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E3 ACTION STEPS: Develop measures to determine that TPR is filed according to ASFA and policy:
Expand utilization of Case Plan Reporting System (CPRS) to assist the counties in identifying cases appropriate
for TPR and non-reunification.
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July 2002 June 2004 Michelle Barclay, Kelli Stone, Evaluation & The CPRS will be used in all 159 counties.
Reporting Section
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
1 st Quarter Report: As of 12/13/02, there is an ongoing implementation plan for CPRS that will eventually include all 159 counties.
Currently, 104 of 159 counties have been trained to use the new system. After the implementation plan is complete, utilization
assessment will begin. The DFCS Director's office issued a mandate to county offices that CPRS is the mandated method of
completing case plans for all children entering care. The Foster Care Unit intends to revise policy to include CPRS in the first quarter
2003.
Work committee to review current data systems to determine if this data is available in either CPRS or AFCARS and if not, to
establish data elements needed for exception report. A meeting will be scheduled within the next quarter after work group is
established.
2nd Quarter Response: Partially Achieved Response as of 4/16/2003: All 159 counties have been trained. All the judges have been
trained. For the month of March 2003, there were 2154 successful logins to the system. As of this date there are 11, 884 case plans in
various states of revision in the system. The DFCS Director's office issued a mandate to county offices that CPRS is the mandated
method of completing case plans for all children entering care. The Foster Care Unit revised policy to include CPRS.
3 rd Quarter: Achieved. The Case Plan Reporting System (CPRS) was enhanced to include specific elements of adoption policy. The
new functionality was piloted in Dekalb County and then implemented and trained statewide. Training concluded 1/31/2003. CPRS is
located on the Internet at www.gacaseplan.org . A demo that does not require an ID or password is available on the website. Policy
manual has been revised to include CPRS. SSMT 03-03 is currently approved and in print.
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan E Page 4