coalition annual reports: all that data and where it goes...
by Katherine Dresser, Contributing Editor, Program
Each year, the 31 early learning coalitions across the state submit an annual report and fiscal statement to the Agency. This report details much of the business and programming activities of the previous year, and is a very detailed history of how each serves its local community. But why does the Agency ask for so much information in the annual report? Below is a brief explanation that may shed some light on why the process exists and why certain elements are required.
Section 411.01, Florida Statutes, requires that each early learning coalition provide the Agency with an annual report and fiscal statement. We synthesize each coalition’s report on its effort to meet early learning program goals and include it in the Agency’s annual report to the Florida Legislature. Most of the report details program information for the families and children served through early learning programs.
In the past, each coalition reported the information it identified as important. This meant that each coalition could define the data differently. To simplify and standardize this report, we worked with coalition staff to develop an ad hoc report (CC075) that can be run locally in the Enhanced Field System (EFS) to produce the program information required for the annual report.
Benefits of the CC075 report:
- The report facilitates and standardizes program reporting.
- The report decreases staff time dedicated to building the annual report.
