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- Delaware requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 1,144 teachers
Student demographics
- 16,538 students
- 44% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 174 for grades K-6 & 9; 173 for grades 7-8 & 10-12 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 10 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 1.7% |
| Starting salary: | $40,543 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $90,535; PhD; 25 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | Two |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Summative once every other year if rated either of top two ratings; 1 announced or unannounced observation and student growth rated every year; summative once a year if rated in bottom two |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10 (10 sick, 3 of which may be use for personal reasons); in accordance with Delaware State Law |
| Years to tenure: |  |