Materials

Items to Complete

Please note the following color for the status of a motion

Informational Only

Motion Needed

Reviewer Ready

Agenda

  1. Wifi Username & Password

    Informational Only

    Network: Omni Meeting

    Password: NAACLS26

  2. Welcome & Orientation

    • 8:00 am - 8:10 am

      Welcome & Roll Call

      Informational Only

      DRC Chair Nadine Lerret will convene the meeting. Vice Chairs will take attendance.

      PARC Chair Phyllis Ingham will monitor hand raises, if needed.

      RCAP Chair Jennifer Knight will keep time, if needed.

      PARC Chair Elect Candi Grayson will take official minutes.

    • 8:10 am - 8:30 am

      RC Orientation - CEO Marisa James & President Karen Brown

      Informational Only

  3. Updates

    • 8:30 am - 8:45 am

      DRC Update - DRC Chair Nadine Lerret

      Informational Only

      2026DRCUpdate

    • 8:45 am - 9:00 am

      Strategic Plan Update - Mark Spence

      Informational Only

      2026StratPlanUpdate

    • 9:00 am - 9:05 am

      POAF & Application Packet Update - Jessy Jasso

      Informational Only

      PrelimRepRevStats

      ProgOfficialApprovals

    • 9:05 am - 9:15 am

      Staff Updates - Michele Giannosa

      Informational Only

      AMLEP Consultants – Review Committee members may serve as AMLEP consultants; however, they must disclose their Review Committee membership to the program. In addition, if a program they have consulted with is discussed by the Review Committee, they must abstain from related discussions and accreditation recommendations to avoid a conflict of interest.

      Program Director Policies & Procedures Orientation – The first orientation is scheduled for August 12, 2026. How does this affect Review Committee members? Review forms will be updated to include verification that the applicant has completed the required orientation. Other than confirming attendance, the review process will remain unchanged.

      Increased Program Volume This Cycle – NAACLS is experiencing a higher volume of self-studies and site visits this upcoming cycle. As a result, Review Committees can expect an increased number of accreditation recommendations to review at the February meeting.

  4. Volunteer Expectations & Evaluations - Mark Spence & Michele Giannosa

    • 9:15 am - 9:25 am

      Volunteer Expectations

      Motion Needed
      At the April 2026 Board Meeting, the Volunteer Expectations were reviewed by the Review Process Committee. Going forward, all revisions to the expectations must be approved and reviewed by the Review Process Committee before the Board’s approval. Staff has asked the Review Committee Chairs one last time to review for consistency and redundancy. The proposed revisions are below.

      Volunteer Expectations Chair Draft

    • 9:25 am - 9:30 am

      Review Committee Evaluations Pilot

      Reviewer Ready
      At the April Board of Directors meeting, the Board requested a pilot run of the new evaluation system. Staff is requesting the Review Committee’s assistance in this pilot run. In addition to the evaluations you are already completing on your own agendas, we are asking you to complete this again, either before, during, or after the review committee’s meetings, so Staff can gather and access the data retrieved.

      As we’ve discussed at previous meetings, part of the strategic plan calls for an overhaul of volunteer onboarding, ongoing education, and evaluation processes. The NAACLS Volunteer Expectations are the foundation for each of the aforementioned processes.

      Similar to NAACLS Standard II, which requires programs to continually modify and try to improve, NAACLS is always trying to improve. The challenge of having high-performing volunteers is identifying areas where NAACLS can improve. Our current evaluations show that our volunteers are scoring very high. While staff and the board trust those numbers, the challenge of finding areas for development remains. This is why we are shifting to an attribute ranking. It isn’t that a volunteer is doing poorly; it is just that additional resources may be needed.

      We did hear the committee’s concerns from last July. You may notice a sliding scale added to the ranking system. This will provide more context for the data.

      In addition to the pilot survey, there is also a quick evaluation of the new evaluation. Please give us your honest feedback on the process. We know there will be bugs to iron out, and your feedback will go a long way toward resolving them.

  5. 9:30am - 9:45am Snack Time :)

  6. Task Forces

  7. 12pm - 1pm Lunch Break :)

  8. Items to Discuss

  9. New Business

    Informational Only

    Please send an email to the Chairs and Staff if you wish to have a new topic addressed.

  10. Chairs Meeting

    • 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm

      Chairs Meeting

      DRC, PARC, and RCAP Chairs – Please stay behind.