American Camp Association®. Quick Statistics (comparable 2009 data) 828 accreditation visits were...

American Camp Association®

Quick Statistics (comparable 2009 data)828 accreditation visits were conducted (852)1072 visitors made these visits “happen” (1048)120 phone calls/e-mails 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%)

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2010 2009 2008 2007

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Missed

HW-6w 109 HW-6w 120 HW-6 146 HW-6w 109

HW11-Bw 81HW-11Bw 82 HW-11Bw 117 HW-11Bw 100

OM-5w 41 HW-12w 53 SF-6w 55 SF-20w 65

HR-21A 41 OM-10w 50 HW-12w 53 OM-10w 48

HW-12w 39 SF-20w 48 OM-10w 50 HW-12w 45

SF-20w 35 SF-6w 42 SF-16 45 SF-16 40

SF-16 35 SF-14 41 SF-20w 44 HR-10A 38

OM-10w 34 SF-16 41 HR-21A 42 SF-18 37

HR-3Bw 32 HR-3Bw 35 OM-9Ew 39 HR-3Cw 36

PD-17w 32 HR-3Cw 35 OM-17Bw 38 SF-6w 35


2010 2009 2008 2007

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HR-4A w

16HR-4A w 19 HR-4A w 29 HR-4Aw 25

HW-2 w 12 PA-15 w 17 PA-15 w 20 PA-21 w 19PA-15 w 11 PA-21 w 16 HW-2 w 11 HW-2 w 16PA-21 w 9

HW-2 w 15PA-30B

w 6 PA-15 w 13


Standard HR4-B requires a policy in practice for criminal background checks for all new staff paid, volunteer, and contracted is now MANDATORYMANDATORY

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!


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 email, postings) NSC helps verify process is followed NSC makes recommendation to ACA Board for

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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: www.acacamps.org/einstitute Tracked locally (CRM)

Online Visitor Update Online Course Access: www.acacamps.org/einstitute 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


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


Prior to National Conference on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in San Diego

Free Must pre-register via National Conference

Registration process www.acacamps.org/accreditation/resources-tools/SC-at-conference


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!


Letter recently sent to all members/sent to Standards Chairs via email.

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


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)


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


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 www.acacamps.org/einstitute


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Toll free: 800-428-2267 Rhonda, ext. 306 Kim, ext. 314 Andrea, ext. 305

E-mail: [email protected]@ACAcamps.org [email protected]

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