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The Hardest Job You’ll Ever Love. Public Schools. Shelly Wier, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology Consultant Easter Seals Outreach Program In association with the Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education Unit Telephone: 501-221-8415 Email: swier@ar.easterseals.com

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  1. The Hardest JobYou’ll Ever Love Public Schools Shelly Wier, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology Consultant Easter Seals Outreach Program In association with the Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education Unit Telephone: 501-221-8415 Email: swier@ar.easterseals.com Website: http://arslpedconsultant.com

  2. State Resources (Schools) • Arkansas Dept. of Education, Special Education Unit • ArPIE forum • PTI centers • Free Mediation services • ECSpEC web application • Arkansas Child Find • SBMH Network • JEDI • SIG • ArLearn

  3. State Resources (Schools) • CIRCUIT • BICs: Behavior Intervention Consultants • ESVI: Educational Services for the Visually Impaired • POISE: Post-School Outcome Intervention for Special Education • ESO: Easter Seals Outreach Program

  4. State Resources (Schools) • State Consultant for School-Based SLP Services • Consultation and technical assistance • Provision of continuing professional education • Maintenance of statewide communication system • Maintenance of a resource and equipment loan program • Representation of school-based SLPs’ interests • Attendance of local and national conferences

  5. Shortage of SLPs • Ranked 12th within large-growth occupations that require a Master’s or higher • Expected to grow by 27% between 2002 and 2012, an increase of 26,000 jobs • An estimated 49,000 total job openings are expected due to growth and net replacements • 49% will be eligible for retirement over the next 15 years; another 5% plan to leave for other reasons • 50% of SLPs are 43 or older ASHA, 2005 U.S. Office of SPED Programs, 2002

  6. Vacancies The existence of vacancies for SLPs in the schools is a serious nationwide problem. The Special Educator, LRP, 1999

  7. What’s the Result? • For students . . .? • For the profession . . .?

  8. Incentives • Employer-provided • State-provided • Federally-provided

  9. Hospital? Rehabilitation? Human Dev. Center? Private Practice? Schools? PhD? Undecided? Specialize? Voice or Fluency Oral Motor Hearing Impairment Literacy Research Other Where and Why?

  10. What’s Most Important To You? • Salary? • Benefits? • Location? • Working Conditions? • Setting? • Job Requirements? • Professional Development? • Advancement?

  11. Barriers and Challenges • Paperwork • Working Conditions • Caseload Size • Planning/Meeting Time • Space and Materials • Access To Technology • Respect, Recognition, or Prestige

  12. Benefit or Barrier? Starting Salary with Master’s State Min. (0 yrs) $33, 231 Rogers $43,446 Jonesboro $35,500 PCSSD $35,395 Monticello $35,305 Texarkana $34,608

  13. Benefits • “Family” lifestyle • Hours per day • Months per year • Variety & Diversity • “The Kids” • Colleagues • Environment

  14. QUESTIONSor COMMENTS? Shelly Wier, MS, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathology Consultant Easter Seals Outreach Program In association with the Arkansas Department of Education, Special Education Unit Telephone: 501-221-8415 Email: swier@ar.easterseals.com Website: http://arslpedconsultant.com

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