Adult and Youth LeadershipPlan of Work

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Carroll County CES

Title:
Adult and Youth Leadership
MAP:
Community, Economic, and Leadership Development
Agents Involved:
Joyce Doyle and Christy Eastwood
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Agriculture and Extension Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Community Leadership Development
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Leadership
Situation:

Volunteers are important in building engaged and empowered communities.   KEHA - The Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association mission is to improve the quality of life for families and communities through education, leadership development and volunteer service. With membership totaling more than 13,000 statewide, KEHA members are engaged leaders and active volunteers.

From the Kentucky Extension Community Assessment Carroll County Report, the top three priorities issues in the area of youth and families for our county were more youth life skills training and more support for prevention of school violence and bullying, and more youth life skills training in decision making and money management.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome:

Long-term

Indicator:

Increase in the number of Extension volunteers or participants that take leadership roles in Extension or the community.

Method:

Follow-up conversations with volunteers and participants.

Timeline:

2 – 4 years


Outcome:

Intermediate

Indicator:

Number of KEHA members who utilized knowledge gained through officer training to fulfill a KEHA leadership role at the club, county, area and/or state level.  Youth are better prepared through communication skills.

Method:

Observation, review of officer directories.  Common Measures Experience Survey.

Timeline:

1 – 1.5 years


Outcome:

Initial

Indicator:

Number of KEHA members who report knowledge gained through county and/or area officer and chairman training.  Number of individuals reporting improved personal and interpersonal leadership knowledge and/or number of individuals reporting improved personal and interpersonal leadership skills.

Method:

Program evaluation with pre and post assessment questions.  Common Measures Experience Survey.

Timeline:

8 months – 2 years

Learning Opportunities:

Audience:

Carroll County Extension Homemakers

Activity:

KEHA Officer and Chairman Training/County KEHA Kickoff

Content or Curriculum:

KEHA Training Toolkit, KEHA Manual, KEHA Website 

Inputs:

FCS Agents, State Advisors 

Date(s):

Fall 2024

Fall 2025


Audience:

Carroll County Extension Homemakers

Activity:

KEHA Leader Training and/or Special Interest Workshops 

Content or Curriculum:

KELD Curriculum, FCS Extension Lesson Resources, FCS Curriculum 

Inputs:

FCS Agents, State Advisors 

Date(s):

Quarterly 2024-2025


Audience:

Carroll County Extension Homemakers

Activity:

KEHA State Meeting 

Content or Curriculum:

Officer Training & Educational Chairman Workshops

Inputs:

FCS Agents, State Advisors 

Date(s):

Spring 2024

Spring 2025


Audience:

Carroll County 4-H Club Members

Activity: Youth life skills programs -focusing on leadership and communication

              Participating in the County, District and State communications event

Content or Curriculum:

“My Leadership Journal”     Speak Up, Want to Do a Demonstration?

Inputs:

Extension Agent, Extension Publications, Time

Date(s):

October 2024

October 2025


Audience:

Carroll County 4-H Club Members

Activity:  Maximizing youth voice by youth coming to the table with matters that are of interest to them.  Members will be appointed to both the youth council and the adult 4-H council

Attending council meetings and expressing concerns that are of interest to the youth

Add a member meeting for the purpose of youth  discussing  their concerns

Content or Curriculum:

4-H Communications Curriculum     Parliamentary Procedure

Inputs:

Extension Agent, 4-H Council, Time

Date(s):

September 2024

September  2025


Audience:

Carroll County 4-H Club Members

Activity:  Strengthening youth-adult mentor relationships and peer -peer relationships 

Community Service Projects/ Add more social teen events/Adult volunteers with 4-H members

Content or Curriculum:

“Agent of Change”

Inputs:

Extension Agent, Volunteers ,4-H Teen Members, Time, Money

Date(s):

September 2024

September 2025


Audience:

Carroll County 4-H Club Members

Activity: Revisit our programs and discuss adding or taking away clubs

Brainstorm and set goals

Content or Curriculum:

The Leadership in Me/A study of the projects offered and the request for new programs

Add a teen to our Review and Expansion Committee

Inputs:

Extension Agent, Curriculum, 4-H Teen Council, Time

Date(s):

September 2024

September 2025


Audience:

Carroll County Middle School Youth

Activity:

Attend Teen Summit and offer a Life Skills Program to all students

Content or Curriculum:

Leadership Skills/Botkin Life Skills Program

Inputs:

Extension Agent, UK Extension Specialists, Money, Time

Date(s):

March 2024

March 2025


Audience:

Carroll County High School Youth

Activity:

Teen Issues Conference and Teen  Conference

Content or Curriculum:

Leadership Skills

Inputs: 

Extension Agent, UK Extension Specialists, Money, Time

Date(s):

November 2024

November 2025


Audience:

Carroll County4-H Garden Club

Activity: Managing and preserving agriculture land

Raising a vegetable and flower garden from the beginning, caring for a garden, selling products at Farmer's Market

Content or Curriculum:

U.K. Gardening Pamphlets 

Inputs:

Extension Agents, Garden Club parents and members, Cattleman Association

Dates:

March  2024

March r 2025



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