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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. SURVEY OF SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. Sheryl Thormann Educational Consultant Speech and Language Programs Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 608/266-1783 sheryl.thormann@dpi.state.wi.us.
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WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION SURVEY OFSPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS Sheryl Thormann Educational Consultant Speech and Language ProgramsWisconsin Department of Public Instruction608/266-1783sheryl.thormann@dpi.state.wi.us
Full TimeEquivalency (FTE) Status of Speech PathologistRespondents
Average Caseload and Caseload Range by FTE Range: 12-45 Cases Range: 20-60 Cases
Percentage of treatment by severity of the communicative disorder
Average percent of time spent by SLPs in differing methods of service delivery
Weekly average percent of time SLPs spend in student treatment and various professional duties
Average percent of time spent by SLPs in treatment of various disordered areas
Average Student Time in SL Therapy: (SL & Another Impairment)
Issues Ranking • Aspects of the job Rank ordered by respondents rating as manageable or sufficient • 1. Therapy and test materials • 2. Support when it is time to dismiss a student • 3. Respected as a professional • 4. Administrative Support • 5. Parent involvement • 6. Caseload size • 7. Number of students with severe impairments • 8. Use a of a continuum of service delivery options • 9. Additional school duties (lunch/recess/bus duty) • 10. Collaboration with other professionals • 11. Handling of missed therapy time in district • 12. Third party billing • 13. Prep time • 14. IEP requirements (meetings, paperwork, etc.) • 15. Time to document student progress/notes
Issues Ranking • Aspects of the job Rank ordered by respondents rating as unmanageable or insufficient • 1. Time to document student progress/notes • 2. IEP requirements (meetings, paperwork, etc.) • 3. Prep time • 4. Collaboration with other professionals • 5. Third party billing • 6. Handling of missed therapy time in district • 7. Number of students with severe impairments • 8. Caseload size • 9. Parent involvement • 10. Use of a continuum of service delivery options • 11. Administrative support • 12. Respected as a professional • 13. Additional school duties (lunch/recess/bus duty) • 14. Therapy and test materials • 15. Support when it is time to dismiss a student