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4 th Quarter Federal Response: One <strong>of</strong> the measurable benchmarks is development <strong>of</strong> staff per<strong>for</strong>mance standards. 1 st and 2 nd quarter<br />

reports note that 'supervisory tools' are under development. Are the supervisory tools a product <strong>of</strong> the staff per<strong>for</strong>mance standards and<br />

if yes, have they been developed? This, along with the evaluation piece, would mark a successful completion <strong>of</strong> this action step.<br />

5 th Quarter Report: The Supervisory Tools are complete. The per<strong>for</strong>mance standards are a product <strong>of</strong> the supervisory tools. The<br />

online version <strong>of</strong> the Supervisory Review Form is complete. The first wave <strong>of</strong> QCRs is complete. The IDS Online is complete.<br />

5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:<br />

1. Child Placement Services Review Guide<br />

2. Social Services Quarterly Report, Qualitative Case Reviews, October 2003 - December 2003.<br />

BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:<br />

1 st and 2 nd Quarter Report: The statewide database has been completed <strong>for</strong> the placements <strong>of</strong> all children in custody. Phase 2 will be<br />

complete in the spring <strong>of</strong> '03 and will account <strong>for</strong> each child in care. Developing the statewide database was labor intensive and<br />

required additional support and checking <strong>for</strong> accuracy.<br />

3 rd Quarter: The above statements are not barriers and were inappropriately stated under this column.<br />

D3 ACTION STEPS: Conduct an assessment <strong>of</strong> FP/BP with contractors, county <strong>of</strong>fices and providers to determine if FB/BP<br />

assessments are completed on every child coming into foster care.<br />

START<br />

DATE<br />

COMPLETION<br />

DATE<br />

RESPONSIBLE<br />

PERSON(S)<br />

MEASURABLE<br />

BENCHMARKS<br />

Mar. 2002 Sept. 2002 Doris Walker, Contractors First Placement/Best Placement will be established and<br />

supported in every county.<br />

Evaluation: An evaluation <strong>of</strong> First Placement/Best<br />

Placement will occur annually.<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 />

March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work <strong>Plan</strong> D Page 4

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