The FLETA Procedures and Standards Manual 2020 Edition states:
Provide supporting evidence to indicate the academy meets each applicable academy standard. The goal is to demonstrate that all training programs under the academy meet the FLETA standards. The number of training programs used for supporting evidence will be based upon the number of training programs within the academy.
If the academy has less than 10 training programs, beyond the basic training and basic instructor training program(s), then supporting evidence will come from 50% of the “other” training programs. The academy will list the training programs used to represent the academy in the SAM. If necessary, the academy may use additional programs, beyond the “other” programs selected, to demonstrate that it meets the standards. The academy will include the additional program(s) in the SAM, if known, before submission to the OA, on the ISCR, and in the FLETA Assessment Report.
If the academy has 10 or more training programs, beyond the basic training and basic instructor training programs, then supporting evidence will come from five of the “other” training programs. The academy will list the training programs used to represent the academy in the SAM. If necessary, the academy may use more than five programs to demonstrate that it meets the standards. The academy will include the additional program(s) in the SAM, if known, before submission to the OA, on the ISCR, and in the FLETA Assessment Report.
When none of the selected “other” training programs have had the opportunity to perform an activity, as it relates to a standard, the academy will include policy and/or evidence from the academy’s basic training and/or basic instructor training program(s) in the file. The OA only acknowledges N/A status for applicable academy standards when none of the training programs under the academy perform the requirement of the standard. The assessment team validates the N/A during the FLETA assessment.
When an academy does not have additional training programs beyond its basic training and/or basic instructor training program(s), the academy must receive approval from the FLETA OA Executive Director to use evidence from the basic training and basic instructor training programs. The applicant must ensure this approval is noted in the application for academy accreditation and the SAM. (pg. 14)