The Workload Census · 2026–27 school year

What does your week actually hold?

Caseload counts students. Workload counts the week.

Federal data counts positions, not weeks. Tell us about a typical week in your role and see right away how it compares with others who do the same work in your state.

1. Your role

2. StateSetting optional

3. A typical week

Students on your caseloadStudents you serve or are responsible for

IEP service minutes in a typical week optionalMinutes of services written in IEPs that you deliver

Evaluations you complete in a school yearInitial and reevaluations

Meetings in a typical weekIEP, eligibility and team meetings

Hours you are paid for each weekYour contracted week

Hours you actually work in a typical weekIncluding evenings and weekends

You can change your answers until the school year ends (June 30, 2027).

Your comparison appears hereAnswer the questions on the left. Nothing is saved until you choose “See how my week compares”.

Why this mattersStaffing standards are set from positions on paper. The Workload Census shows what the work takes, so standards and budgets can be set from real weeks.

Who sees itEveryone. Results are published by role and state for groups of 10 or more, free, in the Observatory and in the annual report. See the results so far.

What it is notNot a random sample and not an evaluation of anyone’s work. It is a record of what people in the field report, with its limits stated. Read the method.