School PD Requirements in Delaware
What professional development requirements does a school in Delaware need to meet?
Delaware Code requires school personnel to complete 12.5 hours of approved non-academic training over a three-year period:
- Child Abuse and Child Safety Awareness, Prevention, Detection & Reporting (3 hours)
- School Bullying Awareness & Prevention; Criminal Youth Gang Detection (3 hours)
- Teen Dating Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention
- Suicide Prevention (90 minutes annually)
What are the Professional Learning Standards in Delaware?
ConnectedPD online PD courses are designed to align with Delaware’s Professional Learning Standards.
Delaware aligns to the Every Student Succeeds Act definition of professional learning:
The term ‘professional development’ means activities that are an integral part of school and local educational agency strategies for providing educators with knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to succeed in a well-rounded education, meeting the challenging State academic standards; and are sustained, intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-focused.
How do I contact the DE Department of Education?
Contact the Delaware Department of Education
The Townsend Building
401 Federal Street, Suite 2
Dover, DE 19901-3639
Disclaimer: Please ensure the information and courses meet requirements for your school and circumstances and align with what your state Department of Education requires. The new continuing education information and school PD requirements in Delaware listed on this page are current as of May 17th, 2023 to meet the best information available. State professional development requirements and may change and it is your responsibility as a school administrator to know your state staff development requirements and the process for submission and approval of all professional and staff development hours. Professional Learning Board can not guarantee acceptance by your school, district, state Department of Education or local authority.