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The State child welfare agency planning for the onsite component of a Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) is responsible for preparing schedules for the following review team members at all three sites:
The Children's Bureau has produced the following guidance and sample schedules that States may use in preparing review week schedules. Please note that the samples are not intended as mandatory templates.
When developing review team schedules, States should:
For more information on developing review team schedules, States should review the sample schedules that follow and consult with their Children's Bureau Team Leader.
Child and Family Services Reviews |
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Monday | |
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8:00-9:30 | Attend State entrance conference (if scheduled) Receive tablet PC and related equipment and CFSR-related materials |
9:30-11:30 | Stakeholder interviews |
11:30-12:30 | Lunch break |
12:30-3:30 | Stakeholder interviews |
3:30-5:00 | Travel to one of the three sites for the local team debriefing, or conduct additional stakeholder interviews before traveling to the local site, as time and distance permit |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing |
Tuesday | |
8:00-12:00 | Stakeholder interviews |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch break |
1:00-3:30 | Receive transfer of completed Instruments from Local Site Leaders Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or second-level quality assurance (QA) review of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
3:30-5:00 | Travel to one of the three sites for the local team debriefing, or conduct additional stakeholder interviews, as needed, before traveling to the local site, as time and distance permit |
5:00-7:00 | Attend local team debriefing Receive transfer of completed Instruments from Local Site Leaders Conduct second-level QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
Wednesday | |
9:00-12:00 | Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or second level QA reviews of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch break |
1:00-3:30 | Receive transfer of completed Instruments from Local Site Leaders Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or second level QA reviews of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
3:30-5:00 | Travel to one of the three sites for the local team debriefing, or conduct additional stakeholder interviews, as needed, before traveling to the local site, as time and distance permit |
5:00-7:00 | Attend local team debriefing Receive transfer of completed Instruments from Local Site Leaders Conduct second-level QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
Thursday | |
8:30-12:00 | Attend local team debriefing Receive transfer of completed Instruments from Local Site Leaders |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch break |
1:00-3:00 | Receive transfer of completed Instruments from Local Site Leaders Participate with a local team in completing the Summary of Findings Form for the local site, or conduct second-level QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
3:00-4:00 | Local exit conference [or earlier if possible; verify with the Local NRT Site Leader] |
4:00 until | Receive final transfer of completed Instruments and Summary of Findings Forms from Local Site Leaders Travel to the site of the statewide debriefing and statewide exit conference, and continue second-level QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments from the three sites until completed Friday |
8:00-1:00 | Upload all cases to the CFSR Data Management System Compile the statewide Summary of Findings Form Conduct statewide debriefing Prepare statewide exit conference presentation |
1:00-2:00 | Lunch break |
2:00-3:00 | Statewide exit conference |
3:00 | Collect tablet PCs and related equipment from Local Site Leaders and prepare them for shipping; release to contractor providing onsite technical support for immediate shipment. Release Local Site Leaders. |
Child and Family Services Reviews |
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Monday | |
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8:00-8:30 | Conduct local entrance conference Review and inventory documents shipped to review site Inventory tablet PCs and related equipment; distribute the equipment to reviewers, and have reviewers sign for equipment |
8:30-9:30 | Conduct local team meeting: - Review case record and interview schedule - Discuss debriefing and case transfer schedule - Discuss responsibilities of each local site team member |
9:30-10:00 | Discuss case transfer schedule with Team Leaders |
10:00-11:30 | Conduct stakeholder interviews Consult with reviewers regarding case-specific issues |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch break |
1:00-5:00 | Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or consult with reviewers regarding case-specific issues Conduct quality assurance (QA) reviews of completed Onsite Review Instruments |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing |
7:00-9:00 | Conduct stakeholder focus group Transfer completed Onsite Review Instruments from reviewers and conduct QA review |
Tuesday | |
8:00-8:30 | Discuss debriefing and case transfer schedule with reviewers |
8:30-12:00 | Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments Consult with reviewers regarding case-specific issues |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch break |
1:00-5:00 | Conduct stakeholder interviews Consult with reviewers regarding case-specific issues Transfer completed Onsite Review Instruments from reviewers and conduct QA review Transfer completed Instruments to Team Leader |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing |
7:00-9:00 | Conduct stakeholder focus group, as needed Transfer completed Onsite Review Instruments from reviewers and conduct QA review |
Wednesday | |
8:00-8:30 | Discuss debriefing and case transfer schedule with reviewers |
8:30-12:00 | Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments Consult with reviewers regarding case-specific issues |
12:00-1:00 | Lunch break |
1:00-5:00 | Conduct stakeholder interviews and/or QA review of completed Onsite Review Instruments Consult with reviewers regarding case-specific issues |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing |
7:00 until | Transfer completed Instruments from reviewers and conduct QA review Transfer completed Instruments to Team Leader |
Thursday | |
8:00-10:00 | Transfer final completed Onsite Review Instruments from reviewers and complete QA review Facilitate the debriefing of remaining case record reviews, as needed, or complete the Summary of Findings Form for the local site |
10:00-3:00 | Complete the Summary of Findings Form/working lunch Transfer final completed Onsite Review Instruments to Team Leader |
3:00-4:00 | Facilitate local exit conference Transfer local Summary of Findings Form to Team Leader |
4:00 until | Collect and inventory reviewer tablet PCs and related equipment; pack for shipment by State Local Site Leader Excuse reviewers from the review Travel to the site of the statewide debriefing and statewide exit conference |
Friday | |
8:00-1:00 | Attend statewide debriefing Assist Team Leader(s) in preparing for the statewide exit conference, if requested |
1:00-2:00 | Lunch break |
2:00-3:00 | Attend statewide exit conference |
3:00 | Turn over to contractor providing onsite technical support all equipment not already shipped and help prepare for shipping Dismissal from the review |
Child and Family Services Reviews |
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Monday | |
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8:00-8:30 | Local entrance conference Receive and sign for tablet PCs and related equipment |
8:30-9:30 | Local team meeting, as needed; discuss debriefing and case transfer schedule with Local Site Leaders |
9:30-11:30 | Begin reviewing the first case record Prepare for the first interview |
11:30-12:30 | Case-related interview |
12:30-1:30 | Lunch break |
1:30-3:45 | Case-related interviews |
4:00-5:00 | Complete the Onsite Review Instrument Inform Local Site Leaders when Onsite Review Instrument is complete |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing [if additional case-related interviews need to be conducted, these should be scheduled to occur after the debriefing if possible] |
Tuesday | |
8:00-9:00 | Discuss debriefing and case transfer schedule with Local Site Leaders Review comments from Local Site Leaders on completed Onsite Review Instrument and make any necessary revisions Inform Local Site Leaders when revisions to Onsite Review Instrument are completed |
9:00-10:45 | Review the second case record |
10:45-1:00 | Case-related interviews |
1:00-1:30 | Lunch break |
1:45-4:15 | Case-related interviews |
4:15-5:00 | Complete the Onsite Review Instrument Inform Local Site Leaders when Onsite Review Instrument is complete |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing [if additional case-related interviews need to be conducted, these should be scheduled to occur after the debriefing, if possible] |
Wednesday | |
8:00-9:00 | Discuss debriefing and case transfer schedule with Local Site Leaders Review comments from Local Site Leaders on completed Onsite Review Instrument and make any necessary revisions Inform Local Site Leaders when revisions to Onsite Review Instrument are completed |
9:00-10:30 | Review the third case record |
10:45-1:00 | Case-related interviews |
1:00-1:30 | Lunch break |
1:45-4:15 | Case-related interviews |
4:15-5:00 | Complete the Onsite Review Instrument Inform Local Site Leaders when Onsite Review Instrument is completed |
5:00-7:00 | Local team debriefing [if additional case-related interviews need to be conducted, these should be scheduled to occur after the debriefing, if possible] |
Thursday | |
8:00-10:00 | Review comments from Local Site Leaders on completed Onsite Review Instrument and make any necessary revisions Complete and submit remaining Onsite Review Instruments Inform Local Site Leaders when Onsite Review Instruments are complete Participate in debriefing the remaining cases, as needed [the Local Site Leader may begin this process earlier, as needed] |
10:00-3:00 | Assist in completing the Summary of Findings/working lunch |
3:00-4:00 | Local exit conference |
4:00 | Turn over tablet PCs and related equipment to Local Site Leaders Dismissal from the review |
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