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2019 Jeanine B. Settlement Agreement Results Presentation to: Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council Prepared by: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Division of Management Services Bureau of Performance Management Quality Review and Performance Analysis Section Presentation Date: July 24, 2020

Settlement Agreement Background 1993 – ACLU Children’s Rights Project filed a lawsuit in Federal Court. 1998 – State of Wisconsin assumed responsibility for child welfare in Milwaukee County. 2002 – Lawsuit settled. Settlement requires attainment of specific outcomes for permanency, safety and well-being. Today – To date, released from 17 of 18 enforceable provisions. 2

Settlement Agreement: Remaining Enforceable Provision § I.D.9 Placement Stability At least 90% of children in DMCPS custody within the period shall have had 3 or fewer placements, during the previous 36 calendar months of their current episode in custody. I.D.9 Measure Exclusions (modified in 2012): 2019 • Initial OHC placement in assessment Performance 2019 centers Standard Performance • Children in DMCPS custody and currently enrolled in the Wraparound Milwaukee >= 90% 89.2% program 3

§I.D.9 Placement Stability: Children who experience 3 or fewer placements* Semi-Annual, 2003 – CY 2019 100% 95% 90% Performance 90% 89.6% 86%*87% 88% 88% 87% 88% 88% 87% 86% 87% 87% 88% 88% 88.7% 85% 80% 81% 81% 82% 82% 78% 78% 79% 79% 75% 77% 71% 72% 73% 73% 74% 75% 76% 75% 73% 70% 71% 65% 60% * The formula for this performance standard was modified effective July 1, 2012. (See Slide 3) 4

§I.D.9 Placement Stability: Average Number of Children in Out-of-Home Care Semi-Annual, 2009 – 2019 2,600 2,400 2,391 2,228 2,277 2,292 2,275 2,200 2,273 2,209 2,180 2,132 2,161 2,197 2,204 2,135 2,086 2,128 2,082 2,112 2,000 2,030 2,000 1,944 1,985 1,800 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 5

§I.D.9 Placement Stability: Children in OHC who experience 4 or more placements By Age Group, 2019 250 216 214 213 213 207 205 205 204 199 198 196 200 192 59 66 63 66 54 58 58 62 49 53 50 49 150 66 53 53 59 58 51 60 56 51 56 57 58 100 59 60 54 62 53 59 53 53 60 59 59 52 50 17 20 20 19 20 19 16 17 19 21 21 21 20 17 17 18 17 16 16 16 14 11 11 11 0 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 6 0-2 yrs 3-4 yrs 5-11 yrs 12-15 yrs 16+ yrs total

Settlement Agreement Provisions no longer subject to enforcement CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 §I.B.2: ASFA - Children Reaching 15 of 22 Months 90% 88% 90% 82% 87% 89% 91% 91% 88% 97% 89% 83% * final performance standard >= 90% §I.B.3: ASFA - Children Beyond the 15 of 22 Months (cumulative total) 95% 95% 90% 91% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% * final performance standard >= 90% §I.B.4: Children in OHC for More Than 24 Months 18% 16% 14% 11% 12% 11% 11% 12% 14% 13% 12% 12% * final performance standard <=25% §I.B.6: Children Re-unified within 12 Months 64% 57% 61% 68% 65%* 70% 62% 58% 54% 58% 63% 49% * final performance standard >= 71% §I.B.7: Adoptions within 24 Months of Removal 38% 33% 37% 32% 34% 35% 34% 32% 33% 26% 33% 25% * final performance standard >= 30% §I.C.1: Maltreatment in OHC - Children in DMCPS Custody…Free of Substantiated Abuse or Neglect... 0.39% 0.40% 0.24% 0.22% 0.23% 0.15% 0.24% 0.15% 0.22% 0.18% 0.12% 0.23% * final performance standard <=0.60% ** DMCPS met the performance standard for two consecutive six-month periods 7 (July - December 2011 and January – June 2012), as required for release from provision.

Settlement Agreement: Provisions no longer subject to enforcement (Continued) CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 §I.C.2: Reports of Alleged Maltreatment to Children in OHC to Independent Investigation Agency within 3 95% 99% 98% 97% 99% 98% 98% 97% 97% 97% 99% 98% Days * final performance standard >= 90% §I.C.3: Assignment to an Independent Investigator within 3 Days of Receiving Referral 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 98% 99% 98% 99.5% 100% * final performance standard >= 90% §I.C.4: Determination of the Independent Investigation within 60 Days 100% 100% 100% 99% 98% 100% 97% 97% 94% 99% 100% 98% * final performance standard >= 90% §I.D.1-2: Ongoing Caseload Size (Average per Ongoing Case Manager) 11 11 10 9 8 9 9 8 8 8 8 9 * …caseloads not to exceed an average… of 11 families per case carrying manager per site ... (Average) §I.D.3: Face-to-Face Contact 92% 94% 96% 97% 98% 99% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% 98% * ...meets 90% compliance with monthly face-to-face contact. §I.D.7: Length of Stay in Assessment Centers 76% 78% 97% 100% 100% 100% 98% 98% 98% 99% 96% 95% * …placement in such centers follows applicable state law. 8

No Longer Enforceable: §I.B.6 Reunification Reunification Performance (Children who returned home to their families) Semi-Annual, 2005 – 2019 100% 90% 25% 26% 30% 28% 28% 32% 36% 39% 37% 29% 29% 31% 31% 34% 36% 34% 36% 80% 39% 41% 44% 42% 43% 42% 43% 42% 47% 43% 50% 50% 52% 70% 60% 50% 40% 75% 74% 70% 72% 72% 68% 64% 61% 63% 71% 71% 69% 69% 66% 64% 66% 64% 30% 61% 59% 56% 58% 57% 58% 57% 58% 53% 57% 50% 50% 48% 20% 10% 0% Within 12 months 12 or more months 9

No Longer Enforceable: §I.B.6 Reunification Total Number of Reunifications (Children who returned home to their families) Semi-Annual, 2005 – 2019 500 454 463 450 424 391 387 400 356 364 339 338 325 334 337 329 327 350 319 305 299 287 279 279 300 276 271 271 267 259 255 255 251 250 250 217 200 150 100 50 0 10

No Longer Enforceable: §I.C.1 Maltreatment in Out-of-Home Care Percent of Maltreatment in Out-of-Home Care, Annually 2005 – 2019 1.0% 0.93% 0.9% 0.81% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.40% 0.39% 0.4% 0.3% 0.24% 0.23% 0.22% 0.22% 0.24% 0.23% 0.15% 0.15% 0.18% 0.2% 0.15% 0.12% 0.1% 0.0% CY 2005 CY 2006 CY 2007 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 CY 2016 CY 2017 CY 2018 CY 2019 35 6 36 16 15 8 7 7 5 8 5 7 6 4 7 Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children Children 11

No Longer Enforceable: §I.D.1-2 Ongoing Caseload Size By Number of Cases (Grouping) January – December 2019 120 110 100 97 100 94 92 90 90 90 89 Number of Ongoing Case Managers 87 87 90 77 80 75 70 64 64 62 62 62 61 60 59 59 60 54 49 49 50 44 39 37 36 36 40 35 35 34 32 30 30 26 30 20 10 0 Jan-19 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 Jul-19 Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Carrying 1-6 Cases Carrying 7-12 Cases Carrying 13+ Cases 12

Settlement Agreement: No Longer Enforceable - Process Indicators and Outcomes CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY CY 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Family Assessments 66% 96% 90% 95% 91% 98% 85% 82% 89% 85% 85% 85% Initial Health Screens 62% 69% 89% 86% 88% 75% 71% 83% 88% 87% 93% 92% Placement Packets 88% 92% 97% 73% 77% 92% 92% 94% 94% 97% 90% 94% Annual Medical Exams 80% 91% 91% 95% 94% 94% 91% 89% 91% 93% 93% 93% Annual Dental Exams 68% 87% 87% 92% 86% 84% 76% 74% 79% 81% 83% 81% Initial Permanency Plans 82% 82% 85% 87% 80% 84% 70% 76% 86% 85% 85% 81% Annual & Administrative 85% 85% 95% 93% 93% 94% 93% 92% 92% 96% 95% 95% Permanency Plan Reviews Re-Entry Within 12 Months 8% 8% 10% 8% 9% 6% 6% 9% 7% 7% 7% 7% Ongoing Case Manager Turnover 35% 30% 25% 34% 25% 39% 34% 32% 29% 28% 33% 34% Children Per Caseload (12 Month Average) 20.9 20.2 17.1 15.7 14.2 13.6 15.5 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.4 14.2 BOLD font indicates that performance has improved compared to the previous review period. 13

Jeanine B. Settlement Agreement 2019 Annual Report For more information or copies of this presentation, please contact DCF’s Communications Director, Thomas McCarthy at: Thomas.McCarthy@Wisconsin.gov 14

Response – Plaintiff’s Counsel Eric Thompson, Children’s Rights, Inc. 15

Comments – Ongoing Agencies Dwayne Marks, SaintA Susanna Leggio , Children’s Wisconsin – Community Services 16

Comments – DMCPS DMCPS Administrator Charmian Klyve 17

Settlement Report Questions 18