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 ASHA' s school-based members have spoken clearly regarding their major concerns--
- caseload size
- salary supplements
- implementation of IDEA
In response, ASHA will funnel resources into providing support for its school-based members. As part of the three-year plan, ASHA has three major goals for 2001.
- Create a State School Action Team at ASHA' s national office. The team will target states that have initiatives under way and provide them with additional support to help garner a victory.
- Publish key resources for school-based members.
A. New caseload size recommendations to act as a guideline for the number of children who can be appropriately served based on workload time activities (e.g., IEP meetings, administrative tasks, diagnostic time, paperwork, consultation, planning time, and direct clinical service).
B. Guidelines for facilities and equipment necessary for providing speech-language services.
C. Model IEPs, forms and procedures that can be used to reduce and streamline paperwork requirements.
- Launch research to document the impact of speech-language services on classroom performance.
Additional activities include expansion of the NOMS functional communication measures to include reading and written language, support for ASHA' s State Education Advocacy Leaders (SEALs) network, and continued strengthening of liaisons with key national and state organizations.
Read the Work Plan for 2003
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