I work in schools as a SLP. My state has a recommended caseload cap of 55 students, recommended, not compulsory - I'm currently over that and working with supervisors to reassign some students. Some states have a higher caseload cap of 60 or 80, and some states have no maximum limit and I know some SLPs have 100+ students!! Between all the IEP meetings, evaluations, paperwork, and tx sessions, there isn't much if any time to plan and prep for therapy and therapy group sizes get bigger to fit everyone in. With students all with different goals and level of functioning, planning is essential to maximize every second the child is in therapy, as are smaller group sizes. I'm on a facebook group for school SLPs and consensus is that about 40-45 students is a doable caseload. Smaller caseload means more time spent on therapy planning, prepping and smaller groups. School SLPs are trying to negotiate with school districts and at the state level to get more manageable caseloads, but it's an uphill battle.
Just wondering if any parents know the caseload their child's providers have and if they have or know of anyone that advocates for more providers. We all want smaller class numbers knowing there will be more effective teaching if less children in the class and more time for our child. That's the same for special education services - SLP, OT, PT, Resource Room teachers. Parents' voices are louder and listened to more than school staff.