Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
_____X____ County
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
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An educational network
Located in every county
Direct access to University of Georgia
Funded “cooperatively” by federal, state and local
government
• Program areas include Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Family and Consumer Sciences and 4-H.
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
Our Mission
To assist youth in acquiring
knowledge, developing life
skills, and forming attitudes
that will enable them to
become self-directing,
productive and contributing
members of society.
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
National Research
documents that 4-H’ers…
• Perform better in school
• Are more motivated to
help others
• Achieve more
• Are more educationally motivated
• Possess higher levels of self esteem
Sources: Tufts University, Cornell
University and University of
Georgia
Cooperative Extension:
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4-H’ers also
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Place more emphasis on a value system
Communicate at more of an adult level
Are more civically engaged
Are more likely to be a leader
Are more likely to contribute
to their communities
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
“Graduating students prepared for
work or college is job one for Georgia.
Quality 4-H programs can be a major
lever in ensuring that more of our
students graduate with superior skills
for the workforce and college. We
value this partnership.”
- Wanda Barrs, chair, Georgia State Board of Education
Cooperative Extension:
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Positive Youth Development
•Independence
•Belonging
•Generosity
•Mastery
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How do we reach
___X____ County students?
• In school
• After-school
• Extra-curricular/Co-curricular
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In-school
• Lessons correlated to
GA Performance Standards
• Peer elected officers
• Environmental Education
(residential and day programs )
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After school
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Garden Earth Naturalist (GEN) @ YMS
Disc Golf teams (LMS, YMS, CMS)
Service projects
21st Century Grant programming
@ CMS (Photography, nutrition)
Cooperative Extension:
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Extra-curricular
• Team events
Poultry Judging, Wildlife Habitat
Evaluation, Consumer Judging, Horse Quiz Bowl,
Horse Judging, Hippology, Challenge Bowl
• Special Interest Clubs
Horse, Goat, SAFE
Cooperative Extension:
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More extra-curricular
• Camps
• Conferences
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Project Achievement
• What is Project Achievement?
• Benefits of Project Achievement
– Improved Writing Assessment Scores
– Improved Mastery of Listening/Speaking/Viewing skills
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133 students in Walton County
presented an illustrated talk
during the 07-08 school year.
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Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
4-H PSA
“4-H is committed to developing young scientists through
concentrated programming, curriculum and opportunities in
Science, Engineering and Technology.”
Left click to play
http://www.4-hbrandnetwork.org/apply/kitsSETPrintAds.aspx
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
Thank you
for
your support.
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement
Sources
• Lerner, Richard. (2006) The 4-H Study of Positive
Youth Development. Tufts University
• June Mead, Eunice Rodriguez, Thomas Hirschl, &
Stephen Gogan. (1999). Understanding the
Difference 4-H Makes in the Lives of New York
Youth: How 4-H Contributes to Positive Youth
Development. Cornell Cooperative Extension
• National 4-H Council, Chevy Chase, MD
Cooperative Extension:
Partnering to Improve Student Achievement