Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 1703A – Extended Learning Opportunities Subcommittee
(a) The IRMC Extended Learning Opportunities Subcommittee is established to oversee coordination, research, and planning statewide for before and after school and summer learning programs for school-age children and advise the General Assembly and the Governor.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 1703A
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) The duties of the IRMC Subcommittee are as follows:
(1) Research national and local trends and best practices in extended learning programs and services and recommend new public policy that aligns with that research.
(2) Develop program standards and suggest funding protocols.
(3) Establish standards for program performance and evaluation.
(4) Make regular recommendations regarding coordination of services among different stakeholders, especially with organizations and programs providing early childhood services.
(5) Submit a yearly summary of its recommendations to the IRMC to include in its annual report under § 1703(n)(5)b of this title.
(c) The Subcommittee shall be composed of 19 members:
(1) The following members shall serve by virtue of their position and may designate a person to serve in their stead and at their pleasure:
a. The Secretary of the Department of Education, or the Secretary’s designee.
b. The Secretary of the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, or the Secretary’s designee.
c. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services, or the Secretary’s designee.
(2) The Delaware After School Network Director, appointed by the Governor.
(3) A representative of a nonprofit afterschool program provider, appointed by the Governor.
(4) A representative of a private afterschool program provider, appointed by the Governor.
(5) A representative of a summer program provider, appointed by the Governor.
(6) A school district superintendent, appointed by the Governor.
(7) A representative for elementary school teachers, appointed by the President of the Delaware State Education Association.
(8) A representative for secondary school teachers, appointed by the President of the Delaware State Education Association.
(9) Four members of the public, who shall be appointed by the Governor.
(10) A representative of the Charter School community, appointed by the Delaware Charter School Network.
(11) A representative of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Exceptional Children, appointed by the Chair of the GACEC.
(12) A representative of the Provider Advisory Board, appointed by the the Chair of the Provider Advisory Board.
(13) Two principals — 1 elementary and 1 secondary — appointed by the Delaware Association of School Administrators.
(d) Terms of appointed members; chairperson. —
(1) Each appointed member shall be appointed to serve a term of up to 2 years. Members shall be appointed for staggered terms, so that no more than half of the appointed members’ terms expire in any 1 calendar year. Appointed members are eligible for reappointment.
(2) From the members, set forth in paragraphs (c)(2) through (13) of this section, there shall be a chairperson of the subcommittee who shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The chairperson shall guide the administration of the subcommittee by supervising the preparation and distribution of meeting notices, agendas, minutes, correspondence, and reports of the subcommittee.
(e) The subcommittee shall issue an annual report to the Governor, General Assembly, and the public on the work of the subcommittee and the status of extended learning opportunities for school-aged children in the State.
(f) The Department of Education will provide administrative and staff support for the subcommittee as part of its responsibility to staff the IRMC.
(g) The IRMC Expanded Learning Opportunities Subcommittee shall follow all rules of § 10002(k) of Title 29 relating to public meetings.
(h) The subcommittee shall hold its initial organizational meeting by October 21, 2019, with the date, time, and place for the meeting to be set by the chairperson of the subcommittee.
(i) The subcommittee shall meet at least monthly.