Report to
AEA and ASRED
from
SR-PLC & PLN-EC
August 30, 2007
Louisville, KY
Information Items
Agriculture and
Natural Resources
Enhancement of
eXtension
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Background – Currently, most users of
eXtension are not identified by state. The
enhancement or clarification of
institutional branding and geographic
specific information would ensure the
accuracy and appropriateness of ANR
information to the user. ANR will provide
eXtension leadership with suggestions.
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Committee – ANR Program Leaders
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Timeline - October 1, 2007
National ANR
Program Leaders
Meeting
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Background – The National ANR
Program Leaders meet biannually
Committee – ANR Program
Leaders
Timeline - Suggested meeting date
of May 2008
Summary
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Continued improvements to the
eXtension initiative
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National ANR Program Leader
Meeting scheduled for May 2008
Information Items
Communications
Guidelines for Charges,
Royalties, Permissions &
Sponsorships
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Background: The region needs to
establish guiding principles. The
Communications Committee will
send the document to PLC for
review prior to October 18
conference call.
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Committee: Communications.
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Time Line: October 18, 2007.
Unified Process for
Marketing & Communicating
About eXtension
Communities of Practice
(COPs)
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Background: The committee will
support COPs to build awareness
& promote eXtension content.
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Committee: Communications.
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Time Line: Ongoing, as needed.
Summary
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Guidelines for Charges, Royalties,
Permissions & Sponsorships
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Unified Process for Marketing &
Communicating About eXtension
Communities of Practice (COPs)
Information Items
Community Development
Southern Region CD
Training Plan –
“Community Development 101”
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Background – A multi-state,
multi-year training plan is being
developed. A first step is to
launch an introductory training
in CD; the second step is to
offer specialized trainings.
Committee(s) Involved – CRD
and potentially all other
program areas
Southern Region CD
Training Plan -Targeted Trainings
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Time Line –
Fall 2007-Summer/Fall 2008
Year 1 and 2 Planned Trainings –
Community Development 101
(Spring 2008)
 Business Retention and Expansion
 Entrepreneurship
 Public Deliberation
 Health Institute
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Southern Region CD
Certification Plan
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Background – A CD certification
program for Extension educators is
being explored.
Committee(s) Involved – CRD and
other applicable program areas
Time Line – Proposal to be
submitted at 2008 PLN Meeting
National Strategic
Directions for CRED
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Background – CRED program leaders
formed a network and steering committee
(national council) to give a voice and visibility
to community development work. Group cochaired by Gae Broadwater, Kentucky State
University.
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Committee(s) Involved – CRD
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Time Line – Finalized by Dec 2007
Information Items
Family and Consumer
Sciences
Inventory of Southern
Region Health Curricula
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Background: The committee will
conduct a survey to compile an
inventory of health curricula,
evaluation instruments, and impact
indicators.
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Committees Involved: Family and
Consumer Sciences
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Time Line – September 1, 2007 December 1, 2007
SERA and Priester
Health Conference
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Background: The committee
recommends to Health SERA-19 that
future conferences be in conjunction
with the Priester Health Conference
to maximize resources and increase
attendance.
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Committees Involved: Family and
Consumer Sciences
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Time line: September 1, 2007 March 1, 2008
Preventing Childhood
Overweight and Obesity
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Background: A subcommittee will expand a
survey of programs in the Southern Region to
Program Leaders in both FCS and 4H/Youth
Development to identify common target
audiences and outcome income indicators across
the region which have high potential for regional
program impacts.
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Committees Involved: Family and Consumer
Sciences
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Time line: September 1, 2007 - April 1, 2008
Summary
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Inventory of Southern Region Health
Curricula
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SERA and Priester Health Conference
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Preventing Childhood Overweight and
Obesity
Information Items
Middle Management
Middle Management
Conference
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Background - The Committee will
continue to host a Middle Management
Conference every other year. We held a
highly successful conference this past
April in Blacksburg, VA. Georgia will host
the Middle Management Conference
April 6-9, 2009 in Athens Georgia.
Committee(s) Involved – Middle
Management
Time Line – April 6 - 9, 2009
Urban PreConference Meeting
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Background – The Middle Manager’s
Committee of the Program Leadership
Network have held successful urban
conferences for the past several years.
A pre-conference meeting to discuss
urban programming issues for Extension
will be held prior to next year’s joint
PLN/AEA/ASRED meeting. This will be
added to the PLN agenda.
Committee(s) Involved – Middle
Management
Time Line – Monday afternoon prior to
opening of the PLN Conference.
Succession Planning
for Middle Management
Positions
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Background –The MM Committee, in cooperation with
PSD, has begun to develop desirable competencies, as
well as barriers and incentives, to the development of a
qualified applicant pool for these positions.
We will be working with the PSD to develop an inventory
of all leadership and management curricula available
within the south to be used to give direction to the
establishment of training and development experiences
(ie. Job shadowing, mentoring, CECP curriculum, etc.)
The goal is to develop a training program for identified
candidates for middle management positions.
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Committee(s) Involved – Middle Management/Program
& Staff Development
Time Line – Next Program Year.
Summary
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Middle Management Conference,
April 6-9, 2009, Athens, GA
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Urban Pre-Conference Meeting
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Succession Planning
Information Items
Program and Staff
Development
Succession Planning Inventory of Leadership /
Management Resources
for Middle Management
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Background--Succession planning is a need
throughout the southeast. Training needs to be
identified. Inventory of existing resources will be
compiled by PSD. MM will identify needs not met.
Committee(s) Involved – Program and Staff
Development / Middle Managers
Time Line – September - December, 2007
National Program &
Staff Development
Directory
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Background – There is an interest in developing
a national Professional Development Community
(PDC) within eXtension
Committee(s) Involved – Program & Staff
Development
Time Line – September-November, 2007
National Extension
Professional Development
Community
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Background – The Committee will
explore next steps in creation of a
national Extension professional
development community as part of
eXtension efforts.
Committee(s) Involved – Program
& Staff Development
Time Line – 2007-2008
Southern Region
PSD Conference
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Background – There is a need for
professional development
opportunities for PSD
professionals.
Committee(s) Involved – Program
& Staff Development
Time Line – October 2007
PSD Modules
Status
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Background – CECP modules in
development are being moved to
Moodle. They include: Extension
History; Facilitation; Writing
Impacts; Presentation Skills.
Committee(s) Involved – Program
& Staff Development
Time Line – Fall 2007
Summary
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Succession Planning -Inventory of
Leadership / Management
Resources for Middle Management
National Program & Staff
Development Directory
National Extension Professional
Development Community
Southern Region PSD Conference
PSD Module Status
Information Items
4-H Youth
Development
CECP
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Background – CECP progress in
4-H Youth Development has been
a concern. 4-H YD should have 20
CECP modules up by October 1,
2007. Pilot and jury process
including 18 professionals will be
established.
Committee Involved – 4-H Youth
Development
Time line – October 1, 2007.
4-H CCS
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Background – CCS is in transition to
National 4-H Council, including start-up
and sustainability funds ($1m plus) with no
legal documentation regarding the process
or how funds will be used. 4-H YD
committee will communicate with National
HQ and National Council concerning the
urgent need for a MOU or other legal
document correcting this situation.
Committee Involved – 4-H Youth
Development.
Time Line – Complete by September 15,
2007.
Summary
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Response to urgent need for CCS
agreement documentation
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Progress is evident in 4-H YD
CECP
Thank you for your attention!