The success of the Community-Based Care model is being realized even before full control over case management decisions has been transferred from DFPS to Single Source Continuum Contractors. While the data presented in Rider 21 shows that community-based care is already outperforming the statewide legacy system in a number of key performance areas, it is just a glimpse of the improvements in store as the model expands.
Family
What We Lost When We Left the Dinner Table
Every night at dinner, my three siblings and I would ask my dad how many students he had yelled at that day. It was a joke—as a high school history teacher, he managed unruly classrooms, but he led with respect and clear expectations. He brought that same presence home. We ate dinner together every night...
April 27, 2026