The Oklahoma Pinnacle Plan
An Improvement Plan for Child Welfare Services
OKDHS settled a class action, civil rights lawsuit against its foster care system by agreeing to make improvements in targeted areas of the state’s Child Welfare system. As part of this settlement agreement OKDHS is developing an improvement plan, called the Oklahoma Pinnacle Plan, which will guide the agency in the years ahead as it works to make improvements in the way it cares for children in foster care.
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| Pinnacle Plan: Year 1 - Quarter 3 |
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Executive Summary - April 20, 2013 (.pdf, 2 pp, 129 KB)
- Point 1 (.pdf, 8 pp, 190 KB)
- Point 2 (.pdf, 2 pp, 100 KB)
- Point 3 (.pdf, 13 pp, 198 KB)
- Point 4 (.pdf, 6 pp, 156 KB)
- Point 5 (.pdf, 2 pp, 111 KB)
- Point 6 (.pdf, 3 pp, 110 KB)
- Point 7 (.pdf, 6 pp, 175 KB)
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| Pinnacle Plan: Year 1 - Quarter 2 |
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Executive Summary - Jan. 16, 2013 (.pdf, 2 pp, 393 KB)
- Point 1 (.pdf, 15 pp, 459 KB)
- Point 2 (.pdf, 2 pp, 298 KB)
- Point 3 (.pdf, 7 pp, 415 KB)
- Point 4 (.pdf, 5 pp, 432 KB)
- Point 5 (.pdf, 2 pp, 298 KB)
- Point 6 (.pdf, 3 pp, 304 KB)
- Point 7 (.pdf, 6 pp, 333 KB)
>> View past Executive Summaries and
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As part of the settlement agreement, three out-of-state child welfare experts were named to oversee the development of the child welfare improvement plan and its implementation. These experts are called “co-neutrals”. Select their names below to read more about them.
Statement from Co-Neutrals - July 25, 2012 (.pdf, 2 pp, 233 KB)
Contact Information
We welcome your feedback throughout this process. If you would like to provide suggestions or feedback for consideration, please email us or call the Director's Hotline at 1-877-751-2972.
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Other Resources
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This video documents the summits held in February 2012 with OKDHS child welfare staff. The summits were held to solicit recommendations for the child welfare improvement plan. |
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- Compromise and Settlement Agreement (.pdf, 15 pp, 38 KB)
- For the Welfare of Children - Lessons Learned from Class Action Litigation (Jan. 2012) (Link opens in new window)
- Foster Care policy
- Foster Care publications
- OKDHS Child Welfare Assessment Recommendations (.pdf, 44 pp, 449 KB)
- OKDHS statistics
- Oklahoma Foster Care Interest Form
- Process Map - Becoming a Foster Parent (.pdf, 1 pp, 166 KB)
- Publication 11-17 - Answering Oklahoma's Call - A Bridge Resource Family Guide (.pdf, 32 pp, 1.8 MB)
- Publication 11-17 SV - Contestando a la Llamada de Oklahoma Una Guía de Juntos Construyendo Puentes (.pdf, 32 pp, 1.8 MB)
- Summary of Child Welfare Assessment Recommendations (.pdf, 17 pp, 449 KB)
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