Fee concerns, keeping the process simple and not watering down the process are all concerns. A similar concern about diluting the process is shared. There has been a change in attitudes and now very favorable. Like not having to re-write their manual. There is also a concern about what it will cost.
Cost is always a concern.
He has been hearing generally favorable comments, but cost a concern here too. They expressed an active interest, liked the idea of an Alliance and would like to be kept appraised to broaden the base of the concepts being achieved. The discussions were to expand on some earlier experiments with on-site methods aimed at improving the quality of assessments. Mitchell reported on the responses to the Core standards that were mailed after the Montreal meeting. The responses will be reviewed later by the SRIC of the Task Force.