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Remember, this is a guide. Determining direct minutes for student services is based on your clinical judgment and the individual student’s needs. Times that are listed are there for providing examples. For other activities, SLP teams are encouraged to determine “average” or “typical” times needed to complete tasks using the Team Consensus forms. The only time amounts that will not be based on averages are contractual times for length of day (district-specific), planning time, lunch time, direct student IEP minutes, and any other times required by the district.  In addition to direct service minutes, be sure to enter minutes for indirect services/activities required by individual students into their IEPs. Include all activities (direct and indirect) into your weekly schedule; in other words, there should be no empty time slots! Be sure to enter your PLAN and LUNCH times as well…use them as they are intended to be used (i.e. for planning what you will do directly with students, and for taking care of yourself nutritionally).

I hope you find these documents helpful in identifying ways to better manage your workloads. Workload analysis is an ISBE law…you do not need permission to analyze your caseload/workload. Administrators love data, and analyzing workloads is one way to provide specific and detailed data that is not based on arbitrary measures.  Should you have any questions or need support please reach out to me and/or the School Affairs committee!