Title
a. Approve and authorize the California Child and Family Services Review (C-CFSR) System Improvement Plan (SIP) for September 9, 2019 through September 9, 2024, and
b. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the System Improvement Plan.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the California Child and Family Services Review (C-CFSR) System Improvement Plan (SIP) for September 9, 2019 through September 9, 2024, and
b. Approve and authorize the Chair of the Board to sign the System Improvement Plan.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Assembly Bill 636 establishes the Child Welfare Outcomes and Accountability System. The goal of this system is to improve outcomes for children and families served through Child Welfare Agencies. This outcomes and accountability system includes a cyclical review process, the C-CFSR, the purpose of which is to identify and analyze the current system and implement strategies for improvement over a 5-year period. These strategies and improvement goals are documented in the System Improvement Plan (SIP), which has been drafted and finalized in partnership with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) during the first year of the 5-year period (September 2019-December 2020), and has now been approved for submission.
The 5-year SIP identifies areas of focus as the County's Child Welfare and Juvenile Probation agencies strive to continuously assure high quality service to children and families. The identified strategies address the following systemic factors:
* Permanency, Agency Collaboration, Quality Assurance, Staff Training, and Pre-Placement Prevention and Intervention Services.
The SIP will be reviewed annually with strategy and improvement progress tracked through data outcomes and strategy milestones. Each year's progress will be documented in an annual SIP Progress report and submitted to CDSS until each strategy's implementation is complete at the end ...
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