1. Children, Youth and Families Department
Safety Saves!
September 23, 2009

2. Introductions
FACTS
David Montoya, Acting Metro Deputy Director, Protective Services
Crawford Spooner, Chief Information Officer

3. Safety Overview Why Safety? Safety, Permanency and Well-Being Outcomes
Safety is First and Most Critical
Enhance the safety of children in New Mexico
Utilize technology to support case workers and inform critical case decisions
Better decisions reduce agency risk and liabilities
Comply with federal Child and Family Services (CFSR) Program Improvement Plan (PIP)
Avoid fines/sanctions/legal fees that could result from non-compliance

4. Safety Overview Why Safety?
Comply with Governor’s Performance Initiatives
Ensuring Health and Safety of Children
Improve Outcomes for Vulnerable Individuals, Families and Children
Enforce “Zero Tolerance” of abuse, neglect and exploitation
Ensure safety for abused and neglected children

5. Accomplishments Project Deliverable Approval Date
Project Initiation Phase
05/27/09
Project Charter
06/08/09
Technical Architecture Review (TARC)
06/10/09
Project Planning Phase
06/24/09
Contract In Place
07/01/09
IV & V
In Progress
Project Implementation Phase
09/23/09

6. Project Funding HB 2 Section 7 Data Processing Appropriations
$764,000
#11 – Children, Youth and Families Dept: To begin updating the family automated client tracking system.
CYFD Request
FY10 - $764,000

7. Project Funding Breakdown
Project Phase
Total Cost
Project Initiation
$0.00
Project Planning
$128,000.00
Project Implementation
$636,000.00
Total Project Cost
$764,000.00

8. FACTS Project Milestones
Project Deliverable
Target Date
Completed Date
Requirements Documents
08/15/09
8/14/09
Project Plans
8/3/09
Design Documents
10/01/09
9/21/09
Software Development
01/01/10
In Progress
Quality Assurance Testing
02/01/10
User Acceptance Testing
03/01/10
Regression Testing
04/05/10
Implementation
05/10/10

9. Benefits Increased likelihood of more targeted interventions
Ability to better measure the improvements in outcomes for children and families served
Improved data validity and reliability for staff
to use to make critical decisions 
Controlled risk management costs

10. Children, Youth and Families Department
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11. Children, Youth and Families Department
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