Russell County CES

Title:

Developing Human Capital

MAP:

Developing Human Capital

Agents Involved:

4-H, FCS, ANR, assistant(s)

MAJOR PROGRAM 1:

Leadership

MAJOR PROGRAM 2:

Communications & Expressive Arts

MAJOR PROGRAM 3:

Kentucky Extension Homemaker Association

Situation:

Russell County has over 17,000 residents.  The Cooperative Extension Service provides opportunities for leadership development to residents of all ages in order to create a positive impact on their future.  Basic leadership knowledge and skills are essential for success at any stage of life and in almost any field of employment.  Developing leadership skills allow residents to face the challenges of the future with confidence whether those challenges emerge from school, community development, employment, family, or personal life.

Long-Term Outcomes:

• Clientele increase their leadership competency as a result of participating in CES programming.
• Youth and adults serve in leadership roles in CES clubs and groups and in community organizations.
• Clientele address critical issues that impact the local community.
• Clientele engage in community-based civic engagement projects to address identified community needs.
• Clientele develop employable skills and attain gainful employment.
• Clientele receive education on diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism.
• Clientele share verbal communication and expressive arts in the community and/or advocate for arts in the community.
• Youth attend 4-H Camp for multiple years and become teen leaders to mentor younger youth.

Intermediate Outcomes:

• Clientele demonstrate leadership, teamwork, and communication skills in CES clubs and groups and/or in their day-to-day life.
• Senior-age 4-H youth and adults will become club leaders and mentors to younger youth.
• Clientele acquire an appreciation for community service.
• Clientele can engage and listen to people with differing ideas.
• Clientele increase awareness of diversity.
• Clientele successfully complete high school or other post-secondary program.
• Youth write and deliver a speech or demonstration that has a clearly identified introduction, body, and conclusion.
• Youth increase confidence in presenting in front of groups.
• Youth create or perform expressive arts.
• Clientele seek civic engagement opportunities.
• Youth attend 4-H camp.
• Councils plan and follow through on an educational program.

Initial Outcomes:

• Clientele learn communication, leadership, and procedural skills for conducting meetings.
• Clientele increase their knowledge about leadership and communication.
• Clientele learn about diversity.
• Clientele aspire to affect community and world issues in a positive way.
• Youth gain knowledge in researching, preparing, and presenting speeches and/or demonstrations.
• Clientele gain knowledge of employable skills and aspire to have gainful employment.
• Youth can identify key elements of expressive arts and written communication.
• Youth learn about activities and benefits of attending 4-H camp.
• Councils set a goal to offer a community program.

Evaluation:

Outcome:  Write a 4-H speech/demonstration

Indicator:  Youth write a speech/demonstration with introduction, body, and conclusion

Method:  survey, volunteer leader input, observation

Timeline:  conclusion of program

 

Outcome:  Presentation of 4-H speech/demonstration

Indicator:  Youth present a speech/demonstration to group and/or judges

Method:  observation, score sheets, self-evaluation

Timeline:  conclusion of program

 

Outcome:  implementation of parliamentary procedure

Indicator:  youth and adult clubs/groups lead effective meetings

Method:  observation

Timeline:  throughout program year

 

Outcome:  Create effective written communication and expressive arts pieces

Indicator:  increase in quality of written and artistic expression

Method:   observation and self-evaluation

Timeline:  throughout program

 

Outcome:  volunteers lead effective programs

Indicator:  program expansion through youth and adult volunteer leaders

Method:  observation

Timeline:  throughout program year

 

Outcome:  community engagement increases

Indicator:  CES clients recognize and participation in service-learning in community

Method:  observation and participation

Timeline:  throughout program year

 

Outcome:  increase community pride

Indicator:  youth develop interests in modeling good citizenship qualities

Method:  youth self-evaluation

Timeline:  conclusion of program

 

Outcome:  increase employability skills and aspirations for gainful employment

Indicator:  25% of participants develop 21^st century skills for employment

Method:   observation, formal evaluation, self-evaluation

Timeline:  conclusion of program and into the future years

 

Outcome:  participants develop SMART goals and take steps to achieve them

Indicator:  1/3 of participants achieve a short-term goal

Method:   self-evaluation

Timeline:  throughout program year

 

Outcome:  Council(s) sponsor an educational or service project for the community

Indicator:   completion of a sponsored program

Method:    observation

Timeline:  throughout year

Learning Opportunities:

Audience:  Youth ages 9-18

Activity/Project: 4-H Speech and Demonstrations

Curriculum: Kentucky 4-H Speech and Demonstration publications

Inputs: guidelines, volunteer leaders, judges

Date: Winter/Spring 2025

 

Activity/Project: 4-H written communications

Curriculum: 4-H communications curricula and contest guidelines

Inputs: guidelines, volunteers, judges

Date: fall 2024/winter 2025

 

 

Activity/Project: Expressive Arts programming

Curriculum: National 4-H arts, theater, music, and photography curriculum

Inputs: curricula, state fair categories, volunteers, meeting area

Date: throughout program year

 

Activity/Project: 4-H Community Service

Curriculum: True Leaders in Service guidelines

Inputs: youth-adult partnership

Date: fall 2024

 

Activity/Project: 4-H club programming

Curriculum: 4-H leadership and club curricula

Inputs: curricula, volunteers, youth, mentors

Date: throughout program year

 

Activity/Project: Citizenship education

Curriculum: KY 4-H citizenship curricula

Inputs: participants, volunteers, curricula

Date: September-April

 

Activity/Project: Homemaker Clubs and Programming

Curriculum: KEHA resources

Inputs: leaders and members; KEHA resources

Date: throughout program year

 

Activity/Project: Workforce Preparation

          Curriculum: 21^st Century Skills for Success

          Inputs: participants, volunteers, meeting space

          Date: throughout program year

 

Activity/Project: Cultural Arts Contest

          Curriculum: cultural arts guidelines

          Inputs: participants, volunteers, judges

          Date: winter 2023/spring 2024

 

Audience: Youth and Adults

Activity:  Council sponsors a program for the community

Curriculum: Civic Engagement publications

Inputs: volunteers

Date: Fall 2024

 

Activity: Volunteer Development

Curriculum: Working with Councils

Inputs: volunteers, willingness to lead

Date: throughout year

 

Audience: District Board and CEC

Curriculum: By-Laws

Inputs: board members and council members

Date: throughout year

 

 

        

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