Organizational Standards update letters were emailed to Board Chairs and Executive Directors last week. There were three categories discussed in the letters. We noted the number of
met standards
, the number of
unmet standards
and the number of standards
needing attention
. The standards that are marked as met are those that are up to date with sufficient information to show us your agency is completing that standard. The unmet standards are those that have never been met since starting the Organizational Standards Process in 2015. This means there has either never been documentation uploaded or there was not sufficient documentation to prove the standard is being met. The third category is needing attention. The standards listed as needing attention are those that have been met in the past but are now out of date. Many of these standards have documentation that was uploaded in 2015/2016 but nothing new has been uploaded since to show us that you are still completing the standard. If standards stay at needing attention for more than a year they will be marked back to unmet.
Through this most recent review we have made a few minor changes to our review process. For standards 9.1, 9.2, and 9.4, we will now review regular reports submitted and send comments as needed, no additional documentation will be needed for those three standards. For 9.3, you will still need to submit the reports to the Board, and have discussion in those meetings as well as possible usage in strategic plans. Standard 9.3 will still require documentation, agencies would need to upload those minutes, not upload the actual report.
If you have any questions regarding the letters that were sent or the new review process for category 9, please email your program consultant.
