ADMINISTRATOR RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

 

 I often encounter the question "Can I take all 40 hours of continuing education during one year of my 2-year certification period?"  My standard answer is no.  Many administrators do just that though.  They wait until a few months from expiring to do all 40 hours.  Here's why I discourage this method.

In Title 22, Administrator - Qualifications and Duties, Section 87405(g) it states:

All administrators shall be required to complete at least 20 clock hours of continuing education per year in areas related to aging and/or administration.  

The regulation sounds pretty clear to me.  At least 20 CEU's per year sounds like a duty and a requirement.  So why is their confusion about this? The confusion comes from another place in Title 22 entitled Administrator Recertification Requirements, Section 87407(a) which reads:

Administrators shall complete at least forty (40) classroom hours of continuing education during each two (2)-year certification period.  

What I focus on here is the word during.  "During each two year certification period" implies it should be a regular, ongoing practice.  When you consider these two sections together it becomes apparent that CEUs should be achieved each year of the 2-year certification period.  Besides, who really wants to jam that much training into a short period of time?  Trust me, you'll learn more and retain what you learn longer if you spread it out a little.