Leadership Development Plan of Work

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Elliott County CES

Title:
Leadership Development
MAP:
4-H
Agents Involved:
4-H Agent
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Leadership
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Civic Engagement
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Agriculture
Situation:

Leadership is a needed and important programming emphasis in Kentucky 4-H.  The Cooperative Extension Service provides opportunities for youth and families to help improve their leadership ability and create a positive impact on their future.  Leadership opportunities for youth create a setting that reduces the access of youth to risk factors that can negatively impact their success. 

Basic leadership knowledge & skills are essential for success in almost any field.  The skills associated with leadership are necessary when working in a group or communicating with others.  Employers look for leadership skills in future employees.   Developing leadership in the youth and adults who are involved in the 4-H program is a priority.  By assisting the development of leadership skills in today’s youth, we improve their ability to face the challenges of tomorrow (Unlock Your Leadership Potential, University of Florida, 2017). 

Kentucky 4-H provides opportunities for youth to actively engage locally and globally to promote life skills [such as leadership] that prepare them for the global marketplace. Through 4-H youth exercise critical thinking skills, learn to appreciate diversity, practice tolerance, develop socio-emotionally, and strive to contribute to their environment (United States Department of Education International Affairs Office of International Strategy).  4-H participants rate their leadership life skills above average, have a positive view of their leadership ability, and have a positive attitude toward diversity and acceptance of others (Locke, Boyd, Fraze, and Howard, 2007).    

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:


Evaluation:

Outcome to be Evaluated: Youth become more engaged as a leader in their community by: 

- planning a service project 

-serving as mentors

-increasing participation in local, state, and national levels 


Indicators: 

Method: 4-H Common Measures Survey


Timeline: July 2021 - June 2025 


Learning Opportunities:


Audience: 4-H Livestock & 4-H Shooting Sports 

Project or Activity: Mentorship Programs

Content or Curriculum: Leadership Mentor Guide 1: K-5, Leadership Mentor Guide 2: 6-12

Inputs: 4-H Livestock Certified Leaders, 4-H Shooting Sports Teen and Adult Certified Coaches and Elliott County Extension Agents  

Date: July 2021 - June 2025


Audience: High School Youth

Project or Activity: Teen Leadership Academy 

Content or Curriculum:

Inputs: Elliott County 4-H Council Volunteers and Elliott County Extension Agents 

Date: 2024-2025


Audience: 4-H Shooting Sports 

Project or Activity: Teens in shooting sports becoming teen coaches, each club member is required to do community service, and they elect officers each year. 

Content or Curriculum: Shooting Sports Camp, 4-H Club officer packets, etc. 

Inputs: Elliott County Shooting Sports Volunteers and 4-H agent 

Date: 2024 - 2025 


Audience: 4-H Teen Leadership Academy  

Project or Activity: Cattle 101 class led by 2 4-H cattle showmen from the county with lots of experience for new cattle kids (had a heifer there for kids to practice with)

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Leadership Curriculum 

Inputs: High school aged youth 

Date: Spring 2025


Audience: 4-H Livestock Club 

Project or Activity: Club meeting going over Sheep and Pigs (senior 4-Hers helped younger 4-Hers learn and led stations and we had a pig and sheep there for kids to practice with)

Content or Curriculum: 4-H Livestock Kit 

Inputs: Certified volunteers and senior 4-Hers

Date: April 2025


Audience: 4-H Officers (Livestock and Shooting Sports Officers)

Project or Activity: AgTag Promotion in Community

Content or Curriculum: Teen Leadership

Inputs: 4-H and Ag agents, FFA advisor/ag teacher

Date: 2025

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