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INSTRUCTIONS FOR REVIEWING AND NOTING KEY INSIGHTS IN THE
NRPA METRICS REPORT- From Jim Storms
The other day I sent two forms to Stella for checking and noting key insights in the metrics report before rethinking it
and realized it was a little too detailed and complicated. I told her to hold off so I could send you a simpler set of
instructions without any special forms. To review and prepare a little for our Sept. 19th meeting when we’ll discuss a
summarization of key points of the Metrics Analysis just follow these steps which is a little simpler and more
straightforward.
1. Take your paper Analysis report I gave you( using a pencil to mark with). The paper report contains the 8
major tab-sections.
2. Review separately each tab/section containing the Metro/Regional Metric and the National Metric sheet.
Circle from one to a maximum of five metrics from each Metro/Regional data sheet/or sheets and the same
for the National Analysis sheet or sheets within each tab/section. Please note- you are just circling the metric
numbers, not writing numbers! Only circle a maximum of ten metrics per section (up to five metrics per
National and up to five metrics for Metro/Regional within each section/tab of the physical report I gave you
that you think:
a. Illustrate excellent strengths of our Parks and Recreation Agency. Circle and pencil an “S” next to the
circled metric.
b. Illustrate challenges/gaps/opportunities for our Parks and Recreation Agency. (Circle and pencil a
“CGO”.
3. Remember that originally I coded most of the metrics with green (strength) or yellow
(challenge/gap/opportunity) as an initial guide to help focus on items that seemed strengths or challenges to
me. Some metrics I left totally uncolored because it was not anything we or any of the agencies we were
comparing to did within the National or Metro/Regional groups. Ultimately use your own judgment when
circling metrics and penciling an “S” or, a “CGO”’.
4. This is not absolute, there are always exceptions and things we can elaborate on once we would get to a final
list of important metric measurements we can include in a summary report.
Our goal for our meeting September 19th is to “weed out” and prioritize our greatest strengths and
challenges/gaps/opportunities from these metrics so we can communicate and advocate better for
Parks and Recreation to other groups and the general citizenry.
I will try to call or get together with all of you at least once in the next 7-10 days for any
clarifications/questions.
Jim