Workload Information

Workload Law Link

At the School Affairs Committee meeting at the 2009 ISHA convention, much discussion was held regarding the law that mandates that districts submit a workload model to ISBE by September 1, 2009. Below is the link for law.  This may be a valuable reference tool for Speech Language Pathologists to use in their districts as the workload plan law Illinois Administrative Code 226.730 clearly states that:   "Each plan shall be developed in cooperation with the entity’s affected employees  and, where there is an exclusive representative, in accordance with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (IELRA) [115 ILCS 5].

The workload plan law Illinois Administrative Code 226.730
http://www.isbe.net/rules/archive/pdfs/226ark.pdf

Here are some valuable links related to "Workload" and to important data for school-based SLPs:

ASHA's Workload Document:  "Position Statement"  www.asha.org/docs/html/PS2002-00122.html
ASHA's Workload Document:  "Guidelines"  www.asha.org/docs/html/GL2002-00066.html
ASHA's Workload Document:  "Technical Report"  www.asha.org/docs/html/TR2002-00160.html
ASHA's National Outcomes Measurement System Documents:  www.asha.org/members/research/NOMS/ 

Workload Letter to Superintendents

The School Affairs Committee has drafted a Letter to Superintendents to assist School based SLP’s in advocating for themselves in response to Illinois Administrative Rule 226 Workload Section #226736 “Workload for Special Educators".