Leadership and Communication Skills DevelopmentPlan of Work

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Pulaski County CES

Title:
Leadership and Communication Skills Development
MAP:
Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Adkins, Harper, Lovett, Lucas, Wilson
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Communications and Expressive Arts 4-H Core Curriculum
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
4-H Youth Development Programming
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum
Situation:
Pulaski County is projected to have population growth in the next 5 years and has seen growth over the last 7 years. With these trends of rapid growth happening throughout Pulaski County, as well as the conservative economic times we are in; it is imperative that youth develop distinguished skills in leadership and communication to give them the greatest chance to continue their education in college and find fulfilling and well-paying jobs in the future.
Long-Term Outcomes:
Youth will develop leadership skills that will propel them into successful collegiate and professional careers.

Youth will develop distinguished communication skills that they will utilize in their future leadership roles within Pulaski County, Kentucky and Worldwide.

Youth will learn the importance of volunteering and community service and will become contributing members of society who give back to their communities and serve others.

Intermediate Outcomes:
Youth will participate in community service projects in which they will serve others and the community of Pulaski County.

Youth will participate in public speaking opportunities where they will be able to develop and discover their personal speaking style and strengths.

Youth will take part in leadership functions within Pulaski County as well as Statewide events that will teach them effective leadership skills and how to apply those skills to their lives.
Initial Outcomes:
Youth will learn how to prepare a speech or demonstration.

Youth will learn the presentation skills necessary to give an effective speech or demonstration to a group.

Youth will learn the definition of leadership and the various styles of leadership that different people possess. They will also identify the style of leadership that they most likely fall under.

Evaluation:
Initial Outcome: Youth will develop leadership skills that will propel them into successful collegiate and professional careers.
Indicator: School clubs, APES, Capitol Experience, JR MANRRS
Method: Pre and Post evaluations, Performance evaluations
Timeline:

Intermediate Outcome:Youth will develop distinguished communication skills that they will utilize in their future leadership roles within Pulaski County, Kentucky and Worldwide.
Indicator: School clubs, Talk Meet and Demonstration Program, Area Showcase of Stars, State Communications Day
Method: Performance evaluations
Timeline:

Long-term Outcome: Youth will learn the importance of volunteering and community service and will become contributing members of society who give back to their communities and serve others.
Indicator: School clubs, Teen Council, CleverClovers, Community clubs, Day Camp
Method: Pop Tabs collecting totals, Service projects
Timeline:
Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Youth ages 9-18

Project or Activity: Speech and Demonstration

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Communications Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, Teachers

Date: September 2017- May 2018


Audience: Youth ages 9-18

Project or Activity: School Clubs; school enrichment

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, Teachers

Date: September 2017- May 2018


Audience: Middle School Students

Project or Activity: Afterschool, Teen Summit

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Art curriculum, Teen Leadership, 4-H Photography curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers

Date: September 2017- May 2018


Audience: High School Juniors/Seniors

Project or Activity: APES, KY Youth Seminar

Content or Curriculum: 4-H APES Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, counselors

Date: September 2017- May 2018


Audience: High School Students (freshmen-Senior)

Project or Activity: Capitol Experience, Teen Council, Teen Conference

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Core Curriculum

Inputs: 4-H Agent, 4-H Adult Volunteers, teachers

Date:September 2017- August 2018



Success Stories

City To Farm Tour

Author: Edith Lovett

Major Program: Local Food Systems

         Sixty-nine “City People” from Pulaski County attended the “City To Farm Tour” to learn how six farmers make their living, living on the farm.  For the first time the city people learned how to have their soil tested to see what nutrients may be needed to help their plants grow better.  They also visited a meat processing company to see how fresh meats were processed and how they could take advantage of this service.  What d

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Teen Council

Author: Meagan Lucas

Major Program: Leadership 4-H Core Curriculum

The Pulaski County 4-H Teen Council currently has six incredibly active members that are truly dedicated to service and leadership. One of the service projects that they have completed was a book drive, they collected over 600 books to be donated to Lexington Friends of the Library group to be given to children with limited access to books. They have also began plans to create small lending libraries that would be stationed at a local church that a homeschool co-op uses weekly for classes. Four

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