed regulation place unnecessary reporting or administrative requirements or mandates upon decision makers at the local board and school levels? The repeal of the regulation will not place unnecessary reporting or administrative requirements or mandates upon decision makers at the local board and school levels.
7. Will decision making authority and accountability for addressing the subject to be regulated be placed in the same entity? The decision-making authority and accountability for addressing the regulation to be repealed rests with the Professional Standards Board, in collaboration and cooperation with the Department of Education, and with the consent of the State Board of Education.
8. Will the repeal of the regulation be consistent with and not an impediment to the implementation of other state educational policies, in particular to state educational policies addressing achievement in the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, language arts and social studies? The repeal of the regulation will be consistent with, and not an impediment to, the implementation of other state educational policies, in particular to state educational policies addressing achievement in the core academic subjects of mathematics, science, language arts and social studies.
9. Is there a less burdensome method for addressing the purpose of the repeal of regulation? The repeal of the regulation is designed to reduce the burden placed on school districts.
10. What is the cost to the state and to the local school boards of compliance with the repeal of the regulation? There will be no cost to the state or to local school boards resulting from the repeal of the regulation.
120 Required Inservice Training Activities for Delaware Public School Administrators
1.0 All administrators responsible for the supervision, management and evaluation of instruction shall complete a minimum of 15 clock hours of staff development between July 1 and June 30 of each year, beginning July 1, 1988. The purpose for this staff development program is to assist new administrators to obtain and veteran administrators to maintain skills in and knowledge of effective teaching, staff supervision and evaluation, and building management.
1.1 Persons newly appointed to administrative positions responsible for the supervision, management and evaluation of instruction and who do not have backgrounds in or experience with effective teaching and/or training in the use of the Delaware Performance Appraisal System shall contact the Department of Education to make arrangements to receive training in these two areas.
1.1.1 Such training may be provided by a local school district or through DOE and shall include a minimum of 15 clock hours in effective teaching and 15 clock hours in the use of the Delaware Performance Appraisal System.
1.1.2 These hours shall count toward the minimum 15 clock hour requirement.
1.2 School districts shall maintain written records of each administrator’s participation in staff development programs. Once an administrator has accumulated a total of forty-five clock hours of training, but no less than a minimum of fifteen clock hours in any one year, the district superintendent shall forward a signed copy of that administrator’s record on a form approved by the Department to the Department of Education. A certificate will then be sent to the district superintendent to be awarded to the administrator along with the verification of three inservice credits by the Department of Education. An administrator may then begin accumulating another forty-five clock hours of training realizing that no previous training is to be repeated if credit is desired. Cumulative records for each administrator will be kept by the Department of Education.
1.3 Department of Education staff who are responsible for the supervision, management and evaluation of instruction shall complete a minimum of 15 clock hours of staff development between July 1 and June 30 of each year.
1.4 Administrators at the local or state level, not responsible for the supervision, management and evaluation of instruction may, but are not required to, complete the minimum of 15 clock hours of staff development each year.
1.5 A variety of programs will be available to administrators for meeting the required hours of staff development. Options include:
1.5.1 Delaware Principal’s Academy programs in management, evaluation and effective instruction.
1.5.2 Workshops for administrators sponsored by the Department of Education and/or school districts in management, evaluation and effective instruction.
1.5.3 Special programs and institutes co-sponsored by the University of Delaware and the Department of Education in management, evaluation and effective instruction.
1.5.4 Graduate level college courses in management and evaluation.
1.5.5 Programs related to management and evaluation which are offered by state or national educational or professional organizations.
1.5.6 Workshops, seminars, and institutes provided by institutions or organizations from the public or private sector in management or evaluation.