National Review and Approval

The purpose of the national review and approval is to 1) approve (and lock) accomplishments for the now previous fiscal year and 2) enable reporting for the new year. National Approval may not occur until all state reports are approved regionally and are “Under National Review.”

Instructions for national review and approval are as follows:

Step 1: From the National Home Page, click on the Approve link in the Quick Links menu. The Approve Submissions Portlet (Figure 35) along with the Approve Portlet will be displayed.

Step 2: Click on the state abbreviation to review state submission. Only states that are under national review will have an active link. The state accomplishment summary will be displayed.

Step 3: Review state accomplishment summary.

Step 4: Click on the Approve link within the Quick Links menu to return to the Approve Submissions Portlet.

Repeat steps 2 through 4, as needed, until all state Accomplishment Reports have been reviewed.

Screen capture of National Approve Page with callouts to click on state links to view state reports, View Log links to view submission history and to click the Approve button to approve all accomplishment reports. — Figure 35. National Approve Submission page.

Step 5: Click the Approve button to simultaneously approve all state submissions (i.e. Approval is done in batch and is all or nothing).