Board approves MOU to change speech‑language pathologist overage pay, aims to bring services in‑house
The board approved an MOU with SRTA that changes how SLP overages are compensated — moving toward workload/timecarding instead of a flat $15/day — with the goal of reducing contracted virtual services and saving about $100,000 this year; Trustee Prack abstained.
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Vicky Zanes and Director Fisher presented a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Santa Rosa City Schools and the Santa Rosa Teachers Association on Dec. 17 that revises how speech‑language pathologists (SLPs) are paid for caseload overages. Previously, SLPs received a flat $15 per student per day for overage caseloads; the new arrangement moves toward a workload model in which extra time is time‑carded and equalized with other specialist staffing practices.
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