B08_Scope_of_Work-Speech_Language_Therapy.pdf
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This document is a Scope of Work for Speech and Language Therapy Services at the Taos Day School. The contractor will provide speech and language therapy services for students diagnosed with speech or language impairments, as well as screening of all new students and incoming kindergarteners. The key objectives are to remediate speech articulation deficits and increase receptive and expressive language skills for students performing below grade level. The contractor must have at least 5 years of experience working with Native American students and hold specific certifications, including the Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology. The services will be provided on-site at the Taos Day School in New Mexico. No government-furnished property or teletherapy services are available. This Scope of Work is related to a federal contract opportunity for Speech Therapy Services at Taos, solicitation number 140A2324Q0473, issued by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education.
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Scope of Work Speech and Language Therapy Service
Taos Day School
1.0 Background:
The Speech /Language Therapist works with special needs students that have been referred through the Student Assistance Team process or have been in another therapeutic speech or language program within another district receiving services. Speech refers to students who have articulation problems that make access to education difficult due to unintelligibility of letter and word pronunciation. Language refers to deficits in both expressive and receptive language that impedes academic performance. Taos Day School encompasses a unique culture within its student population. It is imperative that contractors have a basic understanding how the two concepts effect the learning environment of the school as well as the community. Taos is a semi -rural community where access to providers is difficult. When a small school such as Taos Day School finds providers who maintain a high level of performance with special needs students, it is in the best interest of the school to continue these services and provide continuity for our students.
The Speech Therapist will provide all supplies and materials to perform designated work. Contractor should have experience working with the unique needs of Native American students.
2.0 Scope:
The contractor will perform speech/language services for students that are diagnosed as speech language impaired, hearing impaired, or have had any other certified diagnosis that warrants services and as noted on the student’s individual education plan. The Speech/Language Therapist will conduct screening on all new students that attend Taos Day School, as well as a full screening of students that are entering kindergarten. The Speech/Language Therapist will work in small group and 1:1 settings both in a disabled and non-disabled setting with students.
Therapeutic work will always be in a disabled setting.
3.0 Objective:
• To remediate speech articulation deficits in students that impedes academic performance.
• To utilize therapeutic intervention to increase receptive and expressive language skills for students that are two standard deviations below the norm for their grade level.
• To evaluate students that may have hearing, speech, or language deficits based on information from the
Student Assistance Team.
4.0 Tasks:
• To screen students that may have deficits in speech and language based on Student Assistance Team data or other referral methods.
• To evaluate students utilizing standardized measured testing instruments to determine if placement is warranted
• To meet with students in a therapeutic 1:1 setting or small group setting to provide suggestions for therapy services that can be carried into the home if warranted.
• To provide therapeutic services that will help the student with adaptations in the general education classroom.
• To attend IEP meetings and work with the MDT to determine Least Restrictive Environment for speech/language students.
• Teletherapy is not an acceptable modality to provide effective Speech Language Therapy.
• To keep legal framework of 60 days to complete evaluations from time Permission to Evaluate form is signed by parents/guardians.
• To conduct audio-metric screenings on special education students.
• To create a plan for exiting students that have received services for multiple years, where disability is not related to organic factors.
5.0 Delivery:
Taos Day School, 200 Rotten Tree Road, Taos, NM 87571
6.0 Government Furnished Property:
N/A- Taos Day School does not provide housing or moving expenses.
7.0 Security: Must comply with BIE Security Clearance for working with students in school situations,
8.0 KEY PERSONNEL MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
The contractor shall provide key personnel that meet or exceed the following minimum requirements. Evidence of meeting these requirements shall be provided to the Government with the Contractor’s quote and Replacement of key personnel will require prior coordination and approval of the school.
• Education: Degree related to Speech Language Pathology
• # of Years of directly Related professional experience: At least five (5) years experience with Native American students is required.
• Certification(s): 1) Certificate of Clinical Competence Speech-Language Pathology (CCC-SLP) and 2) certified with ASHA – American Speech and Hearing Association
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