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The Oklahoma Pinnacle Plan:
An Improvement Plan for Child Welfare Services
APPENDICES
March
2012
Appendix H – Pinnacle Plan Initiatives and Timeframes
PINNACLE PLAN INITIATIVES
SFY 2013 SFY 2014 SFY 2015 SFY 2016 SFY 2017
Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter
Initiative 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Pinnacle Point 1
1. By May 1, 2012 each county must submit a recruitment and retention plan to OKDHS
Children and Family Services Division (CFSD) that includes the number of non-relative homes
needed.
2. By July 1, 2012, CFSD submits the data and the recommended targets to TFC agencies
regarding the number of homes needed by county.
3. By July 1, 2012, OKDHS determines the number of emergency foster homes, shelter host
homes, and/or resource homes needed to prevent children under six years of age from
spending the night in shelters. This data is generated statewide and available at the county
level to revise the recruitment goals as needed.
4. By July 1, 2012, each county identifies specific staff for recruiting, retaining, and supporting
resource families.
5. By July 1, 2012, OKDHS sends home studies (foster care and adoption) to contractors for
completion, freeing up agency staff to conduct other activities, such as reassessments and
support to current families.
6. By September 30, 2012, OKDHS completes the bidding process for an adequate number of
private/public partnerships for the recruitment, support, and retention of non-relative foster
parents.
7. By December 31, 2012, OKDHS shortens the length of time expected to complete home
studies to 30 days.
8. By June 30, 2013, OKDHS increases the number of resource parents who access children’s
Medical Passport (a web-based program allowing access to children’s medical records).
During the same time frame, CFSD develops and implements a placement process that
ensures resource parents receive adequate information at placement.
9. By June 30, 2013, shelter care is used only for short-term placement for youth 13 years of age
and older, and appropriate placement is made within 30 days. A report is made each month
to the division director for any youth in shelter care for more than 30 days. The report must
contain efforts to locate placement, and it must be documented in the file.
10. By June 30, 2013, OKDHS develops an online application process for individuals interested in
applying to be resource (foster or adoptive) parents.
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