department of education

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14 DE Admin. Code 1001

PROPOSED

Education Impact Analysis Pursuant To 14 Del.C. Section 122(d)

1001 Participation in Extra Curricular Activities

A. Type of Regulatory Action Required

Amendment to Existing Regulation

B. Synopsis of Subject Matter of the Regulation

The Secretary of Education intends to amend 14 DE Admin. Code 1001 in order to add charter schools to the regulation and to correct the references to the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) regulations

Persons wishing to present their views regarding this matter may do so in writing by the close of business on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 to Carol O'Neill Mayhew, Education Associate, Regulation Review, Department of Education, at 401 Federal Street - Suite 2, Dover, DE 19901. A copy of this regulation is available from the above address or may be viewed at the Department of Education business office.

C. Impact Criteria

1. Will the amended regulation help improve student achievement as measured against state achievement standards? The amended regulation may help improve student achievement since participation in extracurricular activities depends on academic success.

2. Will the amended regulation help ensure that all students receive an equitable education? The amended regulation addresses academic eligibility for participation in extra curricular activities not equitable education issues.

3. Will the amended regulation help to ensure that all students' health and safety are adequately protected? The amended regulation addresses academic eligibility for participation in extra curricular activities not health and safety issues.

4. Will the amended regulation help to ensure that all students' legal rights are respected? The amended regulation addresses academic eligibility for participation in extra curricular activities not students' legal rights.

5. Will the amended regulation preserve the necessary authority and flexibility of decision making at the local board and school level? The amended regulation will preserve the necessary authority and flexibility of decision making at the local board and school level.

6. Will the amended regulation place unnecessary reporting or administrative requirements or mandates upon decision makers at the local board and school levels? The amended regulation will not place unnecessary reporting or administrative requirements or mandates upon decision makers at the local board and school levels.

7. Will the 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 subject to be regulated will remain in the same entity.

8. Will the amended 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 amended 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 regulation? There is no less burdensome method for addressing the purpose of the regulation.

10. What is the cost to the State and to the local school boards of compliance with the regulation? There is no cost to the State and to the local school boards of compliance with the regulation.

1001 Participation in Extra Curricular Activities

Local school districts and charter schools shall establish their own academic eligibility criteria for participation in extra curricular activities for all extra curricular activities except for interscholastic athletics. The academic eligibility criteria for interscholastic athletics is established in 14 DE Admin. Code 1009.42.6 DIAA Senior High School Interscholastic Athletics, and in 14 DE Admin. Code 1008.42.6 DIAA Junior High and Middle School Interscholastic Athletics.

Comment: In establishing and implementing academic eligibility criteria applicable to students with disabilities, districts are reminded that some flexibility may be contemplated by Federal guidelines. See 34 CFR Sec. 104.4.

1 DE Reg. 173 (8/1/97)

6 DE Reg. 279 (9/1/02)

10 DE Reg. 1112 (01/01/07)