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to initiate the reviews.
5th Quarter: Per
Annual
Evaluation/renegotiatio
n the State requested to
change the date to Oct.
2003 as this is when the
QCRs began.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Annual
evaluation/Renegotiatio
n the State requested to
extend the completion
date to July 2004.
1 st Quarter Report: Partially Achieved. The FPBP team will need to send out the re-enrollment applications to the private providers
and the surveys to the county DFCS offices. Once the information is received
2 nd Quarter Report: The re-enrollment applications were sent out with the return date of 4/30/03. The FP/BP team will begin review
of the enrollment contents in May 2003.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Concerns that the State is asking for an extension to September 2004. We agreed to it, but this is
close to the end of the PIP. Will the State start the reviews in October 2003 and then have a report by 2004?
Georgia's Reply 3 rd Quarter: Yes, see 3 rd Quarter Report below.
3 rd Quarter Report: The enrollment process concluded as of June 30, 2003. Seventy-One applications were received from Private
Providers across the state. A report on the findings and conclusions of the re-enrollment process will be complete in October 2004
after phase II of the process is complete. In addition, we believe that the attached report 'First Placement/Best Placement Evaluation
Final Conclusions' dated February 1, 2003, completed by Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, addresses the review of
the First Placement/Best Placement Assessment Model. Descriptive statistics were completed to assess the following primary program
evaluation measures: 1). Whether or not children received the placement recommended by the multi-disciplinary team after the
assessment. 2). The stability of placements. 3). The length of time children spend 'in care' from time of removal. Additionally, the
qualitative case review process will indirectly tell us about our assessment practice in Georgia.
Qualitative Reviews similar to CFSR will be conducted on a representative sample of approximately 180 cases by the end of
September 2004. Reviews will begin October 2003 and the first report will be available January 2004.
4 th Quarter Report: There were approximately sixty six (66) Private Providers approved to continue as First Placement/Best
Placement providers for the state. Phase II of the re-enrollment process (field visits) has been postponed until February 2004. An
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
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