ASHA Schools Virtual Town Halls
Upcoming Events
Registration info will be coming soon for other events in the 2024 virtual town hall series:
- August 28, 2024 – “Workload Management Strategies: Implementing Service Delivery Models in Schools” Register now!
- October 16, 2024 – “School Safety: A Town Hall for Educational Audiologists and SLPs”
- December 11, 2024 – “Ensuring Equity: Unpacking Disproportionality in Speech-Language Services”
Past Events
2024 Virtual Town Halls
The ASHA School Services in Speech-Language Pathology team is hosting a free virtual town hall series of five events during 2024. Select the images below to learn more and listen to the recordings.
ASHA also hosted a joint virtual Town Hall with the National Education Association (NEA) titled “Partnering with Teacher Unions to Improve Working Conditions for Schools” on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, from 7–8:30 PM EST. Learn more and listen to the recording.
2021 Virtual Town Hall: Strategies to Address Workload
The 2021 Virtual Town Hall: Strategies to Address Workload was held on October 27, 2021. Watch the video, view the slides [PDF], and see all workload resources [PDF].
2020 Virtual Town Hall: Service Delivery During COVID-19
The 2020 ASHA Schools Virtual Town Hall was held April 13, 2020. Watch a video of the Town Hall.
2019 Virtual Town Hall: Attract, Prepare, and Retain School-Based SLPs
The 2019 ASHA Schools Virtual Town Hall featured a moderator and panel to address the need to expand the school-based SLP workforce. The panel presented innovative strategies and solutions to attract, prepare, and retain school-based SLPs.
View the town hall slides [PDF] and listen to the recordings:
2018 Virtual Town Hall: Issues Faced by School-Based Members
The 2018 ASHA Schools Virtual Town Hall meeting was held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, and discussed a number of longstanding issues:
- Diminishing school funding and accompanying personnel shortages
- High caseloads
- Excessive paperwork and documentation
- Limited ability to vary service-delivery methods
The town hall slides are available [PDF] and the recordings of the town hall are below:
- Town Hall Overview
- Panelist Introductions
- Town Hall Structure
- School Funding
- Caseload/Workload
- Paperwork/Documentation
- Service Delivery
- Conclusion
If you have a question about ASHA Schools virtual town halls, please contact the Schools Services team at schools@asha.org.
