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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.

0:25:56

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

0:26:01

does that look like?

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Is there an evaluation?

Althea V. Stevens

0:26:01

Do they are they

UNKNOWN

0:26:02

doing an evaluation?

Althea V. Stevens

0:26:02

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.

0:26:05

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

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each family enrichment center 1 to 3 times a month, I would say.

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