Case Study: MAWSECO keeps birth-to-3 speech services running with eLuma virtual therapy

Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative keeps birth-to-3 services running across 7 districts with eLuma

Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative (MAWSECO), a special education cooperative serving seven rural districts, faced a critical staffing gap when a speech-language pathologist departed mid-year. With no local candidates available, their birth-to-three early intervention services were at risk, threatening to delay vital support for young children. To avoid a service gap, MAWSECO turned to eLuma for virtual therapy services.

eLuma provided a virtual SLP who was integrated into MAWSECO's team through a carefully planned model that included an in-person staff member at every home visit. The solution from eLuma proved highly effective, yielding unexpected advantages like better observation of home dynamics and more accurate language sampling. The partnership ensured service continuity, helped students achieve significant communication milestones, and expanded the team's capacity for virtual assessments, creating a sustainable new model for the cooperative.

Meeker and Wright Special Education Cooperative (mawseco)