TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PAPER Questions and Answers Regarding Speech-Language Impaired Associate Certification Issued by the Florida Department of Education Division of K-12 Public Schools Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services http://www.fldoe.org/ese K12: 2007-137 Date: October 10, 2007 JEANINE BLOMBERG Commissioner of Education Summary: Since the initial implementation of the associate certificate, a critical shortage of master’s-level speech-language pathologists has persisted. Thus, districts have expressed the continued need for the option of hiring bachelor’s level speech-language personnel through the associate certification option, or speech- language associates (SLAs)...
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