It’s official! The final vote on NISRA’s accreditation review took place and granted approval of the Association as an Illinois Park and Recreation Distinguished Accredited Agency. The staff’s year-long process of compiling, then gaining Board of Directors approval, of 1,800 documents in the areas of legal compliance, operations, finances and recreation services resulted in a score of 476 of a possible 500! A team of five parks and recreation professionals and elected officials reviewed NISRA in September.