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JUANFZ , et al.,
Plaintiffs CIVIL ACTION NO. H-89-859 (AHN)
v.
M. Jodi Rell, et. al., August 2, 2004
Defendants
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The Juan FZ Exit Plan required that the Defendants meet caseload standards by July l, A
2004. As authorized by the Juan F Exit Plan, I extended the deadline to August 1, 2004. *
The attached report documents nearly 100% compliance with the standard. I ask that the
Court accept this report as an official document in this case and enter it as an Order of the
Court. I
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Alan H. Nevas
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Monitor’s Office Report on DCF ’s Compliance
With Caseload Standards
August 1, 2004 _
The Exit Plan required that:
By July l, 2004 the caseload of no DCF social worker shall exceed the r
following caseload standards, with exceptions for emergency reasons on
caseloads, lasting no more than 30 days.
In late June, it became apparent that DCF could reach the caseload standard by i
taking extraordinary measures, such as transfers of cases among area offices. ln .
order to avoid such potentially harmful practices, the Monitor determined that an ;
emergency existed and granted DCF until August 1, 2004 to meet the standard. I
As of August 1, 2004, 15 of 1,164 (1.3%), DCF social workers had caseloads in
excess of the standards. As of August 1, 2004, no DCF social workers had ‘
caseloads in excess of caseload standards for 30 days or more. This is in stark Q
contrast with the situation on January 31, 2004, for example, when 292 of 1,133 .
(26%) of DCF social workers had caseloads in excess of standards. 1
Even though there are 15 social workers in excess of caseload standards, this
small number is consider de minimis by the Monitor, especially since no social
workers exceeded the standard by 30 days or more. This is especially true when it ,
is realized that 12 of the 15 social workers exceeded the standard by no more than .
one (1) case. _ `
It is expected that the process of training approximately 150 new social workers
and automatic refill of all vacancies will result in excess capacity within a short
period of time. For the first time in the history of the Jaan E Consent Decree,
DCF has enough social worker positions to meet and sustain compliance with
caseload standards. Six (6) ofthe area offices had no social workers with more E
cases than permitted by caseload standards. It is noted that DCF accomplished
this outcome measure during a period of rising caseloads. 1
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