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Work Plan Detail M -- Item 21, Educational Needs of the Child
M1 ACTION STEPS: Change Placement policy to require all counties to use the CPRS for each child coming into care.
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Mar. 2002 Dec. 2002 Foster Care Unit Completion of policy change.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 st and 2 nd Quarter Report: Achieved. Memo sent July 2, 2002 to all DFCS agencies directing them to use the CPRS system for
each child entering care.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: What can the State give us to show this has been achieved?
DOCUMENTATION:
3 RD Quarter Report Georgia's Reply: Achieved. See attached Foster Care Services: Case Plan PIP ITEMS 7, 9, 12, 18, 21, 23. See
Memo dated August 20, 2002 regarding CPRS Training.
M2 ACTION STEPS: Expand fields on Education Screen in CPRS to add the following: 'Has the child had an educational assessment
within the last 12 months?' 'Does the child's educational plan reflect and incorporate the findings of the most
recent comprehensive assessment?' 'Have the details of the child's education needs been provided to the
placement resource?' 'If the child is below school age, has there been a developmental assessment?' 'Is the child
developmentally delayed?' 'Have the child's educational needs been provided to the boarding county if the child
is placed out of county?'
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
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