Annual Reporting and Evaluation (54)
Description:
Analytical reporting, typically completed annually, includes the discussion and analysis of the program based on numerical metrics and is not merely a presentation of those metrics. Analytical reporting typically includes a public statement of program progress and plans for the future. The audience of such reporting includes the legislature and the general public.
Details:
Annual reporting includes any requirements for such reporting in law or policy. Beyond the required elements, the report may also include select metrics from the regular data display or dashboard, a discussion of those metrics, a narrative of the main events in the program over the previous year (e.g., changes made or bugs fixed), and progress toward any goals stated in law or policy. The report may also include any specific plans for the following years.
Primary Use:
Analyze program based on reported data.
Best Practices/Lessons Learned:
- Review other state annual reports as examples.
- Keep reports concise—about twenty to forty pages—and include a one- to two-page executive summary.
- Include a limited number of simple but impactful graphics. Lead and implementing RUC agencies’ communications teams may edit and provide graphics for the report.
- If commercial and noncommercial RUC systems are implemented, this reporting could include details of both programs. The report can serve as a mechanism to consolidate the information from all RUC systems.
State Government Context and Assumptions:
This is an optional but desirable building block. This task is carried out by the lead and implementing RUC agencies. The annual report is planned as part of evaluation activities.