1) Verifiers are the individuals who collect all the information from the programs seeking accreditation. Verifiers do not make the accreditation decision but ascertain if the data reported in the NECPA instrument is accurate.
2) Verifiers are assigned to review programs by the Commission. Verifiers are required to work with an experienced Verifier on a visit before verifying a program on his/her own.
3) Verifiers observe all components of a program in order to collect and verify all responses in the accreditation instrument.
4) Verifiers review records and conduct interviews of staff and the director to verify all the responses in the accreditation instrument.
5) Verifiers collect all parent and staff surveys and a copy of the program's license and submit these with the accreditation instrument to the NECPA Commission for scoring.
6) Verifiers are privileged to sensitive and confidential information about the programs they verify.
7) Verifiers must agree to keep any information they obtain through the verification process strictly confidential.
8) Verifiers must disclose, prior to verifying any program, all potential conflicts of interest or any relation- ship with the program that could be construed as preventing a fair and impartial verification.
9) Verifiers must have regular access to a computer and the internet.
10) Verifiers must have a personal email account that can be used for NECPA business.