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needs publications for professional, home and school use.
| SURVEY RESULTS FOR EMPLOYEE OR CONTRACT WORKER |
Question #1: Are you a OT/COTA or a PT/PTA?
Question #2: Are you a direct employee of the school district?
Yes ( I am directly employed and paid by the school district where I provide therapy services)
No (I am an independent contractor or I work for an agency who provides therapy services to the
school district).
Question #2: Are you a direct employee of the school district?
Yes ( I am directly employed and paid by the school district where I provide therapy services)
No (I am an independent contractor or I work for an agency who provides therapy services to the
school district).
For OT/COTA's:
89% of respondents are employees of
the school district
11% of respondents are not a direct
employee of the school district
For PT/PTA's:
71% of respondents are employees of
the school district
29% of respondents are not a direct
employee of the school district
OVERALL PT/PTA and OT/COTA:
81% of respondents are employees
19% of respondents are not employees
89% of respondents are employees of
the school district
11% of respondents are not a direct
employee of the school district
For PT/PTA's:
71% of respondents are employees of
the school district
29% of respondents are not a direct
employee of the school district
OVERALL PT/PTA and OT/COTA:
81% of respondents are employees
19% of respondents are not employees
| Employee or Contract |
Commentary: Once again, I found these results interesting based on my personal
experience. I have only worked as a pediatric therapist in the state of New York so
obviously my commentary is based on that experience. In the area that I live now, most
school based therapists are employed through an agency and not directly by the school
district. Therefore, the results to this poll question was the exact opposite of what I would
have expected. I have worked as a school based therapist as an employee of a school
district, as an independent contractor and as a employee of an agency. Each has its
positives and negatives but in general I always preferred working directly for the school
district. The positives are that you are treated like a team member rather than an outsider
who may be replaced next school year. In addition, I always felt a higher level of job
security when working as a direct employee of the district. The only negative I experienced
was the pay - I was paid at a lower rate as a direct employee of the school district.
experience. I have only worked as a pediatric therapist in the state of New York so
obviously my commentary is based on that experience. In the area that I live now, most
school based therapists are employed through an agency and not directly by the school
district. Therefore, the results to this poll question was the exact opposite of what I would
have expected. I have worked as a school based therapist as an employee of a school
district, as an independent contractor and as a employee of an agency. Each has its
positives and negatives but in general I always preferred working directly for the school
district. The positives are that you are treated like a team member rather than an outsider
who may be replaced next school year. In addition, I always felt a higher level of job
security when working as a direct employee of the district. The only negative I experienced
was the pay - I was paid at a lower rate as a direct employee of the school district.
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