2010-11-13 LPS - Student Services Staffing & Financial Assessment

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5 1.Speech and Language Services ï¿òÐ®»ª¿´»²½»±º»®ª·½» In LPS, 460 students receive speech and language services. This is 7.4 % of students in the district and 47.2 % of students with IEPs. This is a typical level for districts in Massachusetts. Students receiving speech Percent of students receiving Level Enrollment and language services speech and language services Elementary 2,757 283 10.3% Middle 1,496 92 6.1% High 1,970 85 4.3% Total 6,223 460 7.4% On a percentage of enrollment basis, 60% as many middle school students receive speech and language therapy services as elementary students and 70% as many high school students receive speech and language therapy services as middle school students. This means that services are prone to continue into the older grades. This is an above average continuation rate for districts in the state. ElementaryMiddle to middle to high 60% 70% Continuation Rate ï¾òÍ¬¿ºº·²¹´»ª»´ The Lexington Public Schools employs 19.1 FTE speech and language therapists. This is an unusually high number. All speech and language therapists are certified, none are assistants. The district does employ assistants for occupational therapy. Nearly all feedback from the interviews was very positive about the skills and professionalism of the speech and language staff. Staffing is 1.8 times more than the median of like communities nationwide. Staffing is 1.4 times more than the median of like communities in Massachusetts. ï½òÜ·®»½¬»®ª·½»©·¬¸¬«¼»²¬ Speech and language therapists perform many roles, including: Direct service with students Testing for initial and 3 year re-evaluations Report writing Attending IEP meetings Travel between buildings School duties The District Management Council 7 Harcourt Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 - Tel:1877-DMC-3500 | Fax:617-491-5266 |www.dmcouncil.org