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Extracted from Consolidated Report

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San Bernardino County Grand Jury • 2016-2017

Children and Family Services

17 pages
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Findings 10 findings

F1 Page 43
CFS has made steady progress on implementing changes in organizational objectives.
F2 Page 43
No progress reports have been made directly to the BOS to apprise them of the value of investing $250,000 in the redesign.
F3 Page 43
A disconnect exists between the implementation of the redesign elements and the changes brought about in organization and operations.
F4 Page 43
Workers who had been part of blended units expressed a preference for them for their teamwork aspect.
F5 Page 43
Although CFS is approaching full staffing, professional training takes one to two years. Therefore, it will be some time before current staff members, whose case and workloads remain high, feel the effects of full staffing.
F6 Page 43
There were no clear job descriptions to distinguish among SSP classes I-V.
F7 Page 43
CFS has begun to provide ARC shifts in outlying offices.
F8 Page 43
Staff welcomed the issue of new technological tools. In the field these tools will enable staff to better utilize time and communicate with offices and clients.
F9 Page 43
The wording of 2012-2013 Grand Jury Recommendation 13-10 lacked specificity: "Enhance the Annual Report for this purpose." The "Annual Report" that the Grand Jury recommended to be upgraded for the purpose of accountability to the public was not SIP. It was the former in-house report intended for the staff, which CFS has since made a public document on the CFS website.
F10 Page 43
Updating of CFS website is limited. 34 2016-2017 San Bernardino County Civil Grand Jury – Children and Family Services

Recommendations 8