Reporting Cycle: Annual (April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018)

Additional Details: The target was set internally by DCF in the fall of 2015. The metric includes participants from the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program which provides employment services and cash assistance to low-income custodial parents statewide, the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program which provides temporary subsidized employment to low-income adults in Milwaukee County, and the Transitional Jobs program which provides temporary subsidized employment to low-income adults in select counties across the state. The reporting cycle is one quarter behind due to lags in data maturity.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018)

Additional Details: This is known as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program's "Work Participation Rate." DCF chose to adopt as its goal the target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Wisconsin's TANF program. In FFY 2018, Wisconsin's effective target was reduced from 26.1% to 17.0%. To meet the standard, W-2 participants must complete 20-30 hours of activities weekly (actual hours depends on the age of the participant's youngest child). The official federal Work Participation Rate is measured on a federal fiscal year basis. The data provided on this dashboard approximates the anticipated performance on a quarterly basis. The reporting cycle is one quarter behind due to lags in data maturity.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: The target was set internally by DCF and was raised from 49% to 52% in 2018. The metric is focused on the percent of all providers participating in the YoungStar program that are of high quality. Providers that care for children participating in the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program are required to participate in YoungStar. Other programs may volunteer to participate, as long as they agree to accept any children utilizing Wisconsin Shares in the future.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: The target was set internally by DCF and was raised from 69% to 73% in 2018. The metric is focused on children whose low-income parents receive Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy and the quality of their child care programs as measured through YoungStar.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018)

Additional Details: The target was set as part of the Milwaukee Child Welfare Settlement Agreement from 2002 (and then adjusted in 2012). It measures the percent of children in out-of-home care who have three or fewer placements during the previous 36 calendar months of their current episode in care. The reporting cycle is one quarter behind due to lags in data maturity.

Reporting Cycle: Annual (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017)

Additional Details: DCF made the decision to adopt this target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2015 as part of the CFSR Round 3 standards. This is a federal metric that measures the percent of children who entered out-of-home care in a 12-month period (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017) and who moved to a permanent family setting within 12 months (through June 2018). Permanent family settings include: reunification with birth family, adoption, or guardianship.

Reporting Cycle: Annual (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017)

Additional Details: DCF made the decision to adopt this target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in 2015 as part of the CFSR Round 3 standards. This metric identifies all children with substantiated maltreatment allegations during a year timeframe (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017) and looks forward one year (through June 2018) from each substantiated report to determine if there was subsequent substantiated maltreatment.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: The target was set internally at DCF. After a report of alleged maltreatment is screened-in, an initial contact visit must be made by the child welfare agency within 24 hours, 48 hours, or 5 days, depending on the potential safety concerns for the child. This metric accounts for both those contacts that were attempted timely, and those that occurred timely.

Reporting Cycle: Federal fiscal year-to-date (October 1, 2017 - May 31, 2018)

Additional Details: DCF made the decision to adopt this target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Child welfare caseworkers are required to visit each child in out-of-home care every month they are in care. This metric is measured on a federal fiscal year (October - September) to date basis. There is a data lag in this measure as workers have 30 days to enter the information into the child welfare computer system (eWiSACWIS). The comparison data in the "previous" column is from the first eight months of the 2017 federal fiscal year (October 1, 2016 - May 31, 2017). Performance in this metric generally increases over the federal fiscal year.

Reporting Cycle: Federal fiscal year-to-date (October 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: DCF made the decision to adopt this target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This metric is measured on a federal fiscal year (October - September) to date basis. The data provided in this quarter represents the first three quarters of the 2018 federal fiscal year. The comparison data in the "previous" column is from the first three quarters of the 2017 federal fiscal year (October 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017).

Reporting Cycle: Federal fiscal year-to-date (October 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: DCF made the decision to adopt this target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Only the State of Pennsylvania met the standard in federal fiscal year 2017 (the latest year for which national data is available). In FFY 2017, Wisconsin had the 2nd highest percentage of current child support paid. This metric is measured on a federal fiscal year (October - September) to date basis. The data provided in this quarter represents the first three quarters of the 2018 federal fiscal year. The comparison data in the "previous" column is from the first three quarters of the 2017 federal fiscal year (October 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017).

Reporting Cycle: Federal fiscal year-to-date (October 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: DCF made the decision to adopt this target set by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Only the State of Pennsylvania met the standard in federal fiscal year 2017 (the latest year for which national data is available). In FFY 2017, Wisconsin had the 8th highest percentage of past child support paid. This metric is measured on a federal fiscal year (October - September) to date basis. The data provided in this quarter represents the first three quarters of the 2018 federal fiscal year. The comparison data in the "previous" column is from the first three quarters of the 2017 federal fiscal year (October 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017). Performance in this metric generally increases over the federal fiscal year.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: Executive Order #235 requires agencies to post public records metrics. Requests may be received verbally or in writing and are logged by the agency when received.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: Executive Order #235 requires agencies to post public records metrics. Completed or closed means no further action is required by the agency. Requests completed during this reporting cycle may have been initiated during a previous quarter.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: Executive Order #235 requires agencies to post public records metrics. This metric includes requests fulfilled this quarter although the requests may have been initiated in a previous quarter. Weekends, legal holidays, time spent waiting due to an open investigation or assessment, time spent waiting for payment of invoices, and time spent waiting for clarification from requestor are not counted in total business days. Requests received and fulfilled within one business day are calculated as zero days. Fulfilled means no further action is required by the agency.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: This does not include requests sent via channels other than the primary public requests inbox. Acknowledged is defined as a response sent back to requestor by the next business day. Business days do not include weekends or legal holidays.

Reporting Cycle: Annual (March 1, 2017 - February 28, 2018)

Additional Details: Public records training is available to state employees via our enterprise learning management system. All state employees (permanent, project, and limited term) are required to complete this training. This metric is measured annually on March 1 for employees that started before February 1. Data does not include employees who completed the training, but left employment before the end of the reporting cycle.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: Public records training is available to state employees via our enterprise learning management system. All new state employees (permanent, project, and limited term) are required to complete the training within 30 calendar days of their start date.

Reporting Cycle: Quarterly (April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018)

Additional Details: It is required that all exiting employees receive notice of public records retention obligations on or before last day of employment.