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CPMT reviews ETA findings, proposes long‑range plan edits and notes decline in child count
Summary
The CPMT discussed the Office of Children’s Services ETA initial report and asked FAPT to review it; members also proposed measurable edits to the Long Range Plan’s Goal 1 strategies and reviewed CQI data showing a decline in Tazewell’s distinct child count.
Unfinished business at the Dec. 18 meeting centered on the Office of Children’s Services Enhanced Technical Assistance (ETA) initial report and related planning work. Chair David Taylor said he attended the Dec. 4 FAPT meeting, discussed the ETA report with FAPT, and shared findings from other localities that had participated in the ETA process.
Members discussed report recommendations and practical issues for FAPT meetings, including parent/guardian participation (in person and by phone), provider attendance options (in person, by phone or virtually), and scheduling constraints for providers who must sometimes travel or coordinate time. The CPMT agreed that FAPT members should review the ETA initial report; no formal vote on the report content was recorded.
The CPMT also reviewed proposed edits to the Long Range Plan, focusing on Goal 1 strategies intended to increase the number of children who can safely remain with their families. Lori Gates‑Addison asked that strategy wording be made more specific and measurable by identifying services, planned actions and concrete goals; she offered to edit the Word document and present revisions at the Jan. 22, 2024 meeting. Approval of Strategy (1) was tabled pending updates to Strategies (2) and (3).
Members examined the Fourth Quarter CSA Continuous Quality Improvement dashboard (data through Nov. 16, 2023). Gates‑Addison commented on a steady decline in Tazewell’s distinct child count; David Taylor attributed the decline in part to fewer children in foster care because of successful adoptions, which reduces the pool of available foster parents. The minutes note that no WRAP funds had been used to date and that schools continue efforts to offer such services to families.
