Anyone have insight into how much schools pay for a contracted SLP for the year? Is it more affordable than hiring someone directly? Do districts prefer contractors or direct hires? As a contractor, I felt as though I was expected to do more work and held to a higher standard then the direct hire SLPs, anyone else feel that way or observe that? My experience has been working on CA public schools
Anyone else frustrated with how much of being a school SLP is focused on "compliance" and paperwork And not on quality therapy? I find this job impossible to do everything and so I focused on what I deemed the most important part of the job, quality therapy and truly helping students. I also don't understand the "why" behind a lot of compliance based measures, seems to me they're more in place for the district and not for the students or us. And when I refer to compliance I'm talking about due dates and timelines, sending out NOMs, affirming within an arbitrary time lines, etc. All of that stuff just seems so trivial to the actual therapy And bonding with the students. I shine in IEP meetings and every single family, child, and co-worker loves me. I've also managed to help districts avoid lawsuits and IEEs because of my communication with the families and my bond with the student. But somehow none of that matters and I'm on a performance review because of IEP compliance bullpoop. It's defeating. Anyone else feel this way or have advice or snippets of hope?