Re: How does your district pay therapists? How much do they pay?

[Guest guest]

Originally, they were considered school district employees

and got 8.00 per hour plus benefits (but hey, if you are only

working part time, those benefits aren't there).

Then they switched to contracted services and paid 8.00 per

hour flat rate.

Our lead therapist made 15.00 per hour up to 10hrs per week.

Anything above that would be at 8.00 per hour.

Ironically, i know one of our therapists is now a certified teacher

as well as a therapist and the district pays her 18.00 (amazing..

a teacher would earn more than a lead therapist for the same DTT

work- even if the teacher had no experience)

Many states that have TEFRA have a standard for ABA pay and the

districts can opt to pay at that scale.

Contracted services is often the way that many district pay

if they are not involved int he hiring/firing and training.

A.C.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/3/02 8:15:26 AM Central Daylight Time,

upwithkids@... writes:

> If you could email me your story at

> upwithkids@... and let me know how much your district pays

> for therapists, I would greatly appreciate it. I am hoping to have a

> variety of options to present to our district so that we can come to

> some reasonable agreement. Thanks a ton in advance!!!

>

>

>

>

Members,

I am in Wisconsin. ABA and public schools are completely separate

here. The only " therapists " employed by schools are certified allied health

professionals like OT, PT or speech therapists.

ABA/DTT/AVB programs are offered by certified providers who hire and

train their own staff who are not certified by any public agency. They are

trained and supervised by the provider.

in Wi.

[Guest guest]

in NY 0-3 years. Early intervention pays. You get ghours through

them, you find agency's that porvided the services, and they pay 100 -

110 an hour for special ed teachers (master degrees) paras get 15 an

hour.

.. However agencies make their cut, which leaves the Special educator

about 60-75 an hour. and a para with about 11 dollars

From 3- 5 though your school district is the GATE KEEPER to the hours

and services, it is still not paid for by the distrcit..The pay goes

down a bit for the preschool age.. where the teachers end up with 50-

55 an hour . (again they have their masters in special ed)

Now private people in the area (with or without degrees, but claim

themselves professionals in ABA,) ask 40-100 an hour CASH.

Some undergrads are happy with 15-25.

A leagl battel will have to take palce if you want THOSE out of

pocket hours paid for .

But basically most people work for an agency, the parents or service

coordinators contact these agency's, they supply the family with the

services, and everyone gets paid.

> We have been working with our district for 5 months regarding our

> son's educational program. Over the summer, they paid for our home

> ABA/VB program at the current rate our therapists were charging.

Now

> that the school year is starting, they are saying that they will

only

> pay them the equivalent of a classroom aide because they are not

> certified teachers. This is only 1/3 of what they had been

> previously paying. I was hoping to find out from others how much

> their districts pay for their home program therapists either

> professionals or non. I am also interested in finding out if any

> districts are hiring therapists as subcontractors rather than

> employees of the district. If you could email me your story at

> upwithkids@h... and let me know how much your district pays

> for therapists, I would greatly appreciate it. I am hoping to have

a

> variety of options to present to our district so that we can come

to

> some reasonable agreement. Thanks a ton in advance!!!