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J<strong>an</strong>. 2002 July 2002 Ju<strong>an</strong>ita Blount-Clark, Social Services<br />
Section Director<br />
A project m<strong>an</strong>ager will be assigned to both <strong>program</strong>s with<br />
full support for implementation.<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
1 st Quarter Report: Achieved. Four Foster Care staff has been assigned to work with providers, county staff <strong>an</strong>d other state <strong>of</strong>fice<br />
consult<strong>an</strong>ts to m<strong>an</strong>age, monitor <strong>an</strong>d provide technical assist<strong>an</strong>ce to counties <strong>an</strong>d providers on Family Team Meetings <strong>an</strong>d FP/BP<br />
services.<br />
Completion date: December 2002.<br />
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Were you able to obtain feedback in the last quarter from the project m<strong>an</strong>agers on progress <strong>an</strong>d needs<br />
for continued successful implementation.<br />
3 rd Quarter Report/Georgia's Reply: Yes, the four foster care staff provides regular reporting regarding the progress <strong>an</strong>d needs for<br />
successful Family Group Conferencing <strong>an</strong>d FP/BP activities.<br />
4 th Quarter Federal Response: The State indicates that this step has been achieved. However, we need more information regarding<br />
the evaluation piece <strong>of</strong> the action step.<br />
5 th Quarter Report: The State is requesting to delete this action step. Reason: Limited resources do not allow the State to conduct the<br />
family group conferencing. The overall goal is being met. The State believes that deleting this action step will not adversely impact<br />
the goal.<br />
6 th Quarter Report—Please see action Step J5.<br />
6 th Quarter Federal Response: J6: State requests deletion <strong>of</strong> the action step 'due to limited resources' <strong>an</strong>d also asserts that the 'overall<br />
goal is being met.'<br />
J6: Same as J5.<br />
7 th Quarter Report: See J5 above for response. The State requested that this action step be deleted. Earlier in the PIP reporting, the<br />
benchmark was met with the assignment <strong>of</strong> (4) project m<strong>an</strong>agers around the state to provide leadership <strong>an</strong>d support. This strategy is<br />
no longer possible due to staff resources being needed elsewhere. The State maintains that deleting this step for the reasons cited<br />
earlier will not negatively impact the overall achievement <strong>of</strong> support for family group conferencing <strong>an</strong>d the child <strong>an</strong>d family<br />
comprehensive assessment model (First Placement Best Placement) as evidenced by the results <strong>of</strong> the QCR concerning First<br />
Placement Best Placement utility which includes MDT.<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> J Page 25