Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Round Tables

Solutions to School-Based Issues in Indiana—A Roundtable Approach

(Continuing Education:  0.35 ASHA CEUs)

ISHA will be hosting school based regional roundtables in the Northwest, Northeast, Central, South Central, and Southern Regions of the state, beginning in September 2023. Choose the location that is right for you.

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March 2024


Friday, March 29
Location: Virtual Zoom Meeting
Time: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST

Abstract:

Indiana is experiencing caseloads and workloads that are higher than ever, along with shortages of school-based SLPs across the state. It’s time for ISHA to begin focused advocacy on school-based issues, but first, barriers and potential solutions must be identified. The purpose of this roundtable is to equip school-based SLPs with the knowledge and resources necessary to cultivate positive changes within their school districts/corporations resulting in improved student outcomes and service delivery.

Learner Outcomes: 

At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will be able to …

  • Identify and describe workload and caseload approaches, and eligibility criteria.
  • Identify advocacy resources available to school-based SLPs.
  • Develop solutions to issues within your own school district/corporation.

Time-Ordered Agenda: 

60 minutes: Current State of Affairs
60 minutes: Solutions to School-Based Issues in Indiana—Strategies &
Implementation
15 minutes: Break & Travel to Break Out Rooms
30 minutes: Breakout Groups (solutions for SLPs; assessing barriers for admin)
15 minutes: Break & Travel back to Main Room
45 minutes: Success Stories of Workload Approaches
15 minutes: Closing Remarks/ Q&A

Meet Our Presenters

Keegan Koehlinger-Wolf, MA, CCC-SLP currently serves as the Vice President of Schools and Early Intervention of the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA). She is a Speech Language Pathologist Team Lead for Indianapolis Public Schools. Keegan has a love for literacy and curriculum based therapy and workplace advocacy.

Carolyn “Carrie” Wade, MS, CCC-SLP currently serves as the President of the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA). She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at IU-Bloomington. Carrie strives to advocate for SLPs, SLPAs, and AuDs in the state.

Continuing Education

Presenter Disclosures

Financial Relationships: Keegan Koehlinger-Wolf has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial Relationships: Keegan Koehlinger-Wolf serves is a current board member of the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Financial Relationships: Carolyn Wade has no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial Relationships: Carolyn Wade serves is a current board member of the Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Thank you to all who took the survey earlier this year.  Below are the survey results

Survey Results

  • 70% of school-based SLPs felt supported by their building-level administration, while only 55% felt supported by district-level administration.
  • 67% of school-based SLPs felt as though administration did not understand their credentials (i.e., CCC-SLP).
  • The mean reported caseload was 75, with a range of 8-200 students.
  • Only 33% have SLPAs supporting their caseloads.
  • 54% are part of their RtI/MTSS teams; many SLPs indicated that they have not been invited to join the team.
  • 81% indicated that their district(s) does not have a policy regarding how long students can remain on RtI without referral for special education services.
  • 98% reported that they are in favor a workload approach in the schools. 62% have discussed this approach with an administrator. However, only 59% feel as though they are given adequate time throughout the day to address workload demands.
  • 93% of school-based SLPs support a caseload cap.
  • 83% bill Medicaid for services delivered.

Academic areas targeted in school-based interventions included: literacy (96%), classroom presentations (56%), writing (50%), spelling (46%), and math (18%).