The supervisor and the investigator do the following before initiating the investigation:

• Discuss the tasks to be completed.
• Identify and prioritize contacting principals in the investigation.

During this conference, the supervisor and investigator review all of the following information:

• The allegations, alleged victims, and alleged perpetrators identified in the intake report. This includes discussing the following responsibilities when making contact with alleged victims and alleged perpetrators:
  • Identifying efficiencies for making initial face-to-face contact (see 4312 Time Frames for Face-to-Face Contact with Alleged Victims).
  • Notification required during initial contact with an alleged perpetrator and before conducting an interview (see 4431.1 Before Conducting an Interview with an Alleged Perpetrator).
• Whether information in IMPACT or CLASS indicates the allegations may be outside of CCI jurisdiction. See:
  • 3311.1 RCCI Intake Reports Determined Appropriate for Priority None (PN)
  • 3321.2Intake Reports to Be Closed Without an Investigation
  • 4625 Allegations That Merit Administrative Closure
• Whether any special procedures or considerations apply for this investigation (see 5400 Special Considerations for Certain Types of Reports).
• Whether the intake report requires or merits a joint investigation with another agency or program (see 1300 Working with Other Agencies, Departments, or Programs).
• Whether the allegations require a forensic interview by the local Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) (see 4422.2 Contacting a Children’s Advocacy Center About Certain Allegations).
• Whether a safety plan is warranted and, if so, what specific risks the safety plan must mitigate (see 4500 Assessing the Immediate Safety of Children).
• The notifications made at the beginning of the investigation (see 2110 Notifications Made at Beginning of Investigation).
• Background check history for eligible principals (see 4220 Reviewing Background Checks on Principals).
• Whether a multiple referral review has been or needs to be completed (see 5120 Multiple Referral Investigations).
• The operation’s recent compliance history, including:
  • Any concerns of breaches of duty by leadership or administration at the operation (see 5110 Repeated Allegations Involving the Same Operation or Person in Charge).
  • Whether it is currently on heightened monitoring and any components of the heightened monitoring plan that may be relevant to the investigation (see 1312 Heightened Monitoring (Residential Child Care Only)).
  • Whether it accepts placement of children in DFPS conservatorship and is required to have 24-hour awake night supervision (see 1313.1 Twenty-Four-Hour Awake Night Supervision (Residential Child Care Only))

The supervisor and investigator identify the immediate tasks necessary to begin the investigation, including initiation and contacting the reporter, and the time frames by which these tasks are due.

The supervisor documents this conference as a contact and lists the tasks and concerns discussed.

The supervisor follows up on these tasks during the interim staffing (see 4122 Interim Staffing With Supervisor) and before the investigation is submitted for approval. The investigator consults with the supervisor as needed throughout the investigation.