A Guide to School Services in Speech-Language Pathology: 2026

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Patricia (Trici) Schraeder MS CCC-SLP received her BA and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed her Clinical Fellowship for her Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in medical settings in 1975-76; worked as a school-based speech-language pathologist for 14 years in Wisconsin public schools; and has held a teaching appointment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1989. Trici is a past Vice President of School Services for the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Association (WSHA-P); was a recipient of the WSHA 2002 Outstanding Service Award; was the first appointed Wisconsin State Education Advocacy Leader (SEAL); and is a four-time recipient of an Award for Continuing Education (ACE) from ASHA. Trici served on the ASHA ad hoc committee that created the Position Statement Technical Report Guidelines Implementation Guide and Teleweb/CD Seminar related to the workload analysis approach to caseload standards in public schools. Trici also served as the chair of the ASHA ad hoc committee that created the professional performance review process for the school-based speech-language pathologist. Trici has served on several Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction ad hoc professional committees and has been a speaker at numerous state and national conventions including ASHA conventions in Seattle Washington D. C. New Orleans Chicago Atlanta and Miami. She served a three-year term as an editorial consultant for the journal of Language Speech and Hearing Services in Schools. Her research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including the American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Seminars in Speech and Language Texas Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology and Exceptionality Education Canada. Trici has a daughter Juliet who was born in 1975 a son Jeremy who was born in 1978 and a daughter-in-law Carrie who married Jeremy in 2007. Trici enjoys the pastoral beauty of rural southwestern Wisconsin with her husband Tom whom she married in 1971. **** Courtney Seidel MS CCC-SLP received her BS and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She completed her Clinical Fellowship for her Certification of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in a school setting in 2005-2006 worked as a school-based speech-language pathologist and diagnostician for 10 years in Wisconsin public-schools and has held a teaching appointment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2015. Courtney maintains a private practice; has served as an expert witness in Wisconsin court cases; has offered numerous invited and reviewed presentations at state and national conferences; has served as a professional consultant for Wisconsin school districts; was selected as the Wisconsin Speech-Language Pathologist of the Year; and has acquired the ASHA ACE Award for continuing education. She serves on the ReachDane Programs and Education Committee (which benefits preschoolers from low socioeconomic populations) and collaborates with Mansfield Hall's innovative support program (for college students with autism and/or learning disabilities). Courtney is the co-author of Best Practice in Special Education: Teaching Students with Communication Disorders. With her husband Mike and son Jack Courtney enjoys the variety of events available in the vibrant city of Madison Wisconsin.