The Child Welfare Data Dashboard is hosted on Tableau Public©. A Microsoft Excel © version of the dashboard data is available (see federal data and state data). Each tab of the dashboard is described in detail, below. See this supplemental document which contains details about each performance measure and information on changes to the dashboard.
Tab 1: Statewide performance data
This first page shows the overall status for the state on a given measure in a given year, including:
- A description of the measure
- Performance by agency, with additional details shown when hovering over a geographic area
- State trends for the previous three years
- A table describing the number of counties that have met or not met the performance standard
- Performance by racial and ethnic categories based on census groupings, and by age groupings (coming soon).
Tab 2: Agency details performance data
The second tab shows performance data for each measure in a table. The data can be filtered by both year and county or tribal agency. This page allows for comparison between up to three different agencies, and examination of a single agency over the last three years. Each row shows a different measure, including:
- Yearly performance
- Numerator and denominator used to calculate performance
- Met/Not Met status for each measure for a given year.
Tab 3: Progress to date
The third tab shows either progress or performance to date for each measure for the current calendar year, including:
- The performance standard
- A bar chart showing current data in relation to the performance standard
- A detailed and dynamic description of the data which reflects performance for a given agency (or the state, as a whole) for a specified measure.
Tab 4: Trends
The fourth tab shows performance data over time. This view mirrors the small line graph shown on the Tab 1, Statewide, but offers more functionality and detail. It defaults to showing statewide trends over time, but individual agencies can be selected. This will prompt the view to change to show both an agency’s performance over time as it compares to the rest of the state side-by-side — on this tab, the rest of state grouping shows the Minnesota performance data excluding the selected agency, including:
- Trends over time in relation to the performance standard for the specified measure
- Comparison of agency and rest of state performance data
- A supplementary table so that the performance, numerator, and denominator can be viewed next to the line graph(s).
Updating process and timing
The dashboard is scheduled to be refreshed by the 15th of each month so that the most recent information available is provided. This means that data points have the potential to change based on agency-level data entry and updates.
