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July 2003 3rd
Quarter: Requesting
a start date change
to October 2003 The
State will not be out
sourcing to conduct
the reviews. The
DFCS Evaluation
and Reporting and
the Consultation and
Support Sections
will conduct the
qualitative reviews
for Georgia. More
preparation and
planning time is
needed to initiate
the reviews. O.K.
December 2003
3rd Quarter: Requesting
a change in the
completion date to
September 2004
3rd Quarter Federal
Response: We anticipate
to measure your progress
in this area by the end of
4th Qtr.
5th Quarter: Per
Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiatio
n Report: Completion
date is changed to July
2004.
Alice Marie Hutchison, Leslie Cofield,
Dianne Yearby, 3rd Quarter: (With ACF
approval, these four names above to be
deleted), and replaced with E & R and
Consultation and Support Sections,
5th Quarter: Per Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiation Report:,
Responsible Persons: Evaluation &
Reporting Section and Consultation and
Support Unit
Provide training to consultants and stakeholders by July
2003.
3rd Quarter:
With ACF approval new benchmark: Quarterly
Qualitative Review Reports to State and Federal Teams.
(The first report will be made available January 2004 and
quarterly reports will follow through the end of this PIP
period.)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
2 nd Quarter Report: No report due for this quarter.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Identify any progress made so far.
3 rd Quarter Report: The Division of Family and Children Services Evaluation & Reporting and Consultation & Support Sections are
planning and developing their approach to the Qualitative Reviews. Plans remain on target to begin the reviews October 2003.
4 th Quarter Response: Plans remain on target and the Qualitative Reviews began in October 2003, conducted by the Evaluation and
Reporting Section. Three counties, Lowndes, Franklin and Clayton have been identified as initial counties to go through the review
process. Four records will be pulled from both Clayton and Lowndes and one record from Franklin. The Consultation and Support
Section will complete the stakeholder interviews. This is an ongoing action, and the first report will be made available January '04.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: This has not been achieved yet. One concern is the low #s of cases that the State is proposing to
review as part of its QA process (only 9 cases). It's not clear if the State is just piloting its QA process -- or if it's QA process only
includes review of 9 cases in 3 counties.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan I Page 7