DHS Board Meeting DFCS Subcommittee Report Performance Highlights July 21, 2010

DFCS Child Welfare Program Performance  Recurrence of Substantiated Child Maltreatment: 1.99% in May, the lowest we have ever recorded and far below the national standard of 5.40%.  Continued safe reduction of children in foster care 11% reduction, from 9,316 in July 2009 to 8,284 by June  3.03% of cases receiving family support services have returned as substantiated protective service cases over the past year.

DFCS Child Welfare Safety, Permanency & Wellbeing  For the month ending June, here is a sampling of key performance indicators in safety, permanency and wellbeing: Timely Response to Reports of Abuse/Neglect97.3% Timeliness of Investigations98.3% Every Child Every Month (Oct May 2010) 97.3%  Federal goal is 85% for the current year. Every Parent Every Month - Foster Care 80.0% Every Parent Every Month - Family Preservation 84.0% Family Team Meetings – Foster Care 56.0% Family Team Meetings – Family Preservation 78.0%  These last 4 measures are not federal measures, but do impact the CFSR.

DFCS Child Welfare Education 2010 Update  Number of students assessed : 678  Number of students being tutored: 650  Number of tutors working: 150  Number of children/youth identified based on need:1,552

DFCS Family Independence  Performance Highlights: Medicaid Program Performance  Medicaid SOP for May is 98.3%. Food Stamp Performance  Through Feb. 2010, the error rate for the current federal fiscal year is 1.31%. (98.69% accuracy rate).