Why does the symposium run so late on Friday nights? Why must we collect the passport stickers?
Typically, the symposium starts after work/school hours due to the fact that many school districts do not allow their employees to use continuing education hours earned during the work day towards a pay step increase. Due to our getting a later start, we must run the Friday night keynote speaker until 10 PM in order to squeeze in the full number of hours of learning activities granted for the day. Our requirements for how hours are counted is dictated by our relationships with Adams State College and with ASHA in terms of what they require for offering a full 1 hour of graduate credit (or for 1 CEU in the case of ASHA credit) for the two day symposium. ASC & ASHA must both approve our syllabus prior to the symposium. As for the passports, we need a means for guaranteeing to CDE that our participants were present and involved in all activities required for granting the continuing education credit. Therefore, we implemented the passport system for demonstrating accountability. While some
