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Speech-language pathologists, JEA and parents press board on SLP pay and caseloads; request access to retention funds
Summary
Multiple speech-language pathologists and the Jordan Education Association urged the board to address recruitment and retention by providing competitive pay, access to district stipends and recognition of SLPs' professional credentials. They said Jordan SLPs are paid near the bottom of Wasatch Front districts and that caseloads are large.
Dozens of Jordan School District speech-language pathologists (SLPs), allied professionals and Jordan Education Association (JEA) leaders pressed the school board April 22 to address compensation, caseloads and retention for speech-language services.
Multiple SLPs told the board Jordan ranks among the lowest-paying districts along the Wasatch Front for the profession and asked to either be granted access to teacher supplemental funds ("Shine" funds or the former TSSP) or be moved to a salary track similar to occupational therapists, physical therapists and school psychologists. "We are the second lowest…
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