an overview georgia program improvement plan - Department of ...
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Goal: Determine if court delays are impacting length <strong>of</strong> time to achieve adoption.<br />
E23 ACTION STEPS: Enh<strong>an</strong>ce existing Adoptions A-file system to evaluate <strong>an</strong>d identify whether delays are occurring between filing<br />
for adoption <strong>an</strong>d finalization.<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
March 2002<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
June 2003 Requesting<br />
approval to ch<strong>an</strong>ge<br />
this completion date<br />
to October 2003<br />
If extension is<br />
gr<strong>an</strong>ted, is it sure to<br />
be done by October?<br />
Georgia's Reply: We<br />
are on target for<br />
completion in Oct.<br />
2003.<br />
5 th Quarter: The<br />
State request to<br />
Renegotiate<br />
Completion Date to<br />
February 2004<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Adoptions, IT Section, Contractor<br />
(would require funding)<br />
2 nd Quarter Report: Partially Achieved. Project on track for October completion.<br />
Addition <strong>of</strong> needed data elements.<br />
Evaluate data to determine signific<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>of</strong> court delays in<br />
finalization.<br />
3rd Quarter Report/Status: The Adoptions Documentation <strong>an</strong>d Analysis project is 64% complete. The project was projected to be<br />
finished on September 26, 2003. However, the project has fallen behind due to the gathering <strong>of</strong> business rules taking longer th<strong>an</strong><br />
expected, key personnel working on AFCARS reporting, <strong>an</strong>d key personnel working on m<strong>an</strong>agement reports. The business rules were<br />
due to be complete on 12/19/2002, but due to the unavailability <strong>of</strong> staff (vacations, meetings, etc.), this task was not complete until<br />
February. Also, some processes had to be re-evaluated two or three times. We also fell behind during the documentation <strong>of</strong> the base<br />
Safe Futures – A Pl<strong>an</strong> for Program Improvement<br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hum<strong>an</strong> Resources<br />
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Pl<strong>an</strong> E Page 17