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hi
I'm doctor Kyle Janek. I'm Judge John Specia and I'm Lisa Black.
We want to do everything in our power to ensure CPS is serving Texas children to
the fullest
we also want to be sure that CPS is a great place to work
so we hired Stephens Group to conduct a top-to-bottom review of how
CPS does business. Over the past few months we heard from CPS staff
from all over Texas to find out what we're doing well and what we can do better
I want to thank everyone for taking the time
and being brutally honest your insight will help us make CPS
even stronger this week the Stephen Group report will hit the streets
so we wanted to give you the highlights for so you up to speed
in a nutshell we have a remarkable group of committed people
who go the extra mile for some very vulnerable kids I was not at all
surprised to see your level of commitment your dedication to children
and your devotion to each other I was also proud to see your honest opinions
on how we can get better
you also very honest about where we have room for improvement
like the way we develop supervisors and ways to improve
our policies that protect children a big part of that with placing a strong
emphasis
are real-life training and mentoring most value describe the barriers
to spending time with children and their families which is the most important
news and your time
so our next up together is to take the concept on paper and put them into
practice
Stephen group report provides a roadmap to that destination
fortunately we have a lot resources to get us there including a talented pool
caseworkers and a strong culture
doing whatever it takes to protect children CPS also has its priorities
or sharp focus more chain CPS will continue to be about child safety
working better community collaborations creating a more stable workforce
and deliberately grooming leadership throughout the program now we can
address some of these recommendations quickly
in our own that includes hitting the pause button on some initiatives that
don't directly feed our core mission
protecting children however some recommendations will require legislation
to move forward
fortunately our legislators on board with the report and the changes we need
to make this work often
we can move aggressively to make changes that will make CPS a better place to
work and make children safer
bottom line is this: top we listened
and positive changes on the way we're building a bridge to a brighter future
we just need you to stick with us on this journey so that we can succeed
together
I it's been most in my life its part in CP ft
and I know that you have what it takes to improve our program in the in
it's about the families and children with their you know that
I know that and that will never change you need to know
we appreciate you we respect you and we need you to be a part of my journey
together we're going to turn a good program into a great program that makes
you proud and most importantly
protect the children have taxes there is no better golden
together we're going to get there let's get rolling