TOOLS TO SHARPEN
THE SAW
Advisory Leadership
Curriculum
Judy Groff, NC State
University
Gerry Dukes, Clemson
University
Background
 Southern Directors supported in 1999
 1st Conference in Charlotte in 2001
 Need for training curriculum expressed
 Two years of development and testing by 6
states
Guiding Principles
 User friendly
 Experiential lessons
 Grounded in reality through volunteers
 Based on competencies
 Addressed first line needs
 Modules mix and match to suit audience
needs
OVERVIEW
 Competency – Knowledge of the
organization
– Cooperative Extension
– Extension Advisory Leadership
– Relationships Surrounding Extension
Advisory Leadership
Organizing Effective Meetings
 Competency : Leadership
 Parliamentary Procedure
 Effective Meetings
 Resolving Conflict
 Setting the Stage
Ramping up for Success
 Competency: Orientation
 The people involved
 The programming role
 The advocacy role
 Relationship marketing role
 Expectations of advisory leaders
Setting Program Priorities
 Competency: Communications
 Techniques for setting priorities
 Where to get data and strategies to collect
 Interview technique with key informants
 Using attitude surveys
 How to plan and conduct a public meeting
 Making sense of diverse data
Evaluation Comments
 “The training available in modules is
excellent and user-friendly with faculty,
staff and volunteers.”
 “Great curriculum – Need to support
training for all Extension agents to utilize
materials.”
 “It was worth the cost for each person that
attended”
State Uses of Curriculum
 KY – In-service for all agents; summer ’04
 NC – CD given to all county directors;
used by several counties this Spring
 TN – Training with State Advisory Council
 SC – Statewide training with FCL
members
 GA- CD given to all county coordinators
 AL – used for county coordinator training