Missions, Beliefs, Goals

Mission, Beliefs, Goals

Mission The mission of speech-language services is to help students communicate in a manner that positively impacts their productive participation in the learning environment, home, local community and global environment.

Beliefs

All students can communicate.
Parent involvement supports enhanced communication.
Students should have equal access to speech services.
Students have the responsibility to be active communicators.
The Individual Education Plan (IEP) process should meet the needs of each student.
Speech-language experiences should assist students in learning to communicate effectively, to solve problems competently, to think critically and creatively, and to act responsibly.
Developing good speech and language skills is the shared responsibility of home, school, and community.

Goals

To accurately and consistently identify students with speech and language problems.
To educate parents, teachers and the community about speech and language
To provide continuing education and training so that Speech-Language Pathologists will be knowledgeable about current trends and professional issues in the field of speech-language pathology.
To provide free appropriate speech and language services to students with identified communication problems.
To support students enrolled in the speech-language program in meeting grade level curriculum standards in the classroom.
To improve all students' self-esteem and help foster confidence in their communication skills.