Frequently Requested Documents
The following are documents that are frequently referred to in meetings or commonly requested by committee members, staff, and the public. These are the most current versions of these documents. To view a description for a particular document, click on "Description."
This is not a complete list of all documents referenced. If the document you are looking for is not listed on this page, please visit the individual meeting document archives, which are organized by committee and meeting date. Archives for the Child Welfare Transformation meetings can be found here. Archives for advisory committees can be found here.
Last five updates to documents:
- August 30th, 2010: Documents from Financial Issues Advisory Committee Added.
Legal and Practice Issues Advisory Committee Documents
Principles and Values used to Determine Core Services. | Description | Download
This draft document contains the principles and values used to determine core services. This document is a work in progress.
Preliminary Service Array. | Description | Download
This document summarizes the Legal and Practice Advisory Committee's initial core services recommendations. The service recommendations are split among three different service categories: Services to Prevent Out-of-Home Placement; Services to Promote Permanency or Reunification; and, Services for Adolescents and Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care. Some service recommendations apply only to one category of care and others apply to multiple categories.
Service Array Definitions. | Description | Download
The Legal and Practice Issues Advisory Committee developed a glossary to help clarify terms used in the Preliminary Service Array document.
Defining Evidence-Based and Promising Practices. | Description | Download
Document from the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse with criteria and rating scale to evaluate evidence-based practices
Proposed request for a legal opinion. | Description | Download
This document is a list of legal questions presented to the Children's Oversight Committee on May 12, 2010.
Informal response from the Attorney General's office. | Description | Download
The Legal and Practice Issues Advisory Committee compiled a list of legal issues/questions, which was submitted to the Attorney General for an informal opinion.
Outcomes and Evaluation Issues Advisory Committee Documents
Domains and Indicators used to Measure Outcomes. | Description | Download
This document, prepared by Mark Courtney, Director of Research and Development, Partners for Our Children, provides an initial list of potential measures to be used to gauge the performance of public and private agencies providing services to Washington children and families in the context of the implementation of SSHB 2106. This is a working document that is refined at each meeting.
Financial Issues Advisory Committee Documents
Performance-Based Contracts: Estimated Annual Funding. | Description | Download
An overview of the funding available for services under Master Contractors.
Section 202 of Budget Bill. | Description | Download
Section 202 of Budget Bill.
Performance Based Contracts - Federal Funds. | Description | Download
A CA document that shows State Fiscal Year 2010 expenditures for CA with funding sources.
Other Documents
WFSE Position Paper. | Description | Download
The Washington Federation of State Employees' recommendation on how to improve outcomes for children and families served by DSHS.
Analysis of Position Paper. | Description | Download
Charlotte McCullough and Mary Armstrong, the CWTDC's performance-based contracting experts, reviewed the WFSE Position Paper and prepared an analysis and response.
TDC Guiding Principles | Description | Download
At the June 2009 Meeting, Secretary Dreyfus requested the committee's suggestions for principles that could guide the Department of Social and Human Services in converting to performance-based contracts. The Committee commented on and added additional thoughts.
TDC Ground Rules | Description | Download
The Ground Rules, that were presented at the June 30th, 2009 meeting, were adopted by Committee Members.
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Issue Papers | Description
Accessing Site Readiness
Models of Privatized Child Welfare Programs
Evolving Roles of Public and Private Agencies
Evaluating Privatization Initiatives
Developing Effective Contracts
Ensuring Quality in Contracted Child Welfare Services
Charlotte McCullough, TDC Committee member, suggested the committee read a series of six issue papers prepared by Planning and Learning Technologies, Inc. in partnership with The Urban Institute for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
