Key Terms and Definitions
Baseline: Static measures reflecting a current state at a point in time before an intervention is tested.
ACRONYMS
Foster America (FA) Kentucky (KY) Kentucky Department for Community Based Services (KY DCBS) New Allies (NA) Proof Point (PP) State Jurisdiction (SJ)
Baseline Measures: ➔ Lag measures: Long-term metrics, which typically require extended periods to reflect change. ➔ Lead measures: Metrics tracking short-term activities that indicate progress toward achieving the identified lag measures.
Baseline Report: Initial report that assesses the lag and lead measures. Provides a point-in-time snapshot of the jurisdiction’s current state at the start of the engagement.
Engagement: Collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating the effectiveness of interventions in a specific child welfare state jurisdiction over a three-year period while maintaining ongoing communication with child welfare leadership and data teams to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with state objectives.
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