Do you keep your students year after year if there are multiple SLPs at your school?
At my current school placement, we have a self-contained autism program with high needs students in addition to a pretty typical caseload of gen ed students. Currently, we have the caseload divided so that we each have an equal number of SDC students. Then we divided the gen ed caseload by grades. The other full time SLP is starting to talk about dividing caseload for next year (already?? 😅) and wants to keep all of her students, so we’d be changing what gen ed grades we’re servicing. I personally would prefer to keep my SDC students (they are more involved and I’ve built good relationships with the teachers and families). However, I’d love to keep my grades and just inherit/pass off students as they matriculate. My thought process is this would help with burnout, and make things easier on teachers (keeping their point of contact consistent).
With that long-winded context, I was curious how other people divide caseloads year after year? Do you grow with your students? Or keep your grade levels and pass students between SLPs?
I definitely see her side. I don’t think there’s a right or wrong way to do it. I’m just curious to see what others prefer!