Operational Excellence DeSoto is among 20 municipal park and recreation departments in Texas to earn national accreditation. DeSoto Park and Recreation Department earned national accreditation in the field of parks and recreation through the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA). The department first earned the distinction in 2016. The department earned re-accreditation in 2022. Accreditation signifies that the Department utilizes national best practices in all facets of the organization from recreation programs to park maintenance standards to business operations. CAPRA accreditation is the only national accreditation for park and recreation agencies and is a measure of an agency’s overall quality of operation, management and service to the community. As part of the accreditation process, DeSoto demonstrated compliance with 154 recognized standards. Less than two percent of park and recreation agencies in the country have attained accreditation.
Exemplary Customer Service Recipients for Fiscal Year 2022 • Cinque McKinnon • Charlotte Steward • Jimmy Jackson • Mikala Greenly
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