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Lawrence County board approves two full‑time speech pathologist positions amid mounting caseloads
Summary
The Lawrence County School Board voted to approve capital and personnel items that include converting two contracted speech‑language positions into district employees after staff described rising caseloads and unfilled contracted capacity.
The Lawrence County School Board on Oct. 23 approved a package of budget and personnel items that included adding two full‑time speech‑language pathology positions to the district payroll.
District special education staff told the board the district currently employs eight speech‑language pathologists and is contracting two additional clinicians to manage overflow. “We have 8 that are district wide,” said a district special‑education staff member who addressed the board, adding that some clinicians are covering multiple schools and reporting caseloads above recommended levels.
Why it matters: staff and board members described caseloads substantially above the professional benchmark cited to the board. The district referenced a…
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