Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
700 - Finance and Personnel
729 - School Custodians
Section 729-3.0 - Allocation of Custodial Units

Universal Citation: 14 DE Admin Code 729-3.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

3.1 The custodial units allocated to a LEA may be assigned to various locations at the discretion of the LEA.

3.2 LEAs are allocated 1 full-time custodial position for each 12 custodial units or for a major fraction thereof. The number of units allocated for each school is determined in the following way:

3.2.1 Classrooms
3.2.1.1 One unit for each classroom or classroom equivalent.

3.2.1.2 One and one-half units for each vocational, technical or specialized instructional room exceeding 1,000 square feet.

3.2.2 Cafeteria
3.2.2.1 One unit for a cafeteria with a capacity of 150 students or less.

3.2.2.2 One additional unit for each additional 150 students or fraction thereof.

3.2.3 Gymnasiums and Auditoriums
3.2.3.1 One unit for a gymnasium or auditorium of less than 5,000 square feet.

3.2.3.2 One and a half units for a gymnasium or auditorium of 5,000 to 10,000 square feet.

3.2.3.3 Two units for a gymnasium or auditorium over 10,000 square feet.

3.2.4 One unit for 2 locker rooms.

3.2.5 Seven units for a swimming pool.

3.2.6 Units for a central heating plant are determined as follows:

No. of Classrooms or equivalent

No. of Units

Up to 15

1

16 to 20

1 1/2

21 to 25

2

26 to 30

2 1/2

31 to 35

3

36 to 40

3 1/2

41 to 45

4

46 to 50

4 1/2

51 to 55

5

56 to 60

5 1/2

61 or more

1/2 unit per 5 additional classrooms
3.2.6.1 One unit for the first 15 classrooms or classroom equivalents.

3.2.6.2 One additional one-half units for each 5 classrooms or classroom equivalents.

3.2.7 One-half unit for each developed acre of the school plant site. If multiple schools are located on the same site, the acreage will be divided equally among the schools.

3.2.8 One-quarter unit for each office or office equivalent.

3.2.9 One-half unit for each gang bathroom.

3.2.10 One-quarter unit for each single bathroom.

3.3 Part-time custodians equivalent to 1 or more full-time custodians may be employed with the provision that proper records will be maintained at the LEA for review.

3.4 A full custodial staff for a new school building may be employed 2 months prior to the pupil occupancy of the building.

In order to maintain building climate and secure new school buildings completed with a certificate of occupancy date further in advance of student occupancy than the 2 months identified in subsection 3.4, the LEA is eligible to earn the custodial units provided for site maintenance and central heating plant as of the certificate of occupancy date, until eligible to employ the full custodial staff in accordance with subsection 3.4.

3.5 The termination date for custodial units in closed buildings shall be 6 weeks from the last day classes are held in the building.

3.6 Buildings which are closed and retained under the control of the LEA shall lose all custodial units except units provided for site maintenance and heating.

3.7 When the LEA signs a lease or in any way loses direct control of the building, through transfer, sale or legislation, the custodial units for site maintenance and heating shall terminate on the effective date of the lease, transfer, sale or legislation.

3.8 It is the LEA's responsibility to notify the Department when the function of a building is changed. When the notification is received, a re-evaluation of the custodial units will be completed by the Department. The Department will notify the LEA by letter of the results of the re-evaluation.

3.9 The Department shall calculate and approve all custodial unit allocation requests submitted by the LEAs.

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