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Jeanine B. Settlement Agreement ResultsJanuary – June 2020
Presentation to Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council
Prepared by: Wisconsin Department of Children and FamiliesDivision of Management ServicesBureau of Performance ManagementQuality Review and Performance Analysis Section
Presentation Date: September 25, 2020
Settlement Agreement Background
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1993 – ACLU Children’s Rights Project filed a lawsuit in Federal Court.
1998 – State of Wisconsin assumed responsibility for child welfare in Milwaukee County.
2002 – Lawsuit settled. Settlement requires attainment of specific outcomes for permanency, safety and well-being.
Today – To date, released from 17 of 18 enforceable provisions.
Settlement Agreement:Remaining Enforceable Provision
§I.D.9 Placement Stability
At least 90% of children in DMCPS custody within the period shall have had 3 or fewer placements, during the previous 36 calendar months of their current episode in custody.
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2020
Performance Standard
YTD 2020 Performance
>= 90% 87.4%
I.D.9 Measure Exclusions (modified in 2012):
• Initial OHC placement in assessment centers
• Children in DMCPS custody and currently enrolled in the Wraparound Milwaukee program
§I.D.9 Placement Stability: Children who experience 3 or fewer placements*Semi-Annual, 2003 – YTD 2020
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* The formula for this performance standard was modified effective July 1, 2012. (See Slide 3)
75%
77%
71%
73%
71%72%
73%73%74%
75%76%
78%78%79%79%
81%81%82%82%
86%*
87%88% 88%
87%88%88%
87%86%
87%87%88%88%
89.6%88.7%
87.4%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
90%
95%
100%
90% Performance Standard
§I.D.9 Placement Stability: Average Number of Children in Out-of-Home Care Semi-Annual, 2009 – YTD 2020
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2,391
2,273
2,204
2,1282,082
2,030
1,9441,985
2,112
2,2282,277 2,292 2,275
2,2092,180
2,1322,161
2,1972,135
2,086
2,0001,946
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
2,200
2,400
2,600
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§I.D.9 Placement Stability:Children in OHC who experience 4 or more placements By Age Group, July 2019 – June 2020
18 17 16 11 11 11 12 11 11 13 13 11
20 19 2021 21 21 20 21 26 24 22 21
54 53 53 59 59 60 57 5660 62 62 63
5957 60
6656 58 61 68
65 6460 62
54 58 5859
66 63 6864
65 67 74 70
205 204 207216 213 213
218 220227 230 231
227
0
50
100
150
200
250
Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20
0-2 yrs 3-4 yrs 5-11 yrs 12-15 yrs 16+ yrs total
Settlement Agreement Provisions no longer subject to enforcement
** DMCPS met the performance standard for two consecutive six-month periods
(July - December 2011 and January – June 2012), as required for release from provision. 7
CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY YTD
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
§I.B.2: ASFA - Children Reaching 15 of 22 Months* final performance standard >= 90%
90% 82% 87% 89% 91% 91% 88% 97% 89% 83% 85%
§I.B.3: ASFA - Children Beyond the 15 of 22 Months (cumulative total)* final performance standard >= 90%
90% 91% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 80%
§I.B.4: Children in OHC for More Than 24 Months* final performance standard <=25%
14% 11% 12% 11% 11% 12% 14% 13% 12% 12% 12%
§I.B.6: Children Re-unified within 12 Months* final performance standard >= 71%
61% 68% 65%* 70% 62% 58% 54% 58% 63% 49% 57%
§I.B.7: Adoptions within 24 Months of Removal* final performance standard >= 30%
37% 32% 34% 35% 34% 32% 33% 26% 33% 25% 21%
§I.C.1: Maltreatment in OHC - Children in DMCPS Custody…Free of Substantiated Abuse or Neglect... * final performance standard <=0.60%
0.24% 0.22% 0.23% 0.15% 0.24% 0.15% 0.22% 0.18% 0.12% 0.23% 0.21%
Settlement Agreement: Provisions no longer subject to enforcement (Continued)
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CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY YTD
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
§I.C.2: Reports of Alleged Maltreatment to Children in OHC to Independent Investigation Agency within 3 Days 98% 97% 99% 98% 98% 97% 97% 97% 99% 98% 99%
* final performance standard >= 90%
§I.C.3: Assignment to an Independent Investigator within 3 Days of Receiving Referral 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 98% 99% 98% 99.5% 100% 100%
* final performance standard >= 90%
§I.C.4: Determination of the Independent Investigation within 60 Days 100% 99% 98% 100% 97% 97% 94% 99% 100% 98% 100%
* final performance standard >= 90%
§I.D.1-2: Ongoing Caseload Size
10 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 8(Average per Ongoing Case Manager)
* …caseloads not to exceed an average… of 11 families per case carrying manager per site ... (Average)
§I.D.3: Face-to-Face Contact
96% 97% 98% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 97%* ...meets 90% compliance with monthly face-to-face contact.
§I.D.7: Length of Stay in Assessment Centers
97% 100% 100% 100% 98% 98% 98% 99% 96% 95% 98%* …placement in such centers follows applicable state law.
Bold values in cells indicate that the performance met the standard for that period allowing for release from the provision.
No Longer Enforceable: §I.B.6 Reunification Reunification Performance (Children who returned home to their families)Semi-Annual, 2005 – YTD 2020
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69%75%
70% 72%
64%
74%
66%61%
56% 58% 57%64% 66%
71% 71%
59%
72%68%
64% 61% 63%
53%57%
50%
58% 57%
69%
58%
50% 48%
57%
31%25%
30% 28%
36%
26%
34%39%
44% 42% 43%36% 34%
29% 29%
41%
28%32%
36% 39% 37%
47%43%
50%
42% 43%
31%
42%
50% 52%
43%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Within 12 months 12 or more months
No Longer Enforceable: §I.B.6 ReunificationTotal Number of Reunifications(Children who returned home to their families)Semi-Annual, 2005 – YTD 2020
10
339 338
387
325 334 337
391
454463
424
299
327
356 364
329
279
217
255271
319
267
305
251 250271
287
255
279259
276
201
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
No Longer Enforceable: §I.C.1 Maltreatment in Out-of-Home CarePercent of Maltreatment in Out-of-Home Care, Annually 2005 – YTD 2020
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0.81%
0.15%
0.93%
0.39% 0.40%
0.24% 0.22% 0.23%
0.15%
0.24%
0.15%
0.22%0.18%
0.12%
0.23%0.21%
0.0%
0.1%
0.2%
0.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.6%
0.7%
0.8%
0.9%
1.0%
CY 2005 CY 2006 CY 2007 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 YTD2020
35Children
6Children
36Children
16Children
15Children
8Children
7Children
7Children
5Children
8Children
5Children
7Children
6Children
4Children
7Children
5Children
No Longer Enforceable: §I.D.1-2 Ongoing Caseload SizeBy Number of Cases (Grouping)July 2019 – June 2020
12
49
61 59 5964
5458
5559
6561
58
9087
90
75 77
8790
98
104 104
113108
35 37 35
4439
3632
28
2118
14 15
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
120
Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20 Mar-20 Apr-20 May-20 Jun-20
Nu
mb
er
of
On
go
ing
Ca
se
Ma
na
ge
rs
Carrying 1-6 Cases Carrying 7-12 Cases Carrying 13+ Cases
Settlement Agreement:No Longer Enforceable - Process Indicators and Outcomes
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BOLD font indicates that performance has improved compared to the previous review period.
CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY YTD
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Family Assessments 90% 95% 91% 98% 85% 82% 89% 85% 85% 85% 95%
Initial Health Screens 89% 86% 88% 75% 71% 83% 88% 87% 93% 92% 92%
Placement Packets 97% 73% 77% 92% 92% 94% 94% 97% 90% 94% 84%
Annual Medical Exams 91% 95% 94% 94% 91% 89% 91% 93% 93% 93% 91%
Annual Dental Exams 87% 92% 86% 84% 76% 74% 79% 81% 83% 81% 76%
Initial Permanency Plans 85% 87% 80% 84% 70% 76% 86% 85% 85% 81% 85%
Annual & AdministrativePermanency Plan Reviews
95% 93% 93% 94% 93% 92% 92% 96% 95% 95% 93%
Re-Entry Within 12 Months 10% 8% 9% 6% 6% 9% 7% 7% 7% 7% 8%
Ongoing Case Manager Turnover 25% 34% 25% 39% 34% 32% 29% 28% 33% 34% 13%
Children Per Caseload (12 Month Average) 17.1 15.7 14.2 13.6 15.5 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.4 14.2 13.3
Jeanine B. Settlement Agreement2020 Semi-Annual Report
For more information or copies of this presentation, please contact
DCF’s Communications Director,
Thomas McCarthy at:
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Response – Plaintiff’s Counsel
Eric Thompson, Children’s Rights, Inc.
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Comments – Ongoing Agencies
Dwayne Marks, SaintA
Susanna Leggio , Children’s Wisconsin – Community Services
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Comments – DMCPS
DMCPS Administrator Charmian Klyve
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Settlement Report
Questions
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