The Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) Office is requesting county staff to participate as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the Release 9.6 Business Needs Analysis (BNAs) meetings and Joint Application Design (JAD) to give feedback on issues. SMEs will participate in Release 9.6 activities, tentatively scheduled to GO LIVE in June 2025.
R9.6 BNAs will be held in mid-July. SMEs will receive an Outlook invitation once all responses are received.
R9.6 JAD has not yet been scheduled, but SMEs will receive an Outlook invitation once a date is selected.
System Change Requests (SCRs) include:
The five (5) SCRs listed below are newly proposed for Release 9.6
- SCR 8982 – Add Missing Name for Placement Homes (Data Quality) (Prioritized #1) - Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
- SCR 8983 – Adding Missing Name for Non-Foster Case Facility (Data Quality) (Prioritized #2) - Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
- SCR 8999 – Update Client Dates out-of-range for CARES (Data Quality) (Prioritized #3) - Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
- SCR 8985 – Make Name Mandatory for Non-Foster Care Facility (Data Quality) (Prioritized #4) - Application Support Contact: Nora O’Hara
- SCR 8989 – Cleanup Outdated Home Studies (Data Quality) (Prioritized #5) – Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
- SCR 8843 – Transfer Enrollment between DOE Schools (Data Quality) (Prioritized #6) – Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
- SCR 8967 – Duplicate Hearing Notebook (Data Quality) (Prioritized #7): Application Support Contact: Nora O’Hara
- SCR 8972 – ACL 22-95 ICWA Mandatory Fields (Data Quality) (Prioritized #8): Application Support Contact: Kim Carpenter
- SCR 8973 – ACL 22-95 ICWA Reminder (Data Quality) (Prioritized #9): Application Support Contact: Gina Blakemore
- SCR 8943 – Expand Merge History Log (Data Quality) (Prioritized #10): Application Support Contact: Kim Carpenter
- SCR 8853 – Validate & Cleanse Collateral Demographic Data (Data Quality) (Prioritized #11) – Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
- SCR 8852 – Validate & Cleanse Reporter Demographic Data (Data Quality (Prioritized #12) – Application Support Contact: James Sidebotham
Those who volunteer are welcome to register for one or more SCRs. Participants will work with other County and State SMEs as well as vendor support staff. We seek a diverse group of participants from large, medium, and small counties. The CWDS Office will work with SMEs to determine the details of participation. If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact OSI CWDS Application Support via email @ CWS_AppSupport@osi.ca.gov.
Action Required
Staff should submit a Release 9.6 SME Online Registration Form (see link below) for each potential SME.
Link: R9.6 Subject Matter Expert Online Registration Form
The forms should be submitted no later than July 12, 2024.