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13 <br />Ü·®»½¬­»®ª·½»±°¬·±²­ <br />Setting an expectation for direct service will have a number of benefits. It creates equity between staff, it <br />allows for more thoughtful staffing, and it can significantly impact the budget. Because this factor <br />impacts therapists, but not students, no changes to any IEP is required to implement. <br />Average % Financial <br />Level of direct service direct serviceFTE opportunity <br />Current baseline 57% 19.1 N/A <br /> <br />All therapists below district average increased to <br />61% 18.2 $67,500 <br />current district average <br />All therapists currently below 80th percentile in <br />67% 16.9 $165,000 <br />district increased to current 80th percentile <br />Match national median 75% 15.4 $277,500 <br />Match typical elementary general education <br />82.5% 14.0 $382,500 <br />teachers (national norm) <br />Note: Assumes annual cost of $75,000 (including benefits) per FTE <br />Some districts have some staff do all the testing, and other do only direct service. <br />Ý¿­»´±¿¼±°¬·±²­ <br />Setting a guideline for caseload reflects that each student requires additional report writing, IEP <br />meetings, and other work. Caseload options are often developed in conjunction with direct student <br />service expectations. The following options are provided as standalone decisions to help gauge the <br />impact of each option, but best practice would be to pair direct service with caseload guidelines. <br />Nationally, some districts have adopted a central testing team so that each added student does not <br />overburden the therapists. <br />AverageFinancial <br />Caseloadcaseload FTE opportunity <br />24.6 19.1 <br />Current baseline <br /> <br />All therapists below district average increased to current <br />28 16.7 $180,000 <br />district average <br />All therapists below 80th percentile in district increased to <br />30 15.1 $300,000 <br />current 80th percentile <br />Match state median 9.2 $742,500 <br />50 <br />Match national median 8.7 $780,000 <br />53 <br /> <br />The District Management Council <br />7 Harcourt Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 <br />- <br />Tel:1877-DMC-3500 | Fax:617-491-5266 |www.dmcouncil.org <br /> <br />