14 Del. Admin. Code § 701-4.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024

Section 701-4.0 - Programs, Situations and Program Types that Qualify for Inclusion in the Unit Count

4.1 Students in the following programs, situations and program types shall qualify for inclusion in the enrollment count:

4.1.1 Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI):

4.1.1.1 Students enrolled in DAPI shall be counted in the enrollment of the sending school.

4.1.1.2 Students shall receive the level of special education service as defined by the current IEP.

4.1.1.3 If a student was enrolled the previous year in a Career Technical Program in the reporting school, the students shall be reported as enrolled in the next career technical course in the program series.

4.1.2 Repeating seniors who are enrolled in school for a minimum number of instructional hours defined as three traditional courses or an equivalent time in a block schedule, shall be included in the unit count provided they meet the age and residency requirements. Students in the James H. Groves In School Credit Program (14 DE Admin. Code 915, subsection 2.2) and students in the Advanced Placement Program shall be enrolled and attend at least one full credit course in their high school to be included in the unit count provided they also meet the age and residency requirements.

4.1.3 Temporary problem, usually medical, which precludes school attendance prior to November 1.

4.1.4 Supportive Instruction (Homebound)

4.1.4.1 Students receiving supportive instruction (homebound) pursuant to 14 DE Admin. Code 930 qualify for inclusion in the unit count.

4.1.4.2 A child with a disability receiving supportive instruction (homebound) shall be included in the unit count as a special education student if, in the child's placement immediately preceding the homebound placement, the child had an IEP in effect during the last week of school in September.

4.1.5 Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families or Department of Correction Facilities: Students on a temporary basis pending disposition of case who are expected to return to school prior to November 1.

4.1.6 Consortium Discipline Alternative Program:

4.1.6.1 Students enrolled at a Consortium Discipline Alternative Programs site shall be counted in the enrollment of the sending school pursuant to 14 DE Admin. Code 611.

4.1.6.2 Students shall receive the level of special education service as defined by the current IEP.

4.1.6.3 If a student was enrolled in the previous year in a Career Technical Program in the reporting school, the students shall be reported as enrolled in the next career technical course in the program series.

4.1.7 Except as provided in Sections 5.0 and 7.0, all pre-kindergarten children with disabilities shall be counted in the Preschool Pre-K to 12 Intensive Special Education (Intensive) or Pre-K to 12 Complex Special Education (Complex) units.

4.1.8 Students enrolled in residential facilities as of the last day of September are included in the enrollment count of the district operating the instructional program in that facility. The facilities that are eligible shall be identified each year by the Department of Education.

4.1.9 Regular programs include students who are enrolled in the regular elementary or secondary curriculum of the school, i.e., the core of the school subjects taken by most students.

4.1.10 Special education services include students who have been found eligible for special education and related services under 14 DE Admin. Code 925, Section 6.0 and have an IEP in effect during the last week of school in September. Students with disabilities must have appropriate supporting documentation on file as required by the Identification, Evaluation and Placement Process in 14 DE Admin. Code 925.

4.1.11 A maximum of 900 minutes of career and technical education time per week per student shall be credited toward the career and technical education unit determination. However, units shall be counted on the basis of one unit for each 30 students for students enrolled in the New Castle County Votech School District, the POLYTECH School District and the Sussex Technical School District.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 701-4.0

8 DE Reg. 1473 (04/01/05)
13 DE Reg. 1452 (05/01/10)
15 DE Reg. 68 (07/01/11)
20 DE Reg. 799 (4/1/2017)
25 DE Reg. 275 (9/1/2021)
25 DE Reg. 405 (10/1/2021)
26 DE Reg. 313 (10/1/2022) (Final)