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Job Description
The Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) is responsible for assessing,
diagnosing, and treating students in grades K-12 with speech (including articulation,
phonological, voice, resonance, and fluency disorders), language, and social
communication disorders. He/she also serves as a campus consultant for staff,
teachers, and parents on issues related to speech and language development. The SLP is responsible for maintaining accurate clinical records for students receiving speech therapy. This position furthers the mission of KIPP Texas as it helps ensure that all students with communication disorders receive the specialized interventions they need to make meaningful progress and lead a life of choice.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate and reevaluate students with speech impairments
● Support general education teachers in identifying students at-risk for
communication disorders
● Administer screening tests, collect teacher and parent report, and conduct
records reviews to determine steps following a referral
● Design in-classroom interventions if student is a good candidate for response-to-
intervention
● Lead multidisciplinary meetings to obtain parental consent for initial evaluations
● Evaluate students to determine eligibility for services and/or present levels of
performance for the purpose of developing an individualized education plan (IEP)
● Participate in Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee meetings to
interpret assessment results and to discuss present levels of performance,
proposed goals, accommodations, and service time for students identified as
having a “speech impairment”
● Lead Review of Existing Evaluation Data meetings for students identified as
having a “speech impairment” and no other qualifying eligibilities
Provide therapy to students with a speech impairment
● Provide speech-language services as indicated in the ARD document and
provide make-up sessions as needed
● Implement evidence-based interventions in the areas of articulation, phonology,
language, pragmatics, fluency, voice, and resonance
● Record quantitative and qualitative data regarding student progress for each
student regularly
● Report on student progress each quarter
● Assist general and/or special education teachers in differentiating instruction for
students with communication disorders
● Routinely monitor progress toward IEP goals and make adjustments as needed
to interventions and/or the student’s plan
● Develop new IEPs annually
Evaluate the effectiveness of speech therapy
● Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of speech therapy throughout the year,
making adjustments as necessary
● Meet with the ARD committee to discuss progress, interpret test results, and
modify students’ IEPs
● Effectively communicate with colleagues, students, and parents regarding met
goals and the needs of each student
Serve as a resource for educators, school leaders, staff, and parents
● Provide a workshop to elementary staff on developmental norms for
communication skills and the referral process
● Address issues such as developmental and educational norms for speech and in-
classroom interventions
● Provide educators and parents with resources related to speech and language
development
● Assist school personnel in the identification and understanding of students with
communication deficits