an overview georgia program improvement plan - Department of ...
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J<strong>an</strong> 2003 June 2004 Alice Marie Hutchison, Joe Wassell, Betty<br />
Wrights, Gloria Patterson, Millicent<br />
Houston, Linda Ladd, Stakeholders, Leslie<br />
C<strong>of</strong>ield, Di<strong>an</strong>ne Yearby<br />
Complete additional case reviews, if appropriate.<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
2 nd Quarter Report: Foster Care Consult<strong>an</strong>ts have started to visit counties within their assigned area(s), to monitor progress on<br />
perm<strong>an</strong>ency issues <strong>an</strong>d provide training <strong>an</strong>d technical assist<strong>an</strong>ce.<br />
3 rd Quarter Report: Monitoring continues.<br />
4 th Quarter Report: We will utilize the information gle<strong>an</strong>ed from the Qualitative Reviews to assess whether the needs <strong>an</strong>d services to<br />
children <strong>an</strong>d families improve following training <strong>an</strong>d policy ch<strong>an</strong>ges. Information from Qualitative Review report findings will help<br />
determine future training <strong>an</strong>d policy needs.<br />
4 th Quarter Federal Response: See same comments under Step I6 related to QA.<br />
5 th Quarter Report: At least 100 cases will undergo Qualitative Review by the end <strong>of</strong> September 2004. Reports from the reviews will<br />
be available beginning J<strong>an</strong>uary 2004.<br />
5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: Social Services Quarterly Report, Qualitative Case Reviews, October 2003 -- December 2003.<br />
6 th Quarter Report: The Evaluation <strong>an</strong>d Reporting Section continues to perform Qualitative Reviews. From J<strong>an</strong>uary-March 2003,<br />
sixteen county departments <strong>an</strong>d a total <strong>of</strong> 37 cases were reviewed. A total <strong>of</strong> 62 cases have been reviewed by Evaluation <strong>an</strong>d<br />
Reporting since the process beg<strong>an</strong>.<br />
6 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION: Social Services Quarterly Report Qualitative Case Reviews J<strong>an</strong>uary 2004 - March 2004<br />
6 th Quarter Federal Response: I16: State has ch<strong>an</strong>ged the benchmark! 5 th Quarterly reporting is inconsistent with the benchmark the<br />
state modified <strong>an</strong>d also with the States to delete/ collapse several <strong>of</strong> the goals listed above.<br />
I16: When will the State provide the written report referred to?<br />
7 th Quarter Report: The State did not ch<strong>an</strong>ge the benchmark. The Action Step was revised <strong>an</strong>d approved by ACF during the Annual<br />
Evaluation/Renegotiations process. ACF also approved collapsing Action Steps I-13 <strong>an</strong>d I-14 into Action Step I-6.<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> I Page 17
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