16 Del. Admin. Code § 10000-10005

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025

Section 10000-10005 - Justification of Educational Costs

Delaware's Food Stamp Employment and Training Program does not supplant education costs from the State to the Federal government.

Education offered under the Food Stamp Employment and Training program is not traditional basic or remedial education, but is uniquely tailored to job entry by low vocational skilled, low literacy, or low computational skilled individuals. Similar services are provided to FS E&T - TANF participants.

The Division's experience of contracts with community-based agencies has demonstrated that individuals with severe academic deficiencies can improve practical educational skills if the approach to basic skill remediation is applied to real life experiences. Teaching in the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program differs substantially from the Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED classes funded by the Delaware Department of Education in that:

A. instruction is year round, rather than only during the school year, and

B. the majority of classes take place during the day when most work registrants prefer to attend because their children are in school during this time.

Programs offered have measurable objectives related to participant achievement, and individual education plans are developed for each student. Delaware Department of Education classes leave this area to the discretion of the individual teacher.

The goal of this education is placement in employment or training leading to employment. Public instruction classes do not have this as their primary goal.

This program is linked to other critical job related components such as life skills, counseling, orientation to the world of work, and other support services. The Department of Education classes do not have this employment direct coordination.

16 Del. Admin. Code § 10000-10005