Speech-language support your students need. Without the staffing scramble.
UpWords Speech partners with Ohio schools and districts to fill speech-language caseloads, clear evaluation backlogs, and keep IEP services on schedule. On-site, virtual, or a mix of both.
Caseloads keep growing. Qualified SLPs keep getting harder to find.
When a speech-language position sits open, the need doesn't pause. Evaluation timelines still run, IEP services are still owed, and your team absorbs the overflow on top of everything else. A single unfilled role can put compliance, and a lot of students, at risk.
That's where we come in. UpWords Speech is a Columbus-based pediatric speech therapy practice that contracts with schools to keep speech-language services running, whether you need a clinician for the year, coverage during a leave, or help catching up on evaluations.
A flexible partner for your related-services team.
Contract SLP staffing
Place a licensed speech-language pathologist on your team for a semester or the full school year, on-site or virtual.
Evaluations & ETR support
Clear evaluation and re-evaluation backlogs with timely, compliant reports that keep your ETR and IEP timelines on track.
Leave & vacancy coverage
Keep services going during maternity leave, medical leave, or an open position, so students never lose momentum.
Overflow caseload relief
Add capacity when a caseload climbs past what your staff can reasonably carry, without a long hiring process.
Teletherapy that works
Secure, engaging virtual sessions for hard-to-staff buildings, rural routes, or schedules that on-site coverage can't reach.
IEP-aligned documentation
Progress monitoring and paperwork that hold up to review, including notes that support your Medicaid school program claims.
Support that meets students where they are.
On-site, virtual, or a mix.
On-site
A clinician in your buildings on set days, working alongside your teams and joining IEP meetings in person.
Teletherapy
Live virtual sessions with a support facilitator on your end. Ideal for coverage gaps and specialized needs.
Hybrid
On-site where it matters most, virtual where it makes scheduling work. We build the mix around your buildings.
Clinical expertise, with a school system's realities in mind.
Getting started is simple.
Reach out
Tell us about your buildings, caseload, and timelines.
Scope the need
We recommend the right mix of on-site and virtual support.
Match clinicians
You meet the SLP or team who will serve your students.
Onboard
We align to your calendar, systems, and IEP process.
Stay coordinated
Regular check-ins keep services and paperwork on track.
Let's talk about your students.
Send a few details and we'll follow up to talk through what a partnership could look like for your district or building. No obligation.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 614.401.4644 or email info@upwordsspeech.com.