Auditor’s Office Remains #1 on Oversight.gov

DOVER, Del. – State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness said today that her office has remained the No. 1 ranking for state and local agencies that have uploaded reports to a website that seeks to improve transparency and accountability for federal, state and local agencies nationwide.

“Oversight.gov was created by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency,” McGuiness explained. “The site’s goal is to consolidate all public reports from Inspectors General to a single online resource in order to improve the public’s access to independent and authoritative information about oversight efforts across the country.”

The Delaware State Auditor’s Office uploaded 188 reports out of 700 total state and local reports uploaded to Oversight.gov to-date. With millions of views per year, the website has become a popular place for people to access a variety of government-produced reports.

In 2020, McGuiness’ office was the first agency that participated in Oversight.gov’s pilot initiative for state and local governments.

“The Delaware State Auditor’s Office has remained the number-one agency ranking for over 6 months,” said McGuiness. “My team and I value transparency and accountability in government, and Oversight.gov allows us the opportunity to uphold these values by sharing all of our reports for the public to compare oversight efforts at all levels of government.”

To see the rankings on Oversight.gov, go to https://www.oversight.gov/state-local/reports.

About the Delaware State Auditor

The Delaware State Auditor serves Delawareans by providing independent objective oversight of the state government’s use of taxpayer dollars with the goal of deterring fraud, waste and abuse through unbiased assessments, including the use of various audits, special reports, and investigations of financial operations designed to ensure statutory compliance while enhancing governmental economy, efficiency and effectiveness. For more information, visit the website, and connect with the office on FacebookTwitterLinkedIn, or Instagram.

 

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Contact:

Alaina Sewell, Chief of Staff

302-857-3931

Alaina.Sewell@delaware.gov


State releases updates to Delaware Report Card

On-demand translation and printable snapshots are among new upgrades released today to the Delaware Report Card.

 

The Delaware Department of Education launched the Delaware Report Card (reportcard.doe.k12.de.us), a more consumer-friendly site to provide important educational information to Delaware families, last year. Designed for families to find important information with ease, the Delaware Report Card replaced the state’s school profiles site. The upgrades released today are part of continuous efforts to make enhancements and improvements to the site.

 

The latest changes and additions to the site include:

  • On-demand translation available for all information on the site in four languages
  • Downloadable/printable snapshot overviews for all schools, districts and the state
  • New data about students’ college and career preparedness as well as educator information coming next week
  • Data showing student growth in English language arts and math, complementing the proficiency data previously available
  • 2019 federal accountability results

 

Find more information on the Delaware Report Card here.

 

The department will continue to collect feedback through the contact link on the report card homepage. The link also can be used to submit general questions or comments.

 

As data is added to the Delaware Report Card it also may be added to the Open Data Portal, which provides researchers easier access to downloadable data to support their needs. Learn more about other recent additions to that site here.

 

Media contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006

 


State launches first phase of Delaware Report Card

The Delaware Department of Education today launched the first phase of its new Delaware Report Card (reportcard.doe.k12.de.us), a more consumer-friendly site to provide important educational information to Delaware families. 

The Delaware Report Card, which replaces the state’s school profiles site, is designed for parents and caregivers and is focused on sharing data in a usable and digestible manner.

“We want Delaware families and stakeholders to engage meaningfully in public education decisions. That is only possible when they have access to clear, robust, timely and continuous information about how their students and schools are doing throughout the state,” Secretary of Education Susan Bunting said.

Available at the state, district, charter, or school level, a snapshot highlights important educational information, prioritized through community feedback. This overview allows a user to navigate high- level information on one page. The user can dive deeper into the data if desired, viewing data through various options, such as by year, grade or subgroups, including race/ethnicity, gender, residence or other characteristics. Family-friendly language and additional context about each data element were used to create a fuller picture of Delaware education.

The site will be updated with educational data more frequently than the previous school profiles. Data, once reviewed by districts/charters and the department, will be accessible immediately to the public. A calendar of data releases will be available through the resources link.

As required under the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), some information shared through the report card has been protected for student privacy. The department continues to work with experts to share the most data, with supporting visuals, while still protecting student privacy.

Report card enhancement will continue over the next year as meetings with stakeholders will continue to guide additional features and shared data.

The department will continue to collect feedback through the contact link on the report card homepage. The link also can be used to submit general questions or comments.

 

Media Contact: Alison May, alison.may@doe.k12.de.us, 302-735-4006