Distance Learning Masters Degree for SpeechLanguage Pathologists SIG 3 Hope Morris MS CCCSLP Director 1 VT Statistics VT Special Education Data Reports Publications amp Resources ID: 458433
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Vermont Department of Education and the University of Vermont Collaboration
Distance Learning Master’s Degree for Speech-Language PathologistsSIG 3Hope Morris, M.S., CCC-SLPDirector
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VT Statistics
VT Special Education: Data Reports, Publications & Resources:Special Education Child Count Data Report for 2008 14, 078 students on active IEP’s 758 children birth to 3 years IFSP
18-19% of students in most needy districts on IEP’s
These districts include: Franklin, Orange, Rutland, Orleans Counties
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Students on IEP
4-7% of students have autism13-24% of students have a developmental delay
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What does this mean?
Large number of students with communication disorders 84% of SLP’s in schools service children with ASD66% of SLP’s in schools service children with Developmental Delays(ASHA 2008 Schools Survey)
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VT Statistics
-12% of VT school districts with no full-time SLP -46% of school districts with at least one SLP opening -34% in need of an additional full time SLP -1/3 of unfilled positions remained open more than 4 months -17% remained unfilled for over one year
VSHA Survey, 2007
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Rural School District Issues
Median Academic Year Salaries of School-Based SLPs byType of Community, 2004, 2006, and 2008 (ASHA Schools Survey Report, 2008)
Community Type
2004
2006
2008
Rural
$43,000
$47,000
$52,000
Suburban
$51, 600
$56,000
$60,000
Metro/Urban
$52,000
$54,999
$60,000
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Program Characteristics
~Focus: Increase number of certified SLP's in Vermont schools ~Utilizing students currently working as SLP-A’s in Vermont schools ~ 3 year part-time Master’s of Science degree program
~ Contains same rigor as conventional, on-campus program
~Utilize online and hybrid course formats for learning at a distance
~Many courses modified for RtI, PBIS, DI, and Early Literacy Strategies
~Accredited by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
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Program Data
Applications reviewed: 19Applicants accepted: 13Attended UVM’s SLP-A program: 5Bachelor’s Communication Sciences: 4Bachelor’s Education: 4
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Student Comparison
Means
DL
Students
On-Campus
Students (2008)
GRE-Quantitative
445
506
GRE-Verbal
463
499
GRE-Writing
3.8
4.3
GPA
3.44
3.65
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UVM SLP Master's Program
Fall 2009~Largest program to date: 45 students~Servicing largest number of in-state students: 37 · 13 DL students · 13 Continuing On-campus students · 11 In-coming On-campus students
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Where are we now?
13 students began graduate courses in Fall 200912 students continued on in the program for Spring 2010Students currently taking 2 courses and begin clinical practicum summer 2010 with requirement to accrue 400 clinical clock hoursStudents grades continue to be in the A and B range
Students set to graduate in summer 2012 with M.S. in Communication Sciences
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Technology
Utilizing both synchronous and asynchronous teaching -Video web streaming for F2F interactions -Blackboard for asynchronous teaching -Camtasia software
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Current Student Feedback
“I’m not sure, but UVM appears to be raising the bar high for online teaching”“I am getting such a quality education in the CMSI department. I couldn’t be more pleased with the organization and course content of each of my classes to date.”“Hope, you and the professors responded to e-mails and questions amazingly fast. I’m so pleased to be part of this program. Weekly, I was able to discuss new information with my SLP and apply the information learned through my classes to my work situation-that is what is so wonderful about this program.”
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