Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association
                                                                                      
                                                                                                            Quarterly Membership Meeting

                                                                                          February 15, 16, 2006 rev 7/27/2006

                                                                                                                                         Hood River Inn, Hood River Oregon

 

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Tim Loewen, President

Yamhill County

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Dave Koch, Pres.-Elect

Multnomah County

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Doug Poppen, Past Pres.

Clackamas County

 

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Debbie Patterson, Sec.-Treasurer

Crook County
 

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Robyn Severson

Baker County

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Al Krug
Benton County

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Georgia Gates

Clatsop County

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Stan Mendenhall

Columbia County

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Janet Evans

Coos County

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Ken Dukek

Curry County

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Jenny Chocole

Deschutes County

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Christina McMahan

Douglas County

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Vicki Winters

Gilliam County

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Ken Boethin

Grant County

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John Copenhaver

Harney County

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Donita Huskey-Wilson

Hood River County

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Danny Jordan

Jackson County

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Jeff Lictenberg

Jefferson County

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Marie Hill

Josephine County

 

Glen Vest

Klamath County

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Eric Shpilman

Lake County

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Lisa Smith

Lane County

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Alan Peterson

Lincoln County

o

Steve Dye

Linn County

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Linda Cummings

Malheur County

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Faye Fagel

Marion County

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Carolyn Holt

Morrow County

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Joanne Fuller

Multnomah County

o

Trish Reding

Polk County

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Amber Ament

Sherman County

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Dan Krein

Tillamook

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Chuck Logan-Belford

Umatilla County

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Jim Brougham

Union County

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John Lawrence

Wallowa County

 

Molly Rogers

Wasco County

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Joe Christy

Washington County

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Lisa Helms
Wheeler County

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Carl Erickson
Jackson County

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Janine Wilson

Jackson County

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Joe Ferguson – Detention Rep.

Jackson Co. Detention Manager

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Ken Armstrong
OJDDA Lobbyist

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Joe Van Meter

OJDDA Training Consultant

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Lynda Hughes

OJDDA Executive Assistant

o

Jeff Milligan

CEOJJC Consultant

o

 

 

Also Attending:  Jeremy Kingsbury, (Columbia County), Chuck Sybrandt (Marion County), Caroline Holt, Paul Snyder (AOC), Vicky

 

 

n   Greetings and

Agenda

minutes accepted

Tim Loewen

n       Training

n       Conference

 Joe VM

The training committee is working on leadership training for supervisors for facility and field.  It will be generic enough to fit into each county.

Training Data base (Tim L) works with OYA and Counties to come up with labels and topic areas.  Joe VM will be entering the data in for the counties.  This will be for every JJIS user and add non-JJIS user to collect training data.   We are closer to be able to use this.  We will be able to go back and enter training into this system.

Trainings will be specific to each county.  The trainings need to be within the parameters of the labels in the system to fit.

Conference committee has met three times.  It will be at Resort of the Mt in Welches.  All presenters have been chosen and they are contacting for and getting contracts in place.  Joe VM is still working on the golf pro.  There is not a definite theme this year.  The committee is planning on a number of tracts: Leadership, Detention, Chemical Dependency, & Family and Chemical Dependency.

Action – The committee is continuing to meet to work on the conference.  The next meeting is March 1

n       Budget

Debbie

Debbie reported that the budget is right on track. We will have an audit in May and the cost is $4,000.  A handout of the budget was presented to all in attendance.

Action – Audit in May

n       Legislative

Ken Armstrong

Dave Koch

OYA Legislative Concepts are due next week.   We need to develop work groups for the four principal areas.  If we have concepts to add they need to be done soon.  Juvenile Code work group will go to Law Commission and then to Legislative Track Committee.  OYA concept will go through Bob and then to the Governor’s office.  We have some connection with AOC.  Tim had stated the importance of getting AOC involved.  Mostly for bed space and community involvement.  What statewide county involvement do we need?  The issue would always go through public safety committee.  That meeting isn’t meeting until April.  If there is a need before then we will have to call a special meeting.  The need for communication and funding issues in this area is becoming a viable issue.

Karen Andall stated they need to have all their funding issues in soon.  If we have concepts we want to move forward with, we need it to DAST by April, or go through the Public Safety Committee.  We have several routes and we have to decide on the policy side of OYA.  If we don’t do it soon we will be on our own and not have OYA with us.    We have more control when it is our bill and not connected to a politician. There is SP1145 with OYA safety.  We need to first advance at the AOC meeting re: funding loses.  It would be good if we could get a Senate Bill similar to 1145.  With this kind of a bill we could work to keep the Juvenile Justice system strong and go through the right routes.  

The Senate Bill 267 report is going to the E Board.  The framework will be affected by the budgets going out.  We need to spend 25% on evidence-based practice. Hardy Meyer’s office is doing a dependency survey.  That is the genesis of the survey to find out how the juvenile departments are connected to the dependency issues.

Ken thinks there is overlapping of issues in court.  Federal legislation spends up fast tracks a higher role for DHS that is represented by Attorney Generals office.  There is a push for the DA to be more involved in dependency cases.  There is concern for cases as to who is representing the youth.  There may be some money available if the counties with the most urgent needs will come forward and request money.  The requests would be to the E Board.  There is a whole bunch of stuff and we need more information and what the survey results show.  We need to know where the greatest need is.  When we get that we can do some direction for the 07/09 budget.

DA’s and DHS will get monies. Yamhill opted out and so did Columbia to do dependencies.  Some DA’s have stopped doing dependences because of staffing.  The assistants DA’s have been dealing with the dependences.  The counties can do it for half of what it costs to utilize staff from other counties.

We need clarification to what the OYA commitment means.  There are 36 counties and there need to be common language.  Dave is coming to the Friday meeting to work on that.  If the agreement, the language will go to the Juvenile Law Commission and then back to the counties.  It needs to state the duration of commitment.  Karen will be working with the committee to see if that is statute or juvenile justice language.

Dave Koch said NATO has proposed coming together for adult and juvenile best practice work.  There will be a meeting in November & December.  Give ideas to Dave K or Tim.  If anyone is interested in sitting in on that group. During the last sessions when new bills were presented re: Sex Offenders.  Language was a concern if they were for both adult and juveniles.  There are summaries of language being presented.  These laws were to have them for juveniles.  They are being interpreted differently than intended. The information in the ORS wasn’t’ clear so clarification is needed. Ken had talking with the legislators said they would make it clear and then did not. Sen. Brown is examining some of these bills.  She felt it should go back to Hardy Meyers group.  Our association needs to stay involved in this issue.

Action -

Ken, Dave take on the task of working on wording of the bills.

 

The Juvenile Code work group will be meeting Friday.  Molly, Kristina, Dave & Tim are on this group. 

 

n       Juvenile Summit Follow-up Committee Reports

 

Tim

 Lisa, MH.  Talked about consciences on wording in the survey to be implemented and given to county MH professionals.

 

Chuck met with Doug with survey to go out and they will be meeting in March again to get more information to set up a profile.  They don’t have a real clear picture and where the gaps are.  They are sending out a real simple survey regarding Sex Offenders in each county.  Please respond right away.

 

Tim stated we need to make sure we have input that affects the OYA budget.  The committees will give direction and recommendation that will take policy and legislative changes.  We hope to have greater amount of affect on decisions.

Action- have evaluation report ready for April Board meeting

Respond to surveys on Sex Offenders quickly

 

n       Restitution & Com Service Reports

Joe Christy

 We need to develop and expand some of our groups for data on recidivisms and other areas of concern.  This gives the legislature and the community what is really going on with the juvenile departments.

Looking at our own work plan and see what new direction we will go with the new piece.  We need the Risk group to come to meet with the Data and Evaluation group so they don’t duplicate services.

Action- Have reports ready at April Board meeting

n       Data &Evaluation Committee

 

Joe Christy

There was a handout on the Data and Evaluation Reports.

They are looking at high restitution orders.  The ones over $10,000 are 14 out of 1500 orders. These accounted for 1/3 of all restitution ordered.  They will pull those 14 out of the general evaluation and then report them separate.  That will give a more accurate report.  

In the purple evaluation there are three questions that the committee wants looked at the data to make sure they are correct.  The reports to 223 and 223A.  The orders are so large; the committee wants to make sure the data is correct.  There are instructions if help is needed.

On the conditions that were ordered under $10,000 there are questions that need to be answered.  They want to do further analysis on these and want to make sure the data is correct.  These are all court ordered cases in the purple packet.  The ones that are marked as incomplete or are they money judgments.  The law has changed now for pieces of restitution that was ordered before the law came into affect.

Some counties don’t have the ability to do money judgments.  These may show as incomplete.  These are done in Circuit Court.  There are four counties: Morrow, Sherman, Wheeler, & Gilliam. 

Action – To correct data so there is clear understanding in the completed product.

If any data is not in the report let Christina or Joe C know

If you need help in Cgate Seagate call the help desk

 

n       AG’s Restitution Reform Task Force

Christina

She received an email from Connie Gallagher, Crimes Victim Assistance of Oregon Dept of Justice.  Part of AG’s restitution reform task force regarding what sorts of programs we have to get money back from kids.  What are the better models to do this? They want a cohesive model for a statewide basis.

Action – Sending out email re: models of restitution and she will bring back results to next meeting.

n       Kojo & Leo Ni Leo Programs

Rhybon Mayfield

Jo Gates

Showcasing residential programs.  OYA & DHS are fee for service. - The Village – Koyo Program with Leo Ni Leo

They have a collaboration of programs and shared and example of this collaboration. A youth recently died whose brother was in the program and the youth had been in the program.  All three program identified came together to helped the youth, youth’s family, and staff.  They shared the different components of the program.  They do have a brochure that can be made available.

 Action – Information available through their program

n       Sex  Offender

Grant Mgmt Recommendations

Chuck

 

The committee had sent out a survey and questionnaire.  They have put the results together and analyzed that information. The results are also in the document that will be sent out.

 Ideas are coming out to the statewide committee.  They are identifying problems and goals to make policy and legislative changes regarding these areas.

The committee is encouraging line staff to come to the table to help come up with policies and directive for administrators to move forward on.  They want this to be a document that will be used and not die.  The joint judiciary committee met regarding adult and juvenile sex offenders.  This was the first step of taking the working that has been done and having it heard from House and Senate

There was a lot of discussion on registration the youth Sex Offenders and Victim rights and notifications.   Dave K wanted to know if they have a sub-committee of treatment providers with probation and parole involved to draft and take to legislative to propose a licensing and certification of sex offender treatment providers.  They are modeling their recommendations from Washington and Colorado.  There are very specific criteria. (ATSA)Multnomah staff has been working on this committee.  It looks like it is ready to go to legislative session. 

Action -  Involve line staff in process of changes via the questionnaire.

 

Chuck to get minutes from taskforce to Tim and Tim will send out the committee recommendations  

 

 

n       MAYSI-2 A Screening Tool

Lisa Smith

 

This is being considered by the Policy Institute of Oregon.  We are looking at how this will affect our system.

The MAYSI-2 is used by 35 states. Lisa is already piloting the MAYSI-2 in her detention Intake. This tool can be done by hand or in the computer.  It takes about 10 minutes.  It is easily scored.  The computer scores it for you.  The paper version doesn’t take long at all.  It has a standard version.  The computer version is about $500.  It covers alcohol, thought disturbance, anger, & suicidal issues. OYA uses this and some of the juvenile departments are using it also.  March 1 the committee will make a proposal for the counties to adapt this screening tool.

In JJIS HIPPA related issues can’t be documented in the system.  This kind of screening can be placed in JJIS.  This will help with the reporting on the kids in the departments that can be quickly given. While parents fill out facesheet the youth does the screen and they have the information during the Intake to discuss with youth and parent. They have a web site to see the Spanish version.

The MASY-2 is $60 for the notebook.  They ask you to register with them.  The new version of computer it is $130.  You get technical assistance during the grant time.  This will give training to all staff and to have a resource.  The tool has not been validated in the dependency system.

Action –  Continue to pursue using the MAYSI-2 in our Juvenile Departments.

 

Lisa is piloting the MAYSI-2 in her department.

n       OYA Assessments

          A&E

Coalition of Residential Providers is concerned about the monies and what they will get from the assessment.  There is A&E or stabilization program.  The Psychological services get done from other monies from OYA’s general fund and it is ok’d case by case basis. Some counties are already doing some of these services and will look at whether it will be eastern/central or statewide. So far they have 25 beds.  Some are designated for females.

Action – Pursue the value of assessments vs. the cost.

n       Detention Manager’s Report

Jeff Justesen

 

 

Detention managers met in Multnomah County - NorCor has the juvenile facility and the jail

Jeff is now chairing the Detention Managers Group

They focused on training.  They are looking at the training academy and see if they need any changes to improve.  

Action - Jeff will send out the trainings he has done with his staff.

 

 

 

 

Meeting adjourned at 4:30 pm

OJDDA Quarterly Member Meeting

K Falls May 10 & 11

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Oregon Juvenile Department Directors Association
                                                                                                                         
                                                                         Quarterly Membership Meeting

                                                                                                                                                                                      February 15, 16, 2006

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Hood River Inn, Hood River Oregon

 

þ

Tim Loewen, President

Yamhill County

þ

Dave Koch, Pres.-Elect

Multnomah County

þ

Doug Poppen, Past Pres.

Clackamas County

 

þ

Debbie Patterson, Sec.-Treasurer

Crook County
 

o

 

Robyn Severson

Baker County

o

Al Krug
Benton County

þ

Georgia Gates

Clatsop County

þ

Stan Mendenhall

Columbia County

þ

Janet Evans

Coos County

 þ

Ken Dukek

Curry County

o

Jenny Chocole

Deschutes County

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Christina McMahan

Douglas County

þ

Vicki Winters

Gilliam County

þ

Ken Boethin

Grant County

o

John Copenhaver

Harney County

þ

Donita Huskey-Wilson

Hood River County

þ

Danny Jordan

Jackson County

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Jeff Lictenberg

Jefferson County

o

Marie Hill

Josephine County

 

Glen Vest

Klamath County

o

Eric Shpilman

Lake County

þ

Lisa Smith

Lane County

o

Alan Peterson

Lincoln County

o

Steve Dye

Linn County

o

Linda Cummings

Malheur County

o

Faye Fagel

Marion County

þ

Carolyn Holt

Morrow County

o

Joanne Fuller

Multnomah County

o

Trish Reding

Polk County

o

Amber Ament

Sherman County

þ

Dan Krein

Tillamook

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Chuck Logan-Belford

Umatilla County

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Jim Brougham

Union County

o

John Lawrence

Wallowa County

 

Molly Rogers

Wasco County

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Joe Christy

Washington County

o

Lisa Helms
Wheeler County

o

Carl Erickson
Jackson County

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Janine Wilson

Jackson County

o

Joe Ferguson – Detention Rep.

Jackson Co. Detention Manager

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Ken Armstrong
OJDDA Lobbyist

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Joe Van Meter

OJDDA Training Consultant

þ

Lynda Hughes

OJDDA Executive Assistant

o

Jeff Milligan

CEOJJC Consultant

o

 

 

Also Attending:  Jeremy Kingsbury, (Columbia County), Chuck Sybrandt (Marion County),Caroline Holt, Paul Snyder (AOC), Vicky

Review Agenda and Minutes

·          Greeting and role call 

 Tim Loewen

n       JJIS

Recidivism Report

 

 

Jill & Cherie

 

Goal that you will understand the numbers that come back from 2004

There are some 10 year trends, Recidivism. Indicators, Variety of ways to run reports from JJIS, Set of data extracts available for those w/analytical capabilities

There are four variable and five buckets  :

The four variables are: 1.What constitutes the referral, 2. Who are the group of kids – Youth that receive criminal referral – felony of misdemeanor, 3. When you start tracking – from date of first referral date not date of offense to provide stability.  Especially for sex offenders who’s offenses can go back years. (There were concerns if the repeated referrals on sex offenders continue to be from past years), & 4. Did they get another referral – Look for 12 months -How long to you follow. Pre JJIS a committee assigned to identify the indicators

 Dept of Corrections is:  1. Offender paroled for supervision the first time during calendar year, 2. Used parole date, 3. Had to be convicted of felony that required supervision, & 4. They looked for every six months

For Juvenile Justice they looked at two populations: 1. Probation commitments and those who went to facilities, 2. Looked at first parole, Tracked from parole, & 4. Adjudication of felony for supervision or showed up in DOC for supervision. 

Probation commitments: 1. Date of commitment, 2. Adjudicated felony or convicted showed up on DOC, & 3. When you compare numbers you need to look

The Missouri equivalent is what is followed by OYA

The earlier years the data came from the JDIS and other systems.  In about 2000 most counties were on JJIS. Multnomah and Deschutes sent in their own data.

The general population is going up but the referrals on adjudicated crimes are going down.  The focus is on the really hard kids and we continue to need resources for them.  The time frame is artificial if a youth recidivates right after that, so the longer the time frame the more accurate the data.

There a number of options of getting data from JJIS, The Web page have info on all of this or call help desk.

The individual departments can’t run all of these now but JJIS staff can do it for you. There is a very quick turnaround.

Action – Continue to run reports and work on updating and refining the reports that are and will be available to individual counties.

n       JJIS Extracts Menu

Jill & Cherie

They are extracting data from JJIS to be made available to those who aren’t using JJIS on a regular basis, again check the web page or help desk.

Excel is a simple program that can be used to access data if JJIS is not available.

Action – Each county can use JJIS or Excel

n       JIS Transition Point Policy

Jill & Cherie

Passed out newly approved policy in response to requests for additional guidance when youth are being passed from county to county or youth is being closed.

This is to assist for year end data collection.

Action – continue to assist departments

n       JJIS Facilitated Forum

Dave

It is becoming more and more important to have good data.

People need to continue to send info to give direction has to type of data that you receive.

Action - at March 15 meeting to work on these issues.

n       Federal Minority Overrepresentation Reports

Lana        

 

Juvenile Crime Prevention under OYA

Oregon is the only state with the kind of statewide system as JJIS.

 The federal agency requires overrepresentation data.  This is opportunity for the counties to check how data is entered into JJIS and how it affects the outcomes. The issue of “unknown” for ethnicity and race affects the data because they are considered minority youth.

Re: measure 11 cases are not included in this data. Automatic transfers because they went right to detention.  The disposition will identify these youth. There is also a need to show the types of offenses and the comparisons within those offenses of minorities. The steering committee is available to come to meetings to clarify issues that come up.  In November they are meeting to focus on issues that have come up. 

At the federal level they are asking for a sample of the counties. Multnomah, Marion, Lane, Jefferson, Malheur, & Hood River are the six counties that are being reported on.

Action – Continue to work on statewide system and encourage feedback

n       OYA

 Field Resource Update

Robin, Bob, Karen

 OYA is going to open a Federal Office in Washington DC for county, municipal and state agencies.  Potential funding stream changes is potentially devastating to OYA and other agencies.  There could be a $27, 000,000 reductions for OYA.  We would need to get new funding or close facilities.  Federal funding for school.  This is for 2007 budget

Transferability of hiring information within juvenile justice systems needs to be examined. The one area that can be accessed right now is protocols with DHS can be accessed for free to inform agencies if there is an ongoing investigation on an employee.  The agency can make a decision on how to protect the staff and also youth.  These protocols aren’t in place for contract providers. 

 The tents at MacLaren are failing and there is a need to move youth to areas where there are openings in other counties in the state. The last session Oak Creek was taken back off.  There is now interest to open it again.  

Field Supervision – reviewed and looking at resources to meet the needs at the local level.  There needs to be more meetings with the juvenile departments and not OYA doing their own thing.  This is looking at using the staff we have and not the need for more funding.

Action- Set up office in Washington DC for OYA

 

 

 

 

 

n       B 267 Implementation in county programs

 

Karen

Basic Individualized services regarding Multnomah Gangs

It passed that requires state agencies to use evidenced base practices.  The agencies have seven years to fulfill the requirements. They started with fostercare and next are the contract agencies that the juvenile departments use.

OYA is asking the departments to fill out a form on the computer that they are providing regarding evidenced based practices. Next step is how to do the assessments.  They use CPC and they will need to determine whether to continue use CPC.  Some of these agencies may already have been assessed.

The rural counties look at “best practices” differently because they are so expensive.  The rural counties need to be able to access elements to meet their needs.  The words are “services or components” and out of that you determine which ones are affected and which isn’t.  At the end it is looking at individual programs and if they are using “best practices” guidelines.

 At each stage there needs to be evaluating to see how the effects are on the programs. Only 60% of the program needs to be evidenced base to passed the requirements (CDC)

Action – Keep dialogue with County Directors that are involved in the process of implementing SB 267.

 

n       OYA Budget & Legislative Update

Lana

They need concepts in by April 3rd.  There is a proposed format to follow.  Take these to your legislative committee of your concepts are not being met through OYA, there are other agencies that you can pursue.

Action- Get concepts to committee by April 3

n       Interstate Compact

Robin

 

OYA has spent a fair amount of time to figure out how Interstate Compact works.’ The tracking of youth has not been happening. There is a place in JJIS to tract this. There needs to be consistent practices in this area.

There are now reports for youth being sent out of county.  The new information will add youth received and the crime involved.

Home Study & Quarterly reports placed in JJIS

Action -  continue to work on improving the process and tracking of Interstate Compact

n       Additional Services  

Robin

 

Intended to serve probation at the beginning of intake to prepare for placement back in the community.

Skill building services – mentoring, coaching.  There will be an application conference in Portland and Salem. There can be video connection to watch these meetings. There can be video connection to watch these meetings.

Action – Creative ways to bring services to smaller areas

Next Meeting

Adjourned at 12:00 pm

Youth Safety Recommendations & Implementation & OYA Strategic Plan are held over to the next meeting

 

 Membership meeting

March

 

 

OJDDA Quarterly Member Meeting

K Falls May 10 & 11