NJDOE-approved agency · Clinician-owned · South Jersey

Speech therapy staffing for New Jersey schools, done right.

Short & Speech is a locally owned, SLP-led agency that places exceptional speech-language pathologists in school districts. Summer ESY, long-term leave, or full-year coverage — we make sure your students get consistent care and your district stays compliant.

A speech-language pathologist working one-on-one with a young student during a therapy session
Why districts choose us

Not a faceless staffing mill

100% SLP-owned & operated

Our founder is a practicing speech-language pathologist who understands caseloads, IEPs, and NJ compliance from the inside.

Immediate, flexible coverage

Ready-to-deploy SLPs for summer ESY, long-term leave, and full school-year placements — with no long lock-in.

Bilingual evaluations

Specialized bilingual speech-language evaluations available in Spanish, so every student is assessed fairly.

Two ways we serve
A teacher working with students in a classroom

For Schools

Turnkey speech-language pathology staffing for New Jersey school districts — evaluations, direct therapy, bilingual evaluations, and IEP participation.

School contracts
A speech-language pathologist working with a child on reading and language skills

For Families

Private in-home and HIPAA-compliant teletherapy speech and language evaluations and therapy in the Greater Egg Harbor Township area.

Private services
What families say

Trusted by the people we serve

“Amanda is great! My son has a speech delay. She helped me through my anxiety to better understand how I could help my son. She was so caring.”
— Client family
“Amanda was wonderful with my son and daughter when evaluating them. She really helped me to understand the results and gave me suggestions that were easy to follow.”
— Client family
Where we work

Serving school districts across South Jersey

We provide school-based speech-language pathology staffing in 7 South Jersey counties.

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