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goal.
START COMPLETION
DATE
DATE
Mar. 2002 Mar. 2003
5th Quarter: The
State requests an
extension to July
2004. Reason: to
explore training and
data quality issues.
RESPONSIBLE
PERSON(S)
Michelle Barclay, Kelli Stone
MEASURABLE
BENCHMARKS
Measure the effectiveness of the new information in the
CPRS for judicial and agency decision making for
permanency by qualitative interviews.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Goal Achieved. The CPRS has been amended to include functionality allowing the agency to document steps toward achieving the
permanency goal. This information is located in the Aftercare section of CPRS.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: Noted as achieved based on amendment of CPRS. However, the State will need to report on the
effectiveness of this information in decision-making for permanency.
5 th Quarter Report: The report from the CPRS shows that of the over 16,000 case plans in the CPRS, 2555 record Adoption as the
Permanency goal. However only 76 case plans include the Adoption checklist that records the steps taken toward adoption within the
CPRS. The State will explore training and data quality issues that will be addressed by next quarter.
5 th Quarter Documentation: Same as E12
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
Goal: DFCS to expedite movement of children from foster care to adoption finalization
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan E Page 22