In Support of Reauthorization of Court Improvement Program

o Courts should adopt court performance measures to ensure that they can track cases, to increase accountability, and to inform decisions about the allocation of court resources; and o Incentives and requirements should be established for effective collaboration between courts and child welfare agencies on behalf of children in foster care; and o Children and parents should have a strong voice in court and effective representation by trained attorneys and volunteer advocates; and o Chief justices and other state court leaders should lead efforts to structure courts to better serve children, to provide training for judges, and to promote more effective standards for dependency courts, judges, and attorneys; and