Developing Community LeadersPlan of Work

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Fleming County CES

Title:
Developing Community Leaders
MAP:
Cultivating Leadership Skills
Agents Involved:
Fryman, Thrasher, ANR agent
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Kentucky Extension Leadership Development (KELD): Developing Core Leadership Skills
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Empowering Community Leaders (general)
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:
By supporting and engaging young leaders, adults, organizations and communities experience direct benefits, through stronger connections to other young people in the community (Zeldin, McDaniel, Topitzes, & Lorens, 2001).The stability of the community infrastructure is heavily based on the development and capacity of community leaders. Long term volunteer and leadership development is crucial to identifying community issues and taking ownership of the implementation of local solutions. With approximately 155 KEHA members and over 40 4-H and Agriculture volunteers who share their time and expertise with youth and families in the community. Through the efforts of the agents, paraprofessionals, and volunteers, it is the goal to continue to engage, educate, and empower local citizens to become more involved in their community.
Long-Term Outcomes:
- Community health and economy are strengthened through strong local organizational leadership.
- Community leaders actively seek solutions for identified community problems.
- Youth will serve as teen and adult leaders in their communities, community organizations, and as mentors for younger youth.
Intermediate Outcomes:
-Citizens practice personal leadership skills in clubs, schools and community outreach
-Citizens improved skills in communication, problem solving, or group process in addressing organizational issues and needs.
-Citizens apply skills to assess needs, develop programs and implement solutions for community problems.
- Strengthen community coalitions or partnerships to address community needs.
- Youth will demonstrate leadership, teamwork and communication skills in their day to day lives.
- Youth will engage in community based service projects selected to address identified needs.
Initial Outcomes:
-Program participants will learn the communication, leadership and procedural skills that will allow them to run a meeting.
- Program participants will identify critical issues within the community.
Evaluation:

Initial Outcome: Youth will increase their knowledge about leadership and how to be an effective leader, team player and communicator.
Indicator: Youth participate in the 4-H Teen Leadership Academy
Method: Pre/Post Survey
Timeline: August - May

Intermediate Outcome:
Indicator:
Method:
Timeline:

Long-term Outcome: Community leaders actively seek solutions to critical community issues.
Indicator: Citizens serve as contributing members to County Extension Council and other program appropriate boards or committees.
Method: Observation of members
Timeline: January - December

Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Senior 4-Her’s (Ages 14-18)
Project or Activity: 4-H Teen Leadership Academy
Content or Curriculum: Unlock Your Leadership Potential
Inputs: Agents, Community Leaders
Date: August - May


Audience: 4-H 4th Grade Students
Project or Activity: 4-H Capitol Experience
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum
Inputs: Agents, Teachers, State Leaders
Date: Spring


Audience: Extension Councils
Project or Activity: Hosting / Conducting Council Meetings
Content or Curriculum: 4-H Curriculum, KEHA, KELD
Inputs: Agents, Leaders
Date: All year 



Success Stories

Our future with interns

Author: Donna Fryman

Major Program: Empowering Community Leaders (general)

Skills relating to home/work/families are so important. Over the years the interest and importance of family and consumer science careers has waned. This has led to the shortage of trained family and consumer sciences educators for school districts and  the Cooperative Extension Service. The extension internship program is a beneficial method for recruiting potential family and consumer sciences agents.  The Fleming County extension service has always been willing to host interns. Over

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4-H Environmental Day Camp

Author: Staci Thrasher

Major Program: Natural Resources 4-H Core Curriculum

Kentucky’s natural resources plan an important role in our state’s social, economic, and environmental well-being. The 4th grade classrooms at Flemingsburg Elementary and Hillsboro Elementary schools took advantage of the opportunity to visit North Central 4-H Camp for a one day Environmental Camp in the fall of 2017. Students attending in the 4-H Environmental Day Camp attended sessions revolving around natural resources and wildlife in Kentucky.  Classes included bird adaptati

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Truth and Consequences

Author: Donna Fryman

Major Program: Truth and Consequences: The Choice is Yours

The Fleming County Cooperative Extension Service implemented Truth & Consequences: The Choice is Yours, a scenario based role-play activity designed to help students learn more about the physical, legal, financial, and emotional consequences of substance abuse, for 189 high school freshmen. This program was held in cooperation with the Fleming County School District and the local FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America).    Fifty –five community partners and ad

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4-H Teen Summit

Author: Staci Thrasher

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

Research suggests distinctive characteristics of young adolescents (middle school aged youth) regarding their physical, cognitive, moral, psychological, and social-emotional development, as well as spiritual development (Scales, 2010).Young adolescents (middle school aged youth) warrant educational experiences and schoolsthat are organizedto address their physical,intellectual, emotional/psychological, moral/ethical, spiritual, and social developmental characteristics (Caskey & Anfara,2014).

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