Michelle Horwitz

Bilingual Speech-language Pathologist @Denver Public Schools

Denver, CO, US

Member of the Special Education Advisory Committee (selected), SSP-SpEd Workload Committee (appointed), Exceptional Student Services Collaborative Committee (appointed), SLP Department Leadership Team (elected).2022-current: School-based SLP - provide direct therapy for a caseload of students age 3 to 15 in a preschool through 8th grade dual language school and 6-12 Montessori school; collaborate with classroom teachers, other providers, and families. Case manage and maintain data and progress reporting.20••••24: Augmentative & Alternative Communication specialist on the AAC Team and Inclusive Education Team - collaborate with SLPs, school teams, and families across the district to provide specialized support in English and Spanish for students with complex communication needs.20••••23: Bilingual Assessment Team - Collaborate with school teams and provide speech/language assessments in Spanish for students who have limited English language proficiency using evidence-based assessments and considering cultural and linguistic diversity.2018 - current: Elected to the Speech-Language Department Leadership Team 8 consecutive years; collaborate with department leadership to develop and maintain a workload model based on data sourced from surveying SLPs in the department and from the district IEP database. Regularly provide support and incorporate feedback to ensure data is clear and supportive.

University of Wisconsin-Madison

B.S., Communicative Disorders, Spanish Language

San Francisco State University

M.S., Communicative Disorders