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Introduction
Delaware Code requires school personnel to complete 12. 5 hours of approved non-academic training over a three-year period. There are specific requirements related to new employees, certain positions and an annual requirement for suicide prevention training as explained below. The requirements fall into four (4) categories areas:
- Child Abuse and Child Safety Awareness, Prevention, Detection & Reporting (NAMC-CSA) - Minimum requirement is 3 hours over the 3 year period. See specific requirements below.
- School Bullying Awareness & Prevention; Criminal Youth Gang Detection (NAMC-BG) - Minimum requirement is 3 hours over the 3 year period.
- Teen Dating Violence & Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention (NAMC-TD) - See specific requirements below.
- Suicide Prevention (NAMC-SP) - Annual requirement of at least 90 minutes.
Delaware Code Information
The enabling legislation and requirements can be found in 14 Del. C., Chapter 41, Subchapter II. Regulatory Provisions for Nonacademic Training and Related Resources.
For purposes of the Code, school personnel for this requirement is as follows:
From 14 Del. Code, Chapter 41, Subchapter II
"School district and charter school employee," "school district or charter school employee," or "employee" means all individuals, including teachers, school administrators, school support personnel, instructional aides, nurses, school counselors, coaches, custodial staff, and nutrition staff, hired by a school district or charter school or a program established under Chapter 16 of this title, who provide services to students on a regular, ongoing basis. "School district and charter school employee," "school district or charter school employee," or "employee" does not include contractors or subcontractors, such as bus drivers or security guards; substitute employees; and individuals hired by or subcontracted by other state agencies to work on school property.
Specific requirements:
- All new staff must take the course Child Abuse Detection and Reporting Training within 30 days of employment.
- Any new school administrator, school nurse or school counselor serving grades 7 through 12 must take 2 hours of Teen Dating Violence training within one year of employment. Staff must also retake the material once every three (3) years in order to remain current on this requirement.
- All school personnel must complete 90 minutes in Suicide Prevention training annually.
Non-Academic Mandatory Training Opportunities
The interactive catalog below is designed to allow educators and employees to search for training opportunities by title, category, description, audience, # of hours, and course #.
- Click on the drop down to choose to search by "Starts With" or "Contains"
- Type search criteria into the field
- Click Submit
- Results will display all training information pertaining to the search criteria
- Note: To see all available training opportunities - leave the fields blank and click Submit.
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Contact Information:
School Climate Office, Delaware Department of Education
Brian N. Moore, MBA
Program Manager
Office: 302-857-3374
Fax: 302-739-6397
