Salary schedule for school food service employees [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 324, § 8(m)(6)].
Del. Code tit. 14, § 1322
in effect(a) School food service managers who work on a program of at least 7 hours per day of the 10-month school year (185 days) shall receive annual salaries in accordance with the following schedule:
SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE MANAGERS* Number of Pupils in School Served by Cafeteria Step Below 351 351- 500 501- 800 801- 1200 1201- 1600 1601- 2000 2000+ Yrs. of Exp. 1 24,429 25,556 26,680 27,803 28,911 30,275 30,950 0 2 24,992 26,115 27,244 28,365 29,417 30,440 31,460 1 3 25,556 26,680 27,803 28,911 29,929 30,950 31,971 2 4 26,115 27,244 28,365 29,417 30,440 31,460 32,482 3 5 26,680 27,803 28,911 29,951 30,950 31,971 32,993 4 6 27,244 28,365 29,417 30,440 31,460 32,482 33,503 5 7 27,803 28,911 29,929 30,950 31,971 32,993 34,057 6 8 28,365 29,417 30,440 31,460 32,482 33,503 34,622 7 9 28,911 29,929 30,950 31,971 32,993 34,057 35,187 8 10 29,417 30,440 31,460 32,482 33,503 34,622 35,750 9 11 29,929 30,950 31,971 32,993 34,057 35,187 36,310 10 12 30,440 31,460 32,482 33,503 34,622 35,750 36,871 11 13 30,950 31,971 32,993 34,057 35,187 36,310 37,437 12 14 31,460 32,482 33,503 34,622 35,750 36,871 38,000 13 15 31,971 32,993 34,057 35,187 36,310 37,437 38,567 14 16 32,482 33,503 34,622 35,750 36,871 38,000 39,132 15 17 33,006 34,077 35,195 36,324 37,447 38,571 39,707 16 18 33,542 34,666 35,785 36,909 38,036 39,154 40,295 17 19 34,091 35,271 36,386 37,505 38,634 39,748 40,891 18 20 34,647 35,889 36,996 38,113 39,245 40,351 41,496 19 *Annual Salary in Whole Dollars
Salaries provided for in this schedule shall be paid to the school food service manager of a single cafeteria. A food service manager responsible for the preparation of food for more than 1 cafeteria shall receive $400 for each additional cafeteria. A manager of satellite cafeteria or cafeterias shall receive the salary provided for in this schedule less $200. A satellite cafeteria is defined as one where no basic food preparation takes place. A manager who manages more than 1 cafeteria shall receive the salary provided in this scale using the total school enrollments of all cafeterias managed. The salaries listed in this schedule for school food service managers shall be increased for additional training as defined by the State Board of Education as follows:
One Year of College $452 Two Years of College $682 Bachelor’s Degree $1,360
(b) In the case of a school food service manager who is employed for less than full time as defined in subsection (a) of this section, the salary shall be computed on the basis of the fractional part of the hourly assignment.
(c) School lunch cooks and school lunch general workers shall be paid no less than the minimum hourly wage in accordance with the federal statutes. School lunch cooks and school lunch general workers who work on the basis of a formula of 7 hours of labor per 100 meals (including adjusting of a la carte meals) shall receive minimum hourly wages in accordance with the following schedule:
SCHOOL LUNCH COOKS AND GENERAL WORKERS
Step General Worker Cook/Baker Years of Experience 1 16.09 17.07 0 2 16.24 17.21 1 3 16.44 17.36 2 4 16.54 17.48 3 5 16.68 17.65 4 6 16.89 17.84 5 7 17.06 17.97 6 8 17.18 18.08 7 9 17.26 18.20 8 10 17.38 18.34 9 11 17.51 18.52 10 12 17.75 18.66 11 13 17.89 18.83 12 14 18.05 18.98 13 15 18.20 19.11 14 16 18.34 19.28 15 17 18.53 19.49 16 18 18.69 19.60 17 19 18.87 19.69 18 20 19.04 19.84 19 21 19.23 19.95 20 22 19.41 20.09 21
(d) The salaries prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this section for school lunch manager and district managers shall be paid from state funds. The wages prescribed in subsection (c) of this section for school lunch cooks and general workers shall be paid from funds derived from local school lunch operations and deposited by the local school district with the State Treasurer and from moneys derived from the General Fund of the State. A minimum of 25% of the salary prescribed in subsection (c) of this section for school lunch cooks and general workers shall be paid by the State from funds not derived from local school lunch operations. Only those funds designated for wages are to be so deposited.
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