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Work Plan Detail E -- Item 9, Adoption
Goal: Reduce lengthy time period to file TPR (Termination of Parental Rights)
E1 ACTION STEPS: Improve accountability for ensuring existing policies and procedures related to filing of TPR are adhered
to:
A. Develop standards of measurement for county compliance in filing for TPR.
START
DATE
COMPLETION
DATE
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Aug. 2002 June 2003 Field Directors, Professional and
Administrative Development Section,
Evaluation & Reporting Section, Vivian
Egan
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Revision and utilization of review instruments to include
newly developed standards.
1 st Quarter Report:
Two meetings scheduled during the next quarter to develop standards and incorporate them into performance management plans.
2 nd Quarter Report - Partially Achieved. No report is due for this quarter. One meeting was held to develop standards and
incorporate them into performance management plans. Another meeting will be held during next quarter to continue development of
standards.
2 nd Quarter Federal Response: What is the status?
3 rd Quarter Report: Achieved. The E&R Social Services Review Guide has been revised (4/03) to include a review of cases in
which child has been in care 15 of the most recent 22 months to determine if the agency has filed or joined a petition to terminate
parental rights, or documented compelling reasons why this is not in the best interest of the child.
DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED 3rd Quarter:
E&R Social Services Review Guide
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