Common use of School Psychologists Clause in Contracts

School Psychologists. 1. The district will provide school psychologist services to meet state and federal mandates as a minimum level of service. 2. Without mutual consent, school psychologist interns will not number more than twenty-five percent (25%) beyond the F.T.E. of regular school psychologist employees. C Speech-Language Pathologists 1. The district agrees to provide Speech-Language Pathologist services to the degree required by the California Education Code. a. In May 2021, the California Education Code states: i. The average caseload for language, speech, and hearing specialists in special education local plan areas shall not exceed 55 cases, unless the local plan specifies a higher average caseload and the reasons for the greater average caseload. (E.C. 56363.3) ii. The maximum caseload for a speech and language specialist providing services exclusively to individuals with exceptional needs, between the ages of three and five years, inclusive, as defined in Section 56441.11 or 56026, shall not exceed a count of 40. (E.C. 56441.7) 2. Mixed age caseloads (which include K-12 students and students between the ages of three and five years) will consider those students between the ages of three and five years as 1.3 students for calculation purposes. 3. The caseload for a Speech Language Pathologist working less than 1.0 FTE will be prorated. 4. Administration will take responsibility to monitor Speech Language Pathologist caseloads through the special education electronic database. 5. The Speech Language Pathologist supervisor will meet with the Lead Speech Language Pathologist. a. Monthly – to monitor individual Speech Language Pathologist caseloads b. Quarterly – to monitor caseload averages.