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Quick Statistics (comparable 2009 data)  828 accreditation visits were conducted (852)  1072 visitors made these visits “happen” (1048)  120 phone calls/ s made due to a question about a score form (189)  38 visits were conducted by one person (70)  18 camps (2.2%) failed visits (22; 2.6%) © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.2

Standard # MissedStandard # MissedStandard # MissedStandard # Missed HW-6w109HW-6w120HW-6146HW-6w109 HW11-Bw81HW-11Bw82HW-11Bw117HW-11Bw100 OM-5w41HW-12w53SF-6w55SF-20w65 HR-21A41OM-10w50HW-12w53OM-10w48 HW-12w39SF-20w48OM-10w50HW-12w45 SF-20w35SF-6w42SF-1645SF-1640 SF-1635SF-1441SF-20w44HR-10A38 OM-10w34SF-1641HR-21A42SF-1837 HR-3Bw32HR-3Bw35OM-9Ew39HR-3Cw36 PD-17w32HR-3Cw35OM-17Bw38SF-6w35 © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.3

Standar d # MissedStandard # MissedStandard # MissedStandard # Missed HR-4A w16 HR-4A w19HR-4A w29HR-4Aw25 HW-2 w12 PA-15 w17PA-15 w20PA-21 w19 PA-15 w11 PA-21 w16HW-2 w11HW-2 w16 PA-21 w9 HW-2 w15PA-30B w6PA-15 w13 © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.4

MANDATORY  Standard HR4-B requires a policy in practice for criminal background checks for all new staff paid, volunteer, and contracted is now MANDATORY  Based on recommendation from the NSC and approved by ACA National Board  No change to wording of current standard  Mandatory status is effective Summer 2011 – includes ALL camps! © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.5

 Standards Approval Process – approved by ACA National Board Fall 2010  Includes significant “research”  Includes input from “experts”  Legal review  Provides opportunity for input from the field (online, in person, via , postings)  NSC helps verify process is followed  NSC makes recommendation to ACA Board for approval © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.6

 Basic Standards Course  Online Course Access: Link sent to you to distribute (link provided to camp personnel ONLY by local office)  Tracked locally (CRM)  Standards Update Course  Online Course Access:  Tracked locally (CRM)  Online Visitor Update  Online Course Access:  Tracked in CRM by ACA via e-course completion or training reports submitted from the field ALL LOCAL COURSES SHOULD BE POSTED TO LOCAL WEB SITES © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.7

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 Camps  All camps being visited in 2011  Needs FULL Standards Course (new camp, new director)  Others need at least the Update Course  Remember On-line Course great way for additional camp staff to take the course  If director/key staff are a visitor, no course needed.  Visitors  If did not complete the course in 2010 and wants to conduct visit in 2011 © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.11

 Prior to National Conference on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in San Diego  Free  Must pre-register via National Conference Registration process tools/SC-at-conference tools/SC-at-conference © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.12

 Visitor Assignments ▪ Hopefully you will make them early Winter (Jan.) ▪ Remind visitors to contact camps early and often!  Expectation of WDP! ▪ Schedule these early ▪ Does not have to be done in person ▪ Actual scoring is NOT done at time of the WDP ▪ Think outside the box of how to accomplish the WDP ▪ Reviewing even some of the standards is good! © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.13

 Letter recently sent to all members/sent to Standards Chairs via .  Have and will continue to work with Council on Accreditation to develop process/review.  Have and will continue to involve volunteers  Goal is to reduce redundancy, make document less intimidating.  Includes significant technology aspect (on-line based)  Opportunity for field comments begin winter 2011 © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.14

EXTENSIONS:  Requests must be written  Section boards should address those received PRIOR to the summer…  For those requested during the summer, make sure the camps is immediately notified of consequences (in writing)  Notifications must be in writing (submit copy of letter w/ paperwork in fall) © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.15

OUT of CYCLE VISITS  At the discretion of the section  Camps that have changed or added sites  Camps that have a new director  Other situations such as adding a mode or significant program  Reason must be documented © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.16

One more time....  All visitors must have completed the Visitor Update Course (even instructors unless they are teaching the Visitor Update Course) – most have done this!  All camps being visited in 2011 must have someone complete a Standards Course (either full course or Update Course)  Update courses available at the ACA E-Institute site © 2010 American Camping Association Inc.17

© 2010 American Camping Association Inc.  Toll free:  Rhonda, ext. 306  Kim, ext. 314  Andrea, ext. 305  Thank YOU! You are the reason this all works! 18