Q&A
Council member questions ACS oversight and evaluation of Family Enrichment Centers
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Councilmember Althea V. Stevens inquires about ACS oversight, observations, and evaluations of Family Enrichment Centers (FECs). Deputy Commissioner Liz Wolkomir provides information on ACS staff visits and reporting procedures.
- ACS program management staff visit FECs regularly
- Visits occur approximately 1 to 3 times a month per FEC
- Regular reporting is collected, with ongoing efforts to improve the process
- Exact details of the evaluation process are not fully articulated in the response
Althea V. Stevens
0:25:47
Do you guys go out and do observations of the the FECs and and get feedback?
0:25:51
And, like, do you guys because I know, like, sometimes people go out and look at them.
0:25:54
Do you guys do that as well?
Liz Wolkomir
0:25:55
We do.
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Our program management staff is on-site very regularly at each of the family enrichment centers.
0:25:59
So how regularly?
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What
UNKNOWN
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does that look like?
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Is there an evaluation?
Althea V. Stevens
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Do they are they
UNKNOWN
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doing an evaluation?
Althea V. Stevens
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Do they do a write up?
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What does that look like?
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We get we get regular reporting.
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We're in the process of really, like, reforming
Liz Wolkomir
0:26:06
and amplifying that as our I I can't say with confidence the exact amount
UNKNOWN
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of times that, program
UNKNOWN
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staff are out, but they are probably at
Liz Wolkomir
0:26:14
each family enrichment center 1 to 3 times a month, I would say.
