Nevada Judiciary

COURT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MISSION, PURPOSE, AND GOAL STATEMENT:

"The Court Improvement Program is a multidisciplinary project which seeks improvement of interrelated systems that serve children and families who enter the child welfare system.  The program operates through team-oriented court and agency initiatives.  The goal of the CIP is to make the systems more effective.”

The Court Improvement Program (CIP) was placed under the auspices of the Administrative Office of the Court in 1995 and is overseen by the multi-disciplinary CIP Select Committee chaired by Justice Nancy M. Saitta.  CIP enables the courts and agencies involved in the child welfare system to develop systemic, statewide changes, to significantly improve the handling of child welfare cases while ensuring compliance with state and federal laws regarding child dependency and child welfare matters.  The Committee oversees the application for and distribution of federal grant funds, sets minimum standards for program and funding criteria, and establishes policies and procedures to plan and develop these state-wide changes.