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8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Per ACF 7 th quarter request to explain the process of reporting to the Commissioner: A manual
review of the Monthly Termination Legal Progress Report has enabled the Legal Services Officer to identify areas of concern and
report these to the Law Department. If a problem should exist that needs reporting, the Legal Services Officer will submit a written
report to the Commissioner. The report will detail issues and concerns that have not been resolved by the Law Department.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
Goal: Reduce lengthy time periods to finalize adoptions.
E12 ACTION STEPS:
START COMPLETION
DATE
DATE
Mar. 2002 July 2002
5th Quarter: The
State Request an
extension to July
2004. Reason: to
further examine
training and data
quality issues.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Include post termination requirements in CPRS review:
Pilot in Dekalb County.
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
Michelle Barclay, Kelli Stone, Office of
Adoptions
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Measure of success of utilization in pilot area for improved
outcomes.
Measure the effectiveness of the new information provided
by CPRS for judicial decision making by qualitative
interviews with judges.
1 st Quarter Report: The prototype, including adoption policy, was piloted in Dekalb County. It is now being implemented statewide.
Both panel and court reviews can now be completed on line within the CPRS system for all staff with access to view. An adoption
checklist has been added for children who are post-termination and awaiting adoption. A users group of the CPRS made up of judges
and caseworkers is being established. The first phone conference/meeting for the group will occur in January 2003.
2 nd Quarter Report: Goal Achieved. The prototype, including adoption policy, was piloted in Dekalb County. It is now implemented
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan E Page 7