Extension Council
Youth Leaders
(ECYL)
Topic #7
Planning for Councils
as Youth-Adult
Partnerships
(Putting It All
Together)
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Extension Council
Youth Leaders
(ECYL)
Topic #7
Learning
Objectives:
• Relate the seven components of a
council implementation plan.
• Define the team’s implementation plan
for the county.
• Identify a plan for celebrating council
accomplishments and recognizing
youth/young adult contributions.
Council Implementation Plan
Components
Review your team’s action steps from
each of the previous six training topics:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Educating your council about YAPs.
Making the most of the five generations.
Revising bylaws, adopting job descriptions.
Recruiting, selecting youth representatives.
Removing barriers for young adults.
Identifying, equipping mentors to work with
youth/young adults.
The 7th Component:
Recognition & Celebration
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How will the Extension council celebrate
its accomplishment of adding
youth/young adults to the group?
How will youth/young adults (and
mentors) be recognized for their
contributions to the Extension council?
The 7th Component:
Recognition & Celebration
ECYL Recognition Packets
• County Program Director fills out the ECYL
Recognition Form by Dec. 1
• Packets mailed to county offices by Feb. 1
• Local councils present to youth/young adults
at banquet or other meeting
• Packets include acrylic award and
personalized letter from MU Extension
leaders
Planning for Councils as YAPs
Action Step…
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List out each action step from the seven
topics on the Action Planning handout.
Determine who from your council will be
responsible for each and record
name(s) next to the actions.
Write down targeted dates for when
each step in the plan will be completed.
What questions do you have about your
action plan and next steps?
Did you wind up with a S.M.A.R.T plan for
your council to implement ECYL?
How do you feel about the progress your
team has made?
Congratulations!
You have completed the Extension Council
Youth Leadership Training Module.
Extension Council Youth Leadership
(ECYL)
County Extension Council Training Module
Produced by the Council Leadership Development Committee  a partnership
of the Missouri Extension County Council Leadership Council and University
of Missouri Extension
http://extension.missouri.edu/extcouncil/training/
Funding for this project was made possible by a grant from the Surdna
Foundation and the National 4-H Council.