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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Naperville
4Park District on being named a nationally-accredited agency by
5the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation
6Agencies (CAPRA) on November 2, 2012; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Naperville Park District became a
8nationally-accredited agency during the National Recreation
9and Park Association 2011 Congress in Atlanta, Georgia; and
 
10    WHEREAS, CAPRA accreditation is the only national
11accreditation for park and recreation agencies, and is a
12measure of an agency's overall quality of operation,
13management, and service to the community; national
14accreditation through CAPRA is an extensive multi-year
15process, which includes the completion of an application and
16detailed self-assessment report, a site visit by a committee of
17experienced park and recreation professionals, and a final
18assessment completed by the agency and the Commission;
19accreditation requires agencies to respond to 144 standards
20representing elements of effective and efficient park and
21recreation operations; to become accredited, agencies must
22fully meet 36 standards deemed fundamental to a quality agency
23and at least 92 of the remaining standards; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Naperville Park District is only the second
2Illinois park district to attain this standard of recognition;
3the District is the 104th agency in the United States to have
4achieved CAPRA accreditation, out of 10,000 parks and
5recreation organizations nationwide; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The administration and employees of the
7Naperville Park District serve as models of hard work,
8integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
9Illinois; therefore, be it
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12we congratulate the Naperville Park District on the occasion of
13becoming a nationally-accredited agency and wish the
14District's administration and employees continued success and
15happiness in the future; and be it further
 
16    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17presented to the Naperville Park District as a symbol of our
18esteem and respect.