Workforce/Work Conditions
What percent of SLPS in the Schools work full time?
84%
What percent of SLPs engage in treatment as an interprofessional collaborative (IPP) practice on a daily basis?
12%
What average hourly wage do SLPs in the schools who are contract employees receive?
$50.00
What percent of SLPs said they would need to make up a session any time that they missed a session for any reason?
54%
Of the SLPs supervising assistants, what percent said that it increased their workload? Decreased their workload?
46% increased 36% decreased
What percent of SLPs working in the schools are contractors?
13%
Which of the following topics were school slps most interested in seeing addressed more often or in more depth in ASHA journals? CAS, ASD, SLI, AAC, fluency, social communication and pragmatic disorders, literacy
Social communication and pragmatic disorders
Some districts give supplements to employees. Most SLPs received a supplement for having what?
ASHA's Certificate of Clinical Competence.
What is the median caseload size?
48
What percent of SLPs regularly serve students with ASD?
90%
What percent of SLPs working in the schools reported that there were more job openings than job seekers in their type of employment setting and geographic region?
54%
What was the highest ranking issue in importance in relation to IDEA? Options: Language of intervention for ELls, Connection with EHDI program, Funding, Paperwork reduction, Early childhood, MTSS/RTI, Treatment of ASD, IEP team independence/strengthening, American Sign Language
Early intervention
What is the median salary for working 11 or 12 months?
$72,000
What state has the largest median caseload? Lowest?
Indiana (76) New York (30)
Of SLPs who serve student who use AAC, what is the mean number they serve?
5.3
What was the greatest ethical challenge experienced by SLPs in the schools?
Compromising quality of services (41%)
Which of the following topic areas was ranked first by SLPs when they were asked about the helpfulness of national data that demonstrated student progress? Topics: Frequency of service, Group size, Intensity of service, Caseload/workload size, Integrated vs. pullout services, Hearing technology function/use, Collaborative Teaming
Caseload/workload size. Second Frequency of service.
What state reported the highest median academic-year salary ($85,834)? Lowest ($49,000)?
California and Louisiana
What is the average number of hours spent weekly providing services in a pullout model?
20
What is the most frequent way SLPs participate in MTSS/RTI or prereferral team?
provide strategies to teachersconduct screenings
provide consultation to team
Provide strategies to teachers (57%).
consultation - 55%
screening-54%
What was the number one reported challenge that SLPs in the schools faced?
Large amount of paperwork
The performance evaluation system or tool that 51% of slps said was used to evaluate them was...
The one that was also used for classroom teachers.
What is the median salary for working 9 or 10 months in elementary schools?
$62,715
What percent of SLPs regularly serve students who are nonverbal and use AAC?
60%
What is the median amount of unpaid student debt of the survey responders? Median years of employment for respondents was 17, mean 18.
median $30,000
mean $42,934