(a) Effective January 1, 2022, each substitute teacher shall be paid in accordance with the following classification schedule:
Class A. —
A substitute teacher who holds or is eligible to hold a valid Delaware educator license or valid educator license from another state; or such a license that has expired shall be paid $124 per day.
Class B. —
Class B. — A substitute teacher who holds a bachelor's degree or is a student currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, who has earned at least 60 credits, and is enrolled in a program that will culminate in the student becoming eligible for a teaching license in the State of Delaware shall be paid $99 per day.
Class C. —
Class C. - A substitute teacher who does not meet the requirements for Class A or Class B classification shall be paid $79 per day.
Any funding provided to district and charter schools by the Department of Education for substitute payments shall be at the rate set forth in this section in addition to current year other employment costs.
(b) Effective January 1, 2023, each substitute teacher shall be paid in accordance with the following classification schedule:
Class A. —
A substitute teacher who holds or is eligible to hold a valid Delaware educator license or valid educator license from another state; or such a license that has expired shall be paid $140 per day.
Class B. —
A substitute teacher who holds a bachelor's degree or is a student currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, who has earned at least 60 credits, and is enrolled in a program that will culminate in the student becoming eligible for a teaching license in the State of Delaware shall be paid $112 per day
Class C. —
A substitute teacher who does not meet the requirements for Class A or Class B classification shall be paid $89 per day.
Any funding provided to district and charter schools by the Department of Education for substitute payments shall be at the rate set forth in this section in addition to current year other employment costs.
(c) Effective January 1, 2024, each substitute teacher shall be paid in accordance with the following classification schedule:
Class A. —
A substitute teacher who holds or is eligible to hold a valid Delaware educator license or valid educator license from another state; or such a license that has expired shall be paid $158 per day.
Class B. —
A substitute teacher who holds a bachelor's degree or is a student currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, who has earned at least 60 credits, and is enrolled in a program that will culminate in the student becoming eligible for a teaching license in the State of Delaware shall be paid $126 per day.
Class C. —
A substitute teacher who does not meet the requirements for Class A or Class B classification shall be paid $100 per day.
Any funding provided to district and charter schools by the Department of Education for substitute payments shall be at the rate set forth in this section in addition to current year other employment costs.
(d) Effective January 1, 2025, each substitute teacher shall be paid in accordance with the following classification schedule:
Class A. —
A substitute teacher who holds or is eligible to hold a valid Delaware educator license or valid educator license from another state; or such a license that has expired shall be paid $179 per day
Class B. —
A substitute teacher who holds a bachelor's degree or is a student currently enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education, who has earned at least 60 credits, and is enrolled in a program that will culminate in the student becoming eligible for a teaching license in the State of Delaware shall be paid $143 per day.
Class C. —
A substitute teacher who does not meet the requirements for Class A or Class B classification shall be paid $113 per day.
Any funding provided to district and charter schools by the Department of Education for substitute payments shall be at the rate set forth in this section in addition to current year other employment costs.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 13. SALARIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
§ 1302. Application of chapter.
§ 1303. State supported uniform salary schedules and classifications.
§ 1304. Salaries in excess of state supported uniform salary schedules.
§ 1306. Salary schedule for chief school officers.
§ 1307. Salary schedule for principals subordinate to a chief school officer.
§ 1309. Secretarial classifications and salary supplement for additional training.
§ 1310. Salary schedules for school nurses.
§ 1313. Employment requirements.
§ 1314. Limitation on salary decreases.
§ 1315. Rules and regulations.
§ 1316. Determination of number of employees and months of employment.
§ 1317. Method of salary payments.
§ 1318. Sick leave and absences for other reasons; accumulation of annual leave.
§ 1318B. Leave for bone marrow or organ donation.
§ 1319. Records of absences; proof.
§ 1320. Deduction for unexcused absence.
§ 1326. Salary schedule for substitute teachers.
§ 1327. Leave of absence for person in military service.
§ 1328. Teachers of grades 1-12 inclusive entitled to duty-free period.
§ 1330. Work week for certain employees.
§ 1332. Statewide program for services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
§ 1333. Paid leave for birth of a child or adoption of a child.