14 Del. Admin. Code § 745-2.0
For purposes of this regulation, the following definitions apply:
"Child Protection Registry Check" means a computer search of the Child Protection Registry to determine if a person is a perpetrator in any substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect.
"Child Serving Entity" means Public Schools, including Employees of the Department of Education.
"Continuously Employed" means having worked in the same Public School for at least ninety one (91) working days in the prior school year. Substitute teachers shall be considered Continuously Employed when they have worked forty five (45) days in the prior school year in any combination of Delaware Public Schools. Persons who have participated in a Student Teaching Placement and who have fulfilled the requirements of 14 DE Admin. Code 746 shall be considered Continuously Employed if they participated for forty five (45) days in the prior school year in the school district or charter school where they are seeking Public School related employment.
"Contractor" means a person, not an Employee, providing services within a Child Serving Entity and who has Direct Access to children,
"Covered Personnel" means an "Employee," "Contractor," "Volunteer," as defined herein, or any person who is assigned to an extra duty position (also called Extra Pay for Extra Responsibility (EPER) position) in Public Schools whether the person receives compensation or not.
"Criminal Background Check" means a fingerprinted Delaware and national background check completed by the SBI and the FBI. Additionally, a Child Protection Registry Check shall be completed by DSCYF.
"Direct Access" means, pursuant to this regulation, the opportunity to have personal contact with students receiving care or education during the course of one's assigned duties.
"Employee" means any person seeking employment for compensation with a Child Serving Entity, or any person who for any reason has Direct Access to students at a Child Serving Entity. This definition also includes any person seeking a Student Teaching Placement in a Public School.
"Public School" means any Public School and includes any board of education, school district, reorganized school district, special school district, charter school or charter school board and any person acting as an agent thereof.
"Student Teaching Placement" means a structured, supervised learning experience for a student in a teacher education program in which the student teacher practices the skills being learned in the teacher education program and gradually assumes increased responsibility for instruction, classroom management, and other related duties for a class of students in a local school district or charter school. These skills are practiced under the direct supervision of the certified teacher who has official responsibility for the class.
"Superintendent" means the chief school officer of any public school district or charter school, or the equivalent of a superintendent, or the superintendent's designee.
"Volunteer" means a person providing volunteer services within a Child Serving Entity and who has Direct Access to students.
14 Del. Admin. Code § 745-2.0
12 DE Reg. 327 (09/01/08)
19 DE Reg. 917 (4/1/2016) (Final)