After the formal presentation segment of the program, we turned to an audience-participation activity.  With attendees working either individually or in small groups, we asked them to evaluate a list of issues/concerns that arose from focus group discussions that preceded the meeting.  (See the worksheet HERE).

Participants were asked to assign a total of 10 priority points among the list of challenges, in any way they saw fit.   As a second step, they were asked to think about the extent to which the challenges they identified were issues over which there is some control, either locally, regionally, or at the state level.   Rankings for the degree of control were coded as ”H” for high control, “S” for some control, and “L” for little control.

The links below bring up our tabulation of the results for each site and for the statewide (unweighted) average.  The priority points in the summaries are renormalized to equal 100.  In some cases, participants used the “other” option to list issues or concerns that were not included on the worksheet.  In those cases where additional issues came up, they are noted on the summary reports.

Pine Bluff Challenges

Monticello Challenges

Jonesboro Challenges

Little Rock Challenges

Magnolia Challenges

Fort Smith Challenges

Fayetteville Challenges

Statewide Rating of Challenges