Knowing whether it is working
Telling the difference between a platform that works and a program that improves equity practice, using baselines, mixed methods, disaggregation with protection, and honest limits.
A logic model with baseline, mixed-method evidence, disaggregation rules, small-group protection, and limits stated plainly.
Data, research, and quality · Program and policy staff · Division and administration leadership
Clear statements of what the data shows, what it does not, and which small groups are protected from identification.
Data, research, and quality · Communications and language access
Legacy data systems were built for billing and eligibility, not equity analysis. Good measurement protects private learning, refuses invented targets, and reports what the evidence does and does not show.
The State of Minnesota's official equity analysis toolkit, published by Minnesota Management and Budget, used with the DHS Equity Policy. Public. Permitted use: cite, link, follow. The policy owner determines when it is required.
Minnesota Management and Budget
