Table 2 illustrates how a State may set its incremental targets.
State XYZ's Incremental Targets for Doubling Permanent Placements
| STATE XYZ | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Total Adoptions Baseline | 117 | 117 | 134 | 152 | 174 | 203 |
| 2. Total Projected Increase | - | +17 | +18 | +22 | +29 | +31 |
| 3. Special Needs** Adoption Baseline |
59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 87 | 105 |
| 4. Special Needs Portion** of Projected Increase | - | +6 | +10 | +12 | +18 | +22 |
| 5. Total Target Adoptions [L1+L2] | - | 134 | 152 | 174 | 203 | 234 |
| 6. Guardianship Baseline | 30 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 45 | 53 |
| 7. Guardianship Projected Change | - | +5 | +4 | +6 | +8 | +7 |
| 8. Target Guardianships | - | 35 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 60 |
| 9. Total Projected Permanent Placements [L5+L8] | 147 | 169 | 191 | 219 | 256 | 294 |
**The numbers in Lines 3 and 4 are subsets of the numbers in Lines 1 and 2 respectively.
Attachment 1 - Table 1: Illustrates how the incentive works
