Meeting the Critical Shortage of Speech-Language Pathologists to Serve the Public Schools—Collaborative Rewards

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda I. Rosa-Lugo ◽  
Elizabeth A. Rivera ◽  
Susan W. McKeown
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Districts ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
School Employees ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
The Public ◽  
Practicum Experiences

This article presents a collaborative approach to providing graduate education to speech-language pathologists who are employed in public school districts. A partnership called the Central Florida Speech-Language Consortium was established among the University of Central Florida, 10 Central Florida school districts, and community agencies to address the issue of the critical shortage of speech-language pathologists in the public schools. The consortium program provided bachelor-level speech-language pathologists in the public schools the opportunity to obtain a master’s degree while they continued to work in the schools. Key innovations of the program included: (a) additional graduate slots for public school employees; (b) modifications in the location and time of university courses, as well as practica opportunities in the schools; and (c) the participation and support of public school administrators in facilitating supervision and practicum experiences for the consortium participants. The consortium program resulted in an increase in the number of master’s level and culturally and linguistically diverse speech-language pathologists available for employment in the public schools of Central Florida. Recommendations for facilitating future endeavors are discussed.

Factors Impacting the Employment and Retention of Speech-Language Pathologists in Rural Public Schools

1994 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Neeley ◽  
Martin H Diebold ◽  
Gerald Dickinson
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Considerable Difficulty ◽  
State Laws ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Therapy Services

Rural pubic schools are mandated by federal and state laws to provide all necessary educational services for their constituents including the therapy services rendered by speech-language pathologists (SLP). However, due to extensive competition for these professionals in the last decade, rural public school administrators have experienced considerable difficulty in recruiting and retaining SLPs. The purpose of this investigation was to identify reasons why SLPs employed in rural public schools opt to remain in that employment setting. A 32 item questionnaire was developed and used to survey SLPs employed in rural public schools in a mid-south state. Of the 169 respondents, 93 reported having been employed in the same rural public school for four or more years. These 93 respondents were chosen as subjects for this investigation. Respondents chose the following seven factors as the most important reasons for continued public school employment: salary, vacation, support for continuing education, satisfaction with types of clients, caseload selection, the school's reputation for providing quality services, and relationships with other professional staff.

A Survey of Computer Use by Public School Speech-Language Pathologists

1996 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Beth McRay ◽  
James L. Fitch
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Computer Use ◽  
The United States ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
The Public

A questionnaire concerning computer applications was sent to 1,000 public school speech-language pathologists across the United States. Four hundred sixty-seven questionnaires were completed. Included in this article is an analysis of the applications for which computers are being used in the public schools, the types of hardware available, factors that public school speech-language pathologists feel are important in choosing software, and the types and degree of training public school speech-language pathologists have had concerning computer applications.

Diagnostic Examination of Children With Voice Disorders

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda H. Leeper
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
School District ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Voice Disorders ◽  
Underserved Population ◽  
Public School District ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
The Public

Children with voice disorders in the public schools are frequently cited as an underserved population. One of the reasons for this problem most often mentioned by speech-language pathologists is the difficulty in obtaining laryngeal examinations prior to beginning direct treatment for this population. A series of three, low-cost, half-day voice clinics was created to serve the needs of speech-language pathologists and children with voice disorders in the Las Cruces (New Mexico) Public School District. Results describing the population seen at these clinics are reported, along with a detailed delineation of the logistics involved in clinic operation. The model presented here is proposed for replication in other school districts.

A Multivariate Analysis of the Job Satisfaction of Public School Speech-Language Pathologists

1991 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Pezzei ◽  
Albert R. Oratio
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
The Public ◽  
Preliminary Model

This study was designed to structure and identify variables related to the job satisfaction of public school speech-language pathologists. A total of 281 clinicians nationwide rated their degree of job satisfaction on 34 critical variables. Factor analysis yielded three distinct dimensions of satisfaction: supervision, workload, and co-workers. Variables from each of these dimensions, and from the clinicians’ backgrounds and job settings, were found to correlate most significantly with their overall levels of job satisfaction. A preliminary model for predicting job satisfaction is proposed. Implications for clinicians seeking employment in the public schools, as well as for those currently employed, are discussed.

scholarly journals Community Schools and the Role of University-School-Community Collaboration

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Teresa Provinzano ◽  
Ryan Riley ◽  
Bruce Levine ◽  
Allen Grant
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Local Property ◽  
Community Schools ◽  
Property Taxes ◽  
School Employees ◽  
Community Transformation ◽  
Structural Inequities

Public school districts are locally controlled and funded through local property taxes. Funding schools this way perpetuates structural inequities in poorer school districts and as a result, students living in poverty have minimal access to critical resources that support student learning. Community schools are resurfacing in many of these urban spaces as a mechanism for addressing the systemic and structural inequities plaguing students, schools, and communities. Advocates posit that increasing student achievement requires addressing the needs of the whole child; conceptualizing schooling through this lens offers an expanded vision of what public education needs to be for many of today’s children. This paper aims to improve our overall understanding of community schools and highlights specific actions taken by community organizations and higher education institutions to create meaningful partnerships with public schools operating as community schools. The authors posit that collaborative and organically developed, grassroots relationships have the potential to alter the traditional dynamic between internal public school employees and external stakeholders, leading to school, student, and community transformation.

scholarly journals The Juxtaposition of Film Education: Explorations for Implementing a Film Curriculum in Public Schools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Zapasnik
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Art Education ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Current State ◽  
Film Education ◽  
School Curricula

This thesis is based on the belief that film should be treated with the same respect and inclusion that the fine arts receive in public school curricula. Also, this thesis is based on the belief that as technology and media expands in our society students should be further prepared to work in a world that utilizes this technology. This thesis is approached from personal and professional interests in both the film and art education fields and investigates whether film classes should be more present in public schools’ curricula and, if so, what are some of the best ways to offer film classes to students. The key method of investigation in this thesis is a survey and questionnaire, which guides the thesis project and informs future teaching possibilities. The questionnaire and study examines responses from several school districts in regards to their film courses and their take on the current state of these courses. Their input contributed to a proposed yearlong high school film curriculum for school districts to integrate film into their current art department, which was developed and presented as a key component of this thesis project. The information available in this study can assist teachers and school administrators in recognizing how film can deepen students’ learning and further prepare them for a technological and media-driven society.

Computer Usage by Speech-Language Pathologists in Public Schools

1988 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Ruppert Houle
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Attitudes Toward Computers ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Frequent Users ◽  
Service Training

This study investigated factors that influence public school speech-language pathologists' acceptance and/or resistance to computer technology. Significant differences were found between speech-language pathologists who are frequent users of computers in the workplace and those who seldom or never use them. These differences were attributed to differences in attitudes toward computers, available funding for computers, in-service training, and physical facilities.

Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 259-264
Author(s):  
Danny M. Adkison ◽  
Lisa McNair Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
School System ◽  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
The State ◽  
Board Of Education ◽  
Equal Educational Opportunity ◽  
The Public ◽  
Compulsory Attendance ◽  
State Board Of Education

This chapter addresses Article XIII of the Oklahoma constitution, which concerns education. Section 1 mandates establishment and maintenance of a public school system but does not guarantee an equal educational opportunity in the sense of equal expenditures of money for each and every pupil in the state. Section 2 states that “the Legislature shall provide for the establishment and support of institutions for the care and education of persons within the state who are deaf, deaf and mute, or blind.” Meanwhile, Section 3—which was entitled “Separate Schools for White and Colored Children”—was repealed on May 3, 1966. Section 4 states that “the Legislature shall provide for the compulsory attendance at some public or other school, unless other means of education are provided.” Section 5 grants power to the State Board of Education to supervise the instruction in public schools. Section 6 provides for the establishment of a uniform system of textbooks to be used in the public schools, making it clear that the books must be free to students.

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