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8 th Quarter Report: Achieved 5 th Quarter. The Evaluation <strong>an</strong>d Reporting Section conducted Social Services reviews in 95 county<br />
DFCS <strong>of</strong>fices from July 2002 through June 2003. Statewide trends were identified from the reviews <strong>an</strong>d were summarized in a Trend<br />
Analysis Report. The Trend Analysis Report for SFY 2003 indicates 71 % <strong>of</strong> the cases reviewed are filed timely or documented<br />
compelling reasons why TPR was not in the child’s best interest. The Trend Analysis Report was submitted as documentation in the<br />
5 th quarter in support <strong>of</strong> Action Step E1. The Trend Analysis Report is made part <strong>of</strong> the 8 th quarterly reporting for this action step.<br />
The QCR for 10/2003 – 09/2004 indicated that three <strong>of</strong> the 17 applicable cases reviewed were delays in filing the petition to terminate<br />
parental rights.<br />
8 th Quarter Documentation: October 14, 2003 Trend Analysis Report for July 2002 – June 2003<br />
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:<br />
E4 ACTION STEPS:<br />
Develop measures to determine that TPR is filed according to ASFA <strong>an</strong>d policy (this action step was<br />
previously attached to the above strategy in the 1 st quarter report):<br />
Develop capacity within CPRS or <strong>an</strong>other reporting system to produce <strong>an</strong> exception report when TPR <strong>an</strong>d nonreunification<br />
are not filed timely.<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
Dec. 2002 June 2004 Michelle Barclay, Kelli Stone, Evaluation<br />
& Reporting Section<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
1 st Quarter Report: Same as above.<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
Timely filing <strong>of</strong> TPR<br />
5th Quarter: State request to revise benchmark to<br />
"Production <strong>of</strong> Exception Report: Reason: measurement<br />
more related to action step.<br />
Work committee to review current data systems to determine if this data is available in either CPRS or AFCARS <strong>an</strong>d if not, to<br />
establish data elements needed for exception report. A meeting will be scheduled within the next quarter after work group is<br />
established.<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> E Page 2
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