ASHA Workload Calculator: Turn Data Into Action

The ASHA Workload Calculator can help you see how your time is allocated in relation to your contracted hours. Use the information it generates to identify patterns, clarify priorities, and consider realistic next steps for your local setting.

Move From Information to Action

1. Review your calculator results and consider trends and barriers.
2. Identify 1–3 priorities and supports you most want to discuss with your administrator.
3. Prepare questions and possible options for discussion.
4. Plan a follow-up conversation to review progress and next steps.

Preparing for a Workload Conversation: A 4-Part Series

These short video presentations can help you better understand workload, use your Workload Calculator data, prepare for productive conversations, and identify resources and supports available along the way.

Workload Matters: Seeing the Whole Picture of School-Based Practice

Learn how workload differs from caseload and why making the full scope of your work visible matters. Explore the many factors that contribute to workload and why creating sustainable workloads requires shared understanding and collaboration.

From Data to Action: Putting Your Workload Information to Work

Discover how to use data from the ASHA Workload Calculator to better understand your workload and identify areas of concern. Learn how to turn your results into meaningful next steps, including planning, communication, and problem-solving strategies.

Workload Conversations: Key Elements for Success

Preparing for a workload conversation can feel overwhelming. This presentation highlights practical strategies for planning and conducting productive discussions with administrators or supervisors, including how to frame concerns, share data, and focus on collaborative solutions.

You Are Not Alone: Support for Your Workload Journey

Workload conversations are easier when you have support. Learn about the people, communities, and resources available through ASHA and beyond that can help you gather information, explore options, and prepare for meaningful discussions about workload.

Tools for Planning and Conversation

• Advocating for Change [PDF]: Use practical guidance to organize and communicate concerns.
• ASHA Workload Action Plan [PDF]: Identify priorities, outline practical steps, and plan who to involve.
• Implementation Guide: A Workload Analysis Approach for Establishing Speech-Language Caseload Standards in Schools: Explore a structured approach to workload analysis.
• Working for Change: A Guide for Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists in Schools: Consider strategies for working toward change in school settings.

Additional Resources

• Understanding and Addressing Your Workload: Matt Hott shares advice about using school workload tools to uncover the work and time within a school SLP’s workload.
• Solution-Based Advocacy With Workload Tools: Christina Bradburn shares solution-based strategies developed after using workload tools.
• The Value of Workload Tools From an Administrator’s Perspective: Verna Chinen discusses why administrators may find workload data useful.