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Cases where the last updater is "100". This indicates a plan that was migrated from Version 1. When the worker reviewed the
migrated case, a new version of the plan group was created. Situations as in 2 and 6 are considered "Junk" plans.
A clean-up effort by the developer earlier this fall cleared approximately 75% of "junk" plans out of the database. The remaining
"junk" plans, other duplicates and unmatched plans must be reviewed by the counties that created the plans. State DFCS wants to be
very sure no legitimate plans are closed during this cleanup effort. A skilled IDS and CPRS user must thoroughly search and compare
both databases before making the decision to close a plan. Therefore, the search and comparison must be conducted by county and
state employees.
A memo was sent to the Managers of Field Operations on October 29 with a list of case plans that must be reviewed by each of their
county offices. The counties were instructed to correct the child name and case number, close duplicate plans, and close plans where
the cases are no longer active. Counties were instructed to note the date and action taken on the list and return it to the State Project
Administrator. The deadline for this cleanup is November 16, 2004. The memo is made a part of 8 th quarter reporting.
The latest IDS "Placement Count" report of September 2004 indicates a total of 15,854 children in various placements types. The
CPRS reports 14,816 permanency types. This is a significant improvement from the previous reporting quarter. Approximately 640
of these children are in placement types that do not require a case plan in CPRS i.e. ICPC children coming from other states, children
on runaway status for longer than 6 months, and children committed and custody transferred to Youth Detention Centers.
Inherent in case plan development via CPRS is the identification of the permanency goal, which is a required field in CPRS.
8 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:
(1) October 28, 2004 Memo regarding Case Plans in CPRS that do not Match an Active Case in IDS
(2) April 15, 2004 Memo regarding IDS/CPRS Data-Sharing
(3) CPRS Reports 10/28/2004, see #2 Permanency Goal for Child, which gives the percentage of cases by permanency type
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
1 st Quarter Report: The training of all 159 counties (1,200 caseworkers) and juvenile court judges and staff (approximately 100
judges) has taken longer than planned but will be complete January 2003.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Is the training completed?
3 rd Quarter Georgia Reply: Yes.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan D Page 7