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Dallas parks department reviews CAPRA reaccreditation work ahead of 2026 submission
Summary
Park staff updated the Parks, Trails and Environment Committee on the departmentreaccreditation process, explained the CAPRA standards and said staff expect to seek reaccreditation in 2026; councilmembers asked about security, training and public outreach.
The Parks, Trails and Environment Committee heard a briefing May 5 from park department staff on preparing a 2026 reaccreditation submission to the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).
Robin Stein Schneider, superintendent in Park and Recreation, and Ryan O'Connor, park department staff, told the committee that CAPRA is a national accreditation administered by the National Recreation and Park Association and that the department first earned accreditation in 2016 and again in 2021.…
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