(26-27 SY) Speech Language Pathologist Assistant - Colorado Springs School District 11

Educational Support Professional: Speech Language Pathologist Assistant

Multiple positions at schools within the district for the 26-27 School Year.

Central Administration/Various Schools

Reports To: Individualized Education Facilitator

FTE: 1.0

Days/Year: 187

Salary Grade: N25

Salary Schedule: This position is based on the 2025-2026 ESP Salary Schedule, School Based Positions (Group B)

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Works under the supervision of a certified speech pathologist to supplement services needed to support students with communication/speech needs of students as outlined in an Individual Education Plan. Essential Job Functions:

• Follows documented treatment plans or intervention plans or protocols developed by the supervising Speech Pathologist
• Document student performance (e.g. tally data for the Speech Pathologist to use, prepare charts, records, graphs) and reports this information to the Speech Pathologist
• Completes/submits documentation to support Medicaid reimbursement
• Assists with clerical duties and departmental operations such as preparing materials and scheduling activities as directed by the Speech Pathologist
• Performs checks and maintenance of equipment
• Assists the Speech Pathologist with speech-language and hearing screenings and assessments
• Supports the Speech Pathologist in preparing for IEP meetings, in-service training, or other related work activities

Other Duties: Performs related work as required. Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:

• Ability to work cooperatively with a variety of people
• Ability to follow directions and respond to input from supervising speech pathologist
• Ability to organize work load and prioritize assigned tasks
• Open and willing to change based on new data and information
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to the changing needs of the students they serve

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Speech-Communication, Speech-Language Pathology or Communication Disorders/Speech Services from an accredited institution of higher education
• Completed a school speech-language pathology assistant program that meets or exceeds the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) guidelines
• Competed a minimum of 100 clock hours of field experiences supervised by a certified speech-language pathologist.
• Has Colorado Department of Education Type -1 Authorization as a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant ages 0-21

Organizational Relationships: Reports to Supervising Speech Pathologist and Building Principal.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in office, classroom and/or other educational settings. Physical Demands: Work is mostly walking and standing with periods of sitting. Requires worker to lift and carry up to 20 pounds; climb stairs; bend kneel, and crouch; reach, hold grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer keyboard, and form manual sign. The work requires the ability to speak normally, to use normal or aided vision and hearing.

Employees in this category will also receive the following for the 2025-2026 school year:

1. Non-Recurring Pay: 7% of base salary in Non-Recurring Pay (distributed as 3.5% on November paycheck and 3.5 % on May paycheck).
2. Staffing Stability Incentive (Adams Elementary, Galileo Middle School and Mitchell High School): ESP employees will receive the equivalent of one salary step divided over 12 pay periods.

Base Salary Setting: Employment, assignment and salary placement, is in accordance with job description requirements. A work history is required to demonstrate job title, job duties and time worked in the position. Grade placement for ESP positions is determined by the Salary Schedule by Job Title resource. Reference the linked How Your Compensation Is Determined for more details.

Salary Setting (New Hires): Any newly-employed Education Support Professional will be placed on the twenty-five (25) step system. Each step represents two years of experience, based upon equivalent experience. The maximum number of years of experience granted is 19-20 years, which is equivalent to placement on step ten (10). Steps are determined by experience listed on the application and resume.

Salary Setting (Rehires): Returning employees who have previously resigned or separated from the District will be rehired at the same step they were on at the time of resignation/separation plus any new experience gained in the same job, provided step increases were approved by the Board during the years in question.

Employees with experience in the District who have left the District and then returned to the same position shall be hired at the same pay grade (refers to the ESP placement on salary schedule by job title) and step at time of resignation. Additional relevant experience gained after resignation may be evaluated from the employee's application and updated resume.

See Employee Handbook (located on the D11 website) for information on salary setting for rehires (after retirement), promotions and lateral transfers.

Equal Employment Opportunity

School District 11 is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in relation to disability, need for special education services (whether actual or perceived), race, creed, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, religion, ancestry, age, genetic information, or protected activity in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Any harassment/discrimination of students and/or staff, based on the aforementioned protected areas, will not be tolerated and must be brought to the immediate attention of the school principal, D11 administrator/supervisor or D11 nondiscrimination compliance/grievance coordinator.

NONDISCRIMINATION COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR, the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs and Ombudservices, has been designated to coordinate compliance with: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title IX Education Amendments Act of 1972, Section 504 of Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For additional information, please contact the District 11 Office of Equal Opportunity Programs & Ombudservices at 1115 North El Paso Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80903-2599.