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Watch this video message to pilot participants from Acting Director, DHS, Erinn Kelley-Siel.

The OR-Kids pilot starts

April 19 in district 4 (Linn

branch, Benton screening)

and in some central office

units. A central office kick-

off event was held April 14,

and in Albany April 18.

Project sponsors

commented that the start of

pilot is emotional because

of the years of hard work

and planning that have

gotten us to this day. Here’s

a paraphrased compilation

of some remarks (look for a

“car talk” theme!) see page 2

OR-Kids Project Newsletter April 19, 2011 I Volume IV, Edition 4

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

Children, Adults and Families Division (CAF)

OR-Kids Project DHS/OIS-CAF Debra Herrli, Project Manager DHS Staff Tools - Child Welfare – OR-Kids

ORKids@dhs.state.or.us Janel Pettit, Editor

OR-Kids Pilot AD Message Definition PILOT

OR-Kids Pilot Starts April 19, 2011

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OR-Kids Sr. Project Manager, Debra Herrli addresses central office pilot participants.

Above: pilot kick-off event for central office.

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From front page

You’ll see things that work well, and some things that are a little clunky. You may wonder “’what were they thinking!” “They” is “we” (looking over audience of many design and UAT business partners). You deserve the best we can do – stay true to safety model – it drives us to excellence. That’s what we were thinking.

As you find something that doesn’t work, don’t think of it as a problem, but rather, that’s interesting. Like an OSM board game. It’s not the end of your effort. Investigate. At the end of 30 days, you can feel proud when OR-Kids rolls out later statewide.

Child welfare culture is ours. We own that. OR-Kids won’t hurt or help. Know that at the moment of pilot, you become ambassadors for OR-Kids. A positive outlook improves the chances of success, for pilot, and for the state.

When I was a kid my dad bought a new car and the driver’s manual said to follow a break-in period, but when we got in for a drive, my dad got it going and put the pedal down. I asked him why and he said “If it’s going to break, wouldn’t you want it to break during warranty?”

We’re ready to bring OR-Kids to you in pilot, but we don’t know how it’ll run until we put gas in it and turn the key. In pilot, put your foot down and try to break OR-Kids. Then we can get the technicians under the hood to fix it for statewide.

“I actually drive a hybrid so we’re going to ‘plug in’ OR-Kids.”

The Definition of Pilot (According to the OR-Kids Dictionary) By CGI Project Manager, Kelly Blackman

= Prepare, Practice, Process Validation

= Investigate, Inquire, Imagine

= Learn, Live-it, Log Concerns

= Opportunity, Organize, Operational

= Thank you! For all the collaborative work done to-date and for the important work we are about to embark in TOGETHER

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OR-Kids Business Analyst, Ashley Beatty answers questions for pilot participants in Albany.