HCPSS MPIA Request #2026-105

Requestor
Edith Morris
Requested Information
I am looking for the general caseload numbers for each school level elementary, middle, and high school for students serviced by a speech-language pathologist and the workload position at each school for example if there is one full time SLP, one part time that is split between two or more schools, or if there is more than one SLP at the school and if they are full time or part time.
Date Received
Status
Complete
Responsive Documents
Responsive to this request, please find attached caseload and staffing data from the HCPSS Department of Special Education. Please note, this data is for a point-in-time as noted in the file for total students served per school and assigned FTE(s) per school. Speech-language pathologist staffing may be adjusted throughout the school year to accommodate shifting caseloads and student needs.

HCPSS must protect against the potential disclosures of personally identifiable information about students as required by both the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), which restricts access to student records, and MPIA GP § 4-313, which prevents disclosure of school district records pertaining to individual students. In accordance, HCPSS follows the Maryland State Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics’ guidelines for protecting student privacy in public reporting and suppresses the following from responsive records (see also specific suppression techniques contained within the responsive record): populations that fall below 10; percentages that are less than or equal to 5, or greater than or equal to 95; categories directly related to specific student records; and/or information that can reasonably identify an individual student or reveals information from an individual student’s record or could do so when combined with other publicly accessible data.

HCPSS has made substantial efforts to ensure the accuracy of this information; however, data collection and reporting is consistently subject to change. Please be mindful when comparing data as many variances can occur between reports based on date pulled, parameters used, categories included, etc.

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