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4. Performance -Based Contracting Implementation <br />DCYF is strategically implementing quality and outcome performance measures in contracts that <br />provide services to children and families as required by House Bill 1661. The purpose of this change is <br />to help achieve DCYF's long-term outcome goals, with a focus on building partnerships, using data to <br />learn and improve, and advancing racial equity. <br />a. DCYF Outcome Goals supported by Juvenile Courts' EBPs include: <br />(1) Parents and caregivers are supported to meet the needs of children and youth; <br />(2) Youth school engagement; <br />(3) High school graduation; and <br />(4) Youth mental/behavioral health. <br />b. Quality Measures <br />The quality measures below only apply to Juvenile Court EBPs, which are described in Exhibit B: <br />Statement of Work - Juvenile Block Grant. The Contractor shall participate in ongoing reporting, <br />monitoring, and discussion with DCYF for the following quality measures (Program Starts): <br />Program Starts <br />Goal <br />Youth access needed Evidence -Based Programs (EBPs) <br />Metric <br />Number of youth who start an EBP <br />Target <br />100% of youth identified in contractor's application to start an EBP <br />Reporting <br />Contractors will continue to report program starts in PACT (See Section 2.b & c) <br />Requirement <br />Performance <br />N/A; informational only. DCYF will collect baseline data during the contract <br />Management <br />period to validate the target and identify a performance management tool the <br />following contract period. <br />Continuous <br />DCYF will support continuous improvement by establishing a performance <br />Improvement <br />feedback loop to share and review performance data with contractors at least <br />annually. <br />5. Consideration <br />a. The maximum consideration for this agreement is identified in the "County Juvenile Court Pass <br />through Distribution SFY 2022/23", hereby incorporated by reference. <br />A revenue sharing process shall be made available during the latter part of the fiscal year for all <br />counties participating in the Block Grant, provided funding is available or unless otherwise agreed <br />upon by the JR and the Juvenile Court Administrators. <br />The full list of priorities for revenue sharing will be provided by the JR and developed in <br />Department of Children, Youth, and Families <br />2072CS County Consolidated Program Agreement 6-20-2019 <br />