Committee Purpose

The Certification Alternatives Review Team (CART) reviews portfolios prepared by architects to support their application for NCARB certification through alternative education and examination requirements.

Highlights/Year-end summary

The committee convened in Washington, DC, for training on review criteria for the new Certificate Portfolio for the education alternative to certification.

Summary of Charges

• Identify any resolutions or policy changes coming out of charges.
• Since their training in Washington, DC, the committee has reviewed a total of 16 Certificate Portfolios, seven of which are complete and have been approved for certification, with the rest in progress.

Task Force  Purpose

This task force is responsible for developing case study scenarios and resource documents to be used by the ARE 5.0 Item Development Subcommittee for the development of case study questions in each division of ARE 5.0.

Summary of Charges

• Participated in a series of brainstorming exercises to develop personas and marketing profiles to better communicate the value of licensure and the role it plays in facilitating licensure and license portability.
• Provided feedback on whether there should be an action required of NCARB Certificate holders to indicate compliance with the NCARB Model Rules of Conduct, what that action should be, and when that action should occur.
• Developed two case study scenarios and the accompanying resource documents for each division of ARE 5.0.
• Outlined potential assessment objectives within the ARE 5.0 Test Specification, as well as question writing ideas related to the case study scenarios authored.

Chair: John P. Rademacher, AIA, NCARB
Ohio Member Board Member

Erin Fox, LEED AP BD+C, CDT

Julie Hildebrand
Texas Member Board Executive

Roch F. Manley, NCARB, AIA
Washington Member Board Member

Gianna Pigford, AIA, NOMA
LEED AP BD+C, CDT, NCARB

James C. Rearden, AIA, CSI, NCARB
Missouri Member Board Member

Terance B. White, AIA, NCARB
Utah Member Board Chair

Jim Oschwald, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Board Liaison

Martin Smith, AIA, NCARB
LEED Green Associate
Staff Liaison

Experience Advisory Committee

Chair: John P. Rademacher, AIA, NCARB
Ohio Member Board Member

Vice Chair: David J. Crawley, AIA,
LEED AP BD+C

Deborah Bird, AIA

Devin A. Bushey, AIA

Erin Fox, LEED AP BD+C, CDT

Claire E. Gillis, Associate AIA

Julie Hildebrand
Texas Member Board Executive

Roch F. Manley, NCARB, AIA
Washington Member Board Member

Gianna Pigford, AIA, NOMA
LEED AP BD+C, CDT, NCARB

James C. Rearden, AIA, CSI, NCARB
Missouri Member Board Member

Terance B. White, AIA, NCARB
Utah Member Board Chair

Branko Kolarevic
ACSA Liason

Keshika De Saram, Associate AIA, AIAS
AIAS Liaison

Carol L. Pedigo, Hon. AIA,
CACE Liasion

Sabrina Heard, CDFA
SDA President

Milan Jordan, Associate AIA
AIA Staf Liaison

Jim Oschwald, NCARB, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
NCARB Board Liaison

Martin Smith, AIA, NCARB
LEED Green Associate
NCARB Staff Liaison

Committee Purpose

The Experience Committee oversees the development, delivery, and assessment of the Architectural Experience Program® (AXP™) for use by Member Boards, including suggesting improvements to the AXP’s experience components and recommending revisions to the AXP Guidelines.

The Experience Advisory Committee (EAC) includes representatives from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), and the Society for Design Administrators (SDA). Together, they evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of NCARB’s experience-related policies in order to advise the development and implementation of the AXP.

highlights/year-end summary

• The Experience Committee highlights for this year include supporting the Education Committee with feedback and support for their proposal of aligning the Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) categories in Model Law to the ARE and AXP. Highlights also include engagements with the Education Committee and Examination Committee as they studied the three components to licensure.

• The Experience Advisory Committee engaged with the Education Committee to explore the education continuum of an architect. The EAC engaged with the Think Tank and Ethics Task Force to discuss issues pertaining to the AXP supervisor and the licensure candidate.

Summary of Charges

The Experience Committee engaged with the Education Committee and the Examination Committee to identify what is working well for each in education, experience, and examination, and what is missing in determining competency at initial licensure. While wide consensus was reached on items working well, a few challenges were identified, such as the disparity between the rates of change between practice and education, the prevalence of “pigeonholing” licensure candidates, and ARE candidates’ hyper-focus on test-taking strategies rather than learning the material.

The Experience Committee engaged with the Education Committee to provide feedback from an experience perspective related to their proposed resolution regarding the HSW categories of continuing education in Model Law.

The Experience Advisory Committee engaged with the Education Committee and identified critical topics for each component (education, experience, and post-licensure practice) and where they fit best throughout the education continuum of an architect.

The Experience Advisory Committee engaged with the Think Tank and Ethics Task Force to discuss the AXP supervisor role and expectations. The EAC has proposed a bill of rights for supervisors and licensure candidates.

Committee Purpose

The Member Board Executives Committee considers issues of concern to the jurisdictions and Member Board Executives (MBE). In addition, the committee serves as a focus group for NCARB initiatives as needed, and develops the agenda for the spring MBE Workshop.

Highlights/Year-End Summary

The Member Board Executives Committee developed the program for the 2018 MBE Workshop, which provided a venue for Member Board Executives from across the country to share best practices, stay current on trends effecting the regulatory environment, and nominate a representative to serve on the Board of Directors.

Summary of Charges

The Member Board Executives Committee discussed the nominations and succession policy for the Member Board Executive Director. The committee unanimously agreed to propose a change to the NCARB Bylaws that would allow the entire MBE community to nominate the representative; this marked a change from just the MBE Committee nominating the representative.

Committee Purpose

The Procedures & Documents (P&D) Committee reviews proposed resolutions, procedures, and documents for their impact on and consistency with NCARB policies and programs and makes recommendations on such matters to the Board of Directors. Additionally, the committee assesses the usefulness of special NCARB publications and modifies them as appropriate.

Highlights/Year-End Summary

The P&D Committee had a busy FY18, with numerous charges tied to document and resolution reviews. The committee engaged in comprehensive reviews of draft updates to NCARB’s Rules of Conduct and the NCARB Bylaws. In regard to the Rules of Conduct, the committee shared comments and recommendations with the Ethics Task Force, including a robust joint meeting in December. The P&D Committee provided valuable recommendations to the Board of Directors in connection to the NCARB Bylaws update; many of the committee’s recommendations were incorporated into an updated set of Bylaws to be shared with NCARB’s membership for review and comment.

The P&D Committee also gave considerable thought to the FY18 strategic charge focused on marketing and communications, as well as the ethics-focused common charge. With a combination of independent, online homework in the committee’s collaboration website and fruitful face-to-face conversation with the committee chair and staff liaison, the committee submitted reports detailing the committee’s position on NCARB communications and the question of an annual acknowledgement of compliance with NCARB’s Rules of Conduct.

Summary of Charges

• Identify any resolutions or policy changes coming out of charges. The P&D Committee’s purpose is to review resolutions and documents prepared by other committees and task forces to provide feedback and recommendations. In this regard, the committee was heavily engaged with:

• Reviewing a draft Rules of Conduct, including providing written comments to the Ethics Task Force and a face-to face discussion of the committee’s feedback.
• Reviewing draft updates to the NCARB Bylaws and providing comments to the COO and Board of Directors.
• Reviewing two resolutions prepared by NCARB’s Education Committee.
• Collaborating on the Ethics Task Force Common Charge (a final memo was submitted to the Ethics Task Force).
• Considering the strategic charge focused on marketing and communications (a final memo was submitted to the director of Marketing & Communications).

Committee Purpose

The Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) oversees the development, application, assessment, and adjudication of Council policies and practices relating to the professional conduct of Record holders and others using NCARB services.

Highlights/Year-End Summary

• Reviewed staff actions (39 cases)

• Staff actions are disciplinary cases submitted by our Member Boards and reviewed by NCARB staff. Each case is evaluated per the parameters set forth in the PCC’s Rules of Procedure. NCARB staff summarizes the findings and includes a formal document in the customer’s Record.

• Reviewed PCC Rules of Conduct as edited by the Ethics Task Force.
• Discussed whether NCARB Certificate holders should agree to compliance with Rules the of Conduct.
• ARE adjudication:

• The Board of Directors agreed to suspend a candidate’s test-taking privileges for one year and canceled the previous exam that was administered.

• Discussed new outreach ideas to expand the awareness of NCARB.
• Lastly, the committee is continuing to discuss the concept of developing disciplinary case studies.