Safe Futures A Plan for Program Improvement - Department of ...

July 2003 June 2004 Field Directors, Professional and
Administrative Development Section,
Evaluation & Reporting Section, Vivian
Egan
30% of counties will be in compliance with developed
standards.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 st 2 nd 3 rd Quarter Reports: Standards have not been developed
4 th Quarter Report: E&R Unit is reviewing cases to determine if TPR is being filed timely. We will continue to work with Field
Directors to include standards in PMF.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: What has the E&R unit found in their case reviews so far?
5 th Quarter Report: Achieved. Refer to E-1. An additional performance expectation has been added to the Performance Management
Plans (PMPs) for all DFCS County Directors to ensure the Division's compliance with the PIP. The following statement was added to
the Goal 1 Section of the County Director's PMP effective January 1, 2004: 'Ensure staff compliance with policies/law related to
timeliness of requests for TPR petitions being filed for children in the placement system.'
The E&R Trend Analysis Report for SFY 2003 indicates 71% of the cases reviewed are filed timely or documented compelling
reasons why TPR was not in the child's best interest.
5 th Quarter DOCUMENTATION:
Memo dated December 22, 2003 from Janet R Oliva, PhD., Division Director; Subject: Addition to FY04 Performance Management
Plans (PMP)
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan E Page 3