0.8 Speech and Language Pathologist/Long Term Substitute

Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) work with students exhibiting the full range of communication disorders, including those involving language, speech sound disorders, fluency, and voice/resonance. SLP responsibilities include:

• Conducting assessments in collaboration with others that help to identify students with communication disorders as well as to inform instruction and intervention.
• Determining if the disorder has an impact on the education of students. Therefore, SLPs address personal, social/emotional, academic, and vocational needs that have an impact on the attainment of educational goals.
• Providing assistance in addressing the linguistic and metalinguistic foundations of curriculum learning for students with disabilities, as well as specific intervention regarding the acquisition of reading and written language skills.
• Providing intervention that is appropriate to the age and learning needs of each individual student and is selected through an evidence-based decision-making process.
• Providing a continuum of service delivery models in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities.
• Gathering and interpreting data with individual students, as well as overall program evaluation, are essential responsibilities.
• Collaborating with other school professionals, families, and outside agencies.
• Meeting federal and state mandates as well as local policies in performance of their duties. Activities may include Individualized Education Program (IEP) development, Medicaid activities, report writing, and treatment plan/therapy log development.

• Successful completion of a Criminal Record Check (C.O.R.I.) and fingerprint check is required.
• Appropriate licensure required.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.