Report to AEA and ASRED from SR-PLC

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Report toAEA and ASRED fromSR-PLC PLN-EC
August 30, 2007Louisville, KY
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Information Items

• Agriculture and Natural Resources

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Enhancement of eXtension

• Background Currently, most users of eXtension
  are not identified by state. The enhancement or
  clarification of institutional branding and
  geographic specific information would ensure the
  accuracy and appropriateness of ANR information
  to the user. ANR will provide eXtension
  leadership with suggestions.
• Committee ANR Program Leaders
• Timeline - October 1, 2007

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National ANR Program Leaders Meeting

• Background The National ANR Program Leaders
  meet biannually
• Committee ANR Program Leaders
• Timeline - Suggested meeting date of May 2008

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Summary

• Continued improvements to the eXtension
  initiative
• National ANR Program Leader Meeting scheduled for
  May 2008

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Information Items

• Communications

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Guidelines for Charges, Royalties, Permissions
Sponsorships

• Background The region needs to establish guiding
  principles. The Communications Committee will
  send the document to PLC for review prior to
  October 18 conference call.
• Committee Communications.
• Time Line October 18, 2007.

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Unified Process for Marketing Communicating
About eXtension Communities of Practice (COPs)

• Background The committee will support COPs to
  build awareness promote eXtension content.
• Committee Communications.
• Time Line Ongoing, as needed.

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Summary

• Guidelines for Charges, Royalties, Permissions
  Sponsorships
• Unified Process for Marketing Communicating
  About eXtension Communities of Practice (COPs)

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Information Items

• Community Development

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Southern Region CD Training Plan Community
Development 101

• Background A multi-state, multi-year training
  plan is being developed. A first step is to
  launch an introductory training in CD the second
  step is to offer specialized trainings.
• Committee(s) Involved CRD and potentially all
  other program areas

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Southern Region CD Training Plan -- Targeted
Trainings

• Time Line Fall 2007-Summer/Fall 2008
• Year 1 and 2 Planned Trainings
• Community Development 101(Spring 2008)
• Business Retention and Expansion
• Entrepreneurship
• Public Deliberation
• Health Institute

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Southern Region CD Certification Plan

• Background A CD certification program for
  Extension educators is being explored.
• Committee(s) Involved CRD and other applicable
  program areas
• Time Line Proposal to be submitted at 2008 PLN
  Meeting

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National Strategic Directions for CRED

• Background CRED program leaders formed a
  network and steering committee (national council)
  to give a voice and visibility to community
  development work. Group co-chaired by Gae
  Broadwater, Kentucky State University.
• Committee(s) Involved CRD
• Time Line Finalized by Dec 2007

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Information Items

• Family and Consumer Sciences

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Inventory of Southern Region Health Curricula

• Background The committee will conduct a survey
  to compile an inventory of health curricula,
  evaluation instruments, and impact indicators.
• Committees Involved Family and Consumer
  Sciences
• Time Line September 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007

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SERA and Priester Health Conference

• Background The committee recommends to Health
  SERA-19 that future conferences be in conjunction
  with the Priester Health Conference to maximize
  resources and increase attendance.
• Committees Involved Family and Consumer
  Sciences
• Time line September 1, 2007 -
• March 1, 2008

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Preventing Childhood Overweight and Obesity

• Background A subcommittee will expand a survey
  of programs in the Southern Region to Program
  Leaders in both FCS and 4H/Youth Development to
  identify common target audiences and outcome
  income indicators across the region which have
  high potential for regional program impacts.
• Committees Involved Family and Consumer
  Sciences
• Time line September 1, 2007 - April 1, 2008

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Summary

• Inventory of Southern Region Health Curricula
• SERA and Priester Health Conference
• Preventing Childhood Overweight and Obesity

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Information Items

• Middle Management

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Middle Management Conference

• Background - The Committee will continue to host
  a Middle Management Conference every other year.
  We held a highly successful conference this past
  April in Blacksburg, VA. Georgia will host the
  Middle Management Conference April 6-9, 2009 in
  Athens Georgia.
• Committee(s) Involved Middle Management
• Time Line April 6 - 9, 2009

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Urban Pre-Conference Meeting

• Background The Middle Managers Committee of
  the Program Leadership Network have held
  successful urban conferences for the past
  several years. A pre-conference meeting to
  discuss urban programming issues for Extension
  will be held prior to next years joint
  PLN/AEA/ASRED meeting. This will be added to the
  PLN agenda.
• Committee(s) Involved Middle Management
• Time Line Monday afternoon prior to opening of
  the PLN Conference.

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Succession Planning for Middle Management
Positions

• Background The MM Committee, in cooperation with
  PSD, has begun to develop desirable competencies,
  as well as barriers and incentives, to the
  development of a qualified applicant pool for
  these positions. We will be working with the
  PSD to develop an inventory of all leadership and
  management curricula available within the south
  to be used to give direction to the establishment
  of training and development experiences (ie. Job
  shadowing, mentoring, CECP curriculum, etc.)
  The goal is to develop a training program for
  identified candidates for middle management
  positions.
• Committee(s) Involved Middle Management/Program
  Staff Development
• Time Line Next Program Year.

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Summary

• Middle Management Conference, April 6-9, 2009,
  Athens, GA
• Urban Pre-Conference Meeting
• Succession Planning

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Information Items

• Program and Staff Development

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Succession Planning -Inventory of Leadership /
Management Resources for Middle Management

• Background--Succession planning is a need
  throughout the southeast. Training needs to be
  identified. Inventory of existing resources will
  be compiled by PSD. MM will identify needs not
  met.
• Committee(s) Involved Program and Staff
  Development / Middle Managers
• Time Line September - December, 2007

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National Program Staff Development Directory

• Background There is an interest in developing a
  national Professional Development Community (PDC)
  within eXtension
• Committee(s) Involved Program Staff
  Development
• Time Line September-November, 2007

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National Extension Professional Development
Community

• Background The Committee will explore next
  steps in creation of a national Extension
  professional development community as part of
  eXtension efforts.
• Committee(s) Involved Program Staff
  Development
• Time Line 2007-2008

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Southern Region PSD Conference

• Background There is a need for professional
  development opportunities for PSD professionals.
• Committee(s) Involved Program Staff
  Development
• Time Line October 2007

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PSD Modules Status

• Background CECP modules in development are
  being moved to Moodle. They include Extension
  History Facilitation Writing Impacts
  Presentation Skills.
• Committee(s) Involved Program Staff
  Development
• Time Line Fall 2007

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Summary

• Succession Planning -Inventory of Leadership /
  Management Resources for Middle Management
• National Program Staff Development Directory
• National Extension Professional Development
  Community
• Southern Region PSD Conference
• PSD Module Status

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Information Items

• 4-H Youth Development

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CECP

• Background CECP progress in 4-H Youth
  Development has been a concern. 4-H YD should
  have 20 CECP modules up by October 1, 2007. Pilot
  and jury process including 18 professionals will
  be established.
• Committee Involved 4-H Youth Development
• Time line October 1, 2007.

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4-H CCS

• Background CCS is in transition to National 4-H
  Council, including start-up and sustainability
  funds (1m plus) with no legal documentation
  regarding the process or how funds will be used.
  4-H YD committee will communicate with National
  HQ and National Council concerning the urgent
  need for a MOU or other legal document correcting
  this situation.
• Committee Involved 4-H Youth Development.
• Time Line Complete by September 15, 2007.

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Summary

• Response to urgent need for CCS agreement
  documentation
• Progress is evident in 4-H YD CECP

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Thank you for your attention!