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6 th Quarter Federal Response: 6 th Quarter Report: Refer to E-13
7 th Quarter Report: In April 2004, the adoption checklist now has a link in the main navigational toolbar, which makes it much
more visible. Workers are introduced to the checklist during New Worker Training. Supervisors are receiving instruction in regional
supervisors meetings statewide - on the importance of using the checklist to improve outcomes for children through timely finalization
of adoption. The courts are being introduced to the checklist and are encouraged to ask the workers to complete the checklist once the
first TPR is granted.
Criteria for the prompt to remind workers to use the adoption checklist when indicated have been defined and the prompt is under
development.
8 th Quarter Report: Achieved. The prompt is functional in CPRS and the evaluation has been completed (see E-13).
Goal: Determine if court delays are impacting length of time to achieve adoption.
E22 ACTION STEPS:
START COMPLETION
DATE
DATE
June 2002 Sept. 2002
5th Quarter: The
State requests an
extension to July
2004. Reason: to
explore specific
causes of delay for
adoption
permanency.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Court Improvement Project (CIP) will complete assessment of juvenile court processes through surveys and
interviews of judges and case file review to identify specific barriers.
What are you going to do about the barriers identified in this report?
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
Michelle Barclay, Doris Walker
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Identification of barriers and needs.
Report of findings and recommendations.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 - Work Plan E Page 14