Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...
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Quarter: Requesting<br />
a start date change to<br />
October 2003 The<br />
State will not be out<br />
sourcing to conduct<br />
the reviews. The<br />
DFCS Evaluation<br />
and Reporting and<br />
the Consultation and<br />
Support Sections<br />
will conduct the<br />
qualitative reviews<br />
<strong>for</strong> Georgia. More<br />
preparation and<br />
planning time is<br />
needed to initiate the<br />
reviews. O.K.<br />
3rd Quarter: Requesting<br />
a change in the<br />
completion date to<br />
September 2004<br />
3rd Quarter Federal<br />
Response: We anticipate<br />
to measure your progress<br />
in this area by the end <strong>of</strong><br />
4th Qtr.<br />
5th Quarter: Per<br />
Annual<br />
Evaluation/Renegotiation<br />
Report: Completion date<br />
is changed to July 2004.<br />
Dianne Yearby, 3rd Quarter: (With ACF<br />
approval, these four names above to be<br />
deleted), and replaced with E & R and<br />
Consultation and Support Sections,<br />
5th Quarter: Per Annual<br />
Evaluation/Renegotiation Report:,<br />
Responsible Persons: Evaluation &<br />
Reporting Section and Consultation and<br />
Support Unit<br />
2003.<br />
3rd Quarter:<br />
With ACF approval new benchmark: Quarterly<br />
Qualitative Review Reports to State and Federal Teams.<br />
(The first report will be made available January 2004 and<br />
quarterly reports will follow through the end <strong>of</strong> this PIP<br />
period.)<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
2 nd Quarter Report: No report due <strong>for</strong> this quarter.<br />
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: Identify any progress made so far.<br />
3 rd Quarter Report: The Division <strong>of</strong> Family and Children Services Evaluation & Reporting and Consultation & Support Sections are<br />
planning and developing their approach to the Qualitative Reviews. <strong>Plan</strong>s remain on target to begin the reviews October 2003.<br />
4 th Quarter Response: <strong>Plan</strong>s remain on target and the Qualitative Reviews began in October 2003, conducted by the Evaluation and<br />
Reporting Section. Three counties, Lowndes, Franklin and Clayton have been identified as initial counties to go through the review<br />
process. Four records will be pulled from both Clayton and Lowndes and one record from Franklin. The Consultation and Support<br />
Section will complete the stakeholder interviews. This is an ongoing action, and the first report will be made available January '04.<br />
4 th Quarter Federal Response: This has not been achieved yet. One concern is the low #s <strong>of</strong> cases that the State is proposing to<br />
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<strong>Safe</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> – A <strong>Plan</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Program</strong> <strong>Improvement</strong><br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Human Resources<br />
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