Delaware Code Title 14. Education § 124A. Education-related data;  school performance;  reporting

(a)(1) The Department of Education (Department) shall collect and release education-related data relating to student progress in Delaware schools.  “Education-related data” includes reports and resources for topics such as student enrollment, educational staff, school and student performance, and student health and wellness.

(2) On or before August 15, 2003, and on or before August 1 of each subsequent year, the Department shall issue reports on all Delaware public schools, including information for charter schools, reorganized and vocational-technical school districts, and statewide.  The information provided under this paragraph (a)(2) shall report on this State's public education system and progress toward achieving the educational goals established by the General Assembly, State, and the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. § 6301 et seq.

(b)(1) The purpose of the education-related data is to monitor progress and trends toward the achievement of this State's educational goals, to provide educators, families, and citizens with information they can use to make good choices for their children, and to hold the public educational system accountable for its performance and cost-effective use of public funds.  Education-related data must be provided in a user-friendly form that permits educationally meaningful comparisons among schools and school districts, based on accurate, reliable, and normalized data.  The Department must put a link to the reports required under paragraph (a)(2) of this section on all of the following:

(1) Information pertaining to student testing and achievement, including proficiency rates, and educational outcomes as measured against this State's standards and other relevant indicators.

(2) Information pertaining to accountability.

(3) Information pertaining to school safety and discipline and student attendance, including truancy.

(4) Information pertaining to school district administrator-student ratios, school teacher-student ratios, and other staffing ratios.

(5) Information pertaining to pupil and staff population demographics, including the percent of low-income students, the percent of students with IEPs, and the percent of students who are ELL.

(6) Information pertaining to school district revenues, expenditures, tax rates, and wealth.

(7) Information pertaining to school curricular offerings, including the career pathways offered at a high school.

(8) Information pertaining to parent and community involvement in the school and school district.

(9) Information supplied by the school district or school pertaining to the criteria required under this subsection.

(10) Information pertaining to the role of the Title IX Coordinator, including the Title IX Coordinator's contact information.

(11) All other information as the Department, after consultation with the State Board, finds will serve the purposes under subsection (b) of this section.

(12) Information relating to sports and other extracurricular activities.  The information provided for each sport under this paragraph (c)(12) must include if the school has a team for girls, a team for boys, or the team is co-ed.