14 Del. Admin. Code § 729-3.0 - Allocation of Custodial Units

3.1 The custodial units allocated to a district may be assigned to various locations at the discretion of the local school board and the chief school officer.

3.2 Districts and charter schools are allocated one (1) full-time custodial position for each twelve (12) custodial units or for a major fraction thereof. The number of units in each school is determined in the following way:

3.2.1 One (1) unit for each classroom or classroom equivalent.

3.2.2 One (1) unit for a small auditorium (less than 150 students).

3.2.3 Two (2) units for a large auditorium (more than 150 students).

3.2.4 One (1) unit for a cafeteria having a seating capacity up to 150. One (1) unit for each 150 capacity or major fraction thereof.

3.2.5 One (1) unit for a gymnasium.

3.2.6 One (1) unit for a combined auditorium and gymnasium (less than 150 students).

3.2.7 Two (2) units for a combined auditorium and gymnasium (more than 150 students).

3.2.8 One (1) unit for two locker rooms.

3.2.9 Seven (7) units for a swimming pool.

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

No. of Classrooms or equivalent	No. of Units
1 to 6	1/2
7 to 9	3/4
10 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

3.2.11 One-half (1/2) unit for each developed acre of the school plant site, not to exceed 48 acres or 24 units on a given site. If two schools are located on the same site of 100 acres or more, the second school shall receive credit for half of the acres for that site.

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

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

3.4.1 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 two (2) months identified in subsection 3.4, the district 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 six (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 school district shall lose all custodial units except units provided for site maintenance and heating.

3.7 When the school district 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 school district'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 district 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 local school districts and charter schools.

Notes

14 Del. Admin. Code § 729-3.0

11 DE Reg. 1462 (05/01/08)
21 DE Reg. 209 (9/1/2017)
24 DE Reg. 667 (1/1/2021) (Final)