2007 Kentucky State Extension Advisory Council

1. 2007 Kentucky State Extension Advisory Council District Delegate Report

2. Administrative Updatefrom Dean Scott Smith State budget in good shape, federal budget uncertain Implementation of career ladder for agents to be fully implemented by July 2007 New Equine Initiative getting underway State budget needs -Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center -Joint dairy operation with Eastern Ky. University

3. Survey Results on Kentucky Extensionby Paul Warner 60% of Kentuckians are aware of Extension 81% are aware of 4-H 49% heard of Extension through the media 36% heard of Extension through personal contacts 32% of households use Extension 92% of Extension users were satisfied

4. Joint Session with the Agents Conference Greetings from Administration Diversity Speaker Discussions regarding the collaborative efforts between College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension and some other University of Kentucky departments Awards Banquet�Staff career award, Diversity Awards, Barnett Council Award

5. Report on Advisory Council Development from Ralph Prince Areas Most Improved Better CEC representation of county demographics Using membership committee to enhance CEC Rotation of membership Change for improvement is a goal and is being done Leadership development and orientation Areas for Attention Programming function of Co. Extension Councils Reaching parity with CEC and program councils Building effective links between program councils/ committees and CEC Highlighting of materials on council website and their use�keep momentum SEAL II Advanced training In a report from Ralph Prince, State Advisory Leadership Coordinator, we learned a recent evaluation done with agents indicate that state wide we have made some definite improvements in developing advisory councils and there are noticeable areas where some counties need to work further. Of course all counties must work to sustain their improvements. A state wide training was done for all agents working in 2004 on the SEAL I (Strengthening Extension Advisory Leadership) curriculum. Agents hire since then were trained in the later part of 2006. All agents have materials, lesson plans, and resources to do orientation and training for advisory council development and function. Using the materials has resulted in improvements in councils gaining better demographic representation. Counties have used membership committees to recruit the representatives needed to have a council membership that reflects the county population. All councils should have a rotation system that allows new for new members and ideas that keeps the council vibrant and dynamic. Councils that don�t rotate become stagnant and new people will not want to join. Most agents have identified they are working hard on council improvement and that leadership among members are better oriented and their leadership skills have been enhanced. As we move along statewide toward advisory group development, we still need efforts in many counties to involve volunteers in programming from the first step of identifying needs, to the planning and implementing of programs, and then evaluation of those programs. Volunteers should be involved at each of these stages through educational program committees and agents� Plan of Work committees. Agents have a Plan of Work made up of County major areas of programming (C-MAPS). County Extension Council C-MAP committees can function throughout the year and during council meetings to enhance local programming. Links between the agent�s program committees and the CEC should be enhanced as the program committees send delegates and programming issues to the CEC and those issues are addressed across program lines if and when needed and appropriate. CEC delegates report back to the groups they represent. We need to continue to reach parity of participation on all advisory groups. Materials are available on the advisory council website http://ces.ca.uky.edu/advisorycouncil/ and an advanced SEAL II curriculum is now posted to help us with further advisory council development. Ralph Prince is available statewide to work with any county on advisory group and leadership development. Tools are available to allow each county to do assessment of where they are in development and next steps to take. Roles of advisory group members at any level are vital to CES and most appreciated.In a report from Ralph Prince, State Advisory Leadership Coordinator, we learned a recent evaluation done with agents indicate that state wide we have made some definite improvements in developing advisory councils and there are noticeable areas where some counties need to work further. Of course all counties must work to sustain their improvements. A state wide training was done for all agents working in 2004 on the SEAL I (Strengthening Extension Advisory Leadership) curriculum. Agents hire since then were trained in the later part of 2006. All agents have materials, lesson plans, and resources to do orientation and training for advisory council development and function. Using the materials has resulted in improvements in councils gaining better demographic representation. Counties have used membership committees to recruit the representatives needed to have a council membership that reflects the county population. All councils should have a rotation system that allows new for new members and ideas that keeps the council vibrant and dynamic. Councils that don�t rotate become stagnant and new people will not want to join. Most agents have identified they are working hard on council improvement and that leadership among members are better oriented and their leadership skills have been enhanced. As we move along statewide toward advisory group development, we still need efforts in many counties to involve volunteers in programming from the first step of identifying needs, to the planning and implementing of programs, and then evaluation of those programs. Volunteers should be involved at each of these stages through educational program committees and agents� Plan of Work committees. Agents have a Plan of Work made up of County major areas of programming (C-MAPS). County Extension Council C-MAP committees can function throughout the year and during council meetings to enhance local programming. Links between the agent�s program committees and the CEC should be enhanced as the program committees send delegates and programming issues to the CEC and those issues are addressed across program lines if and when needed and appropriate. CEC delegates report back to the groups they represent. We need to continue to reach parity of participation on all advisory groups. Materials are available on the advisory council website http://ces.ca.uky.edu/advisorycouncil/ and an advanced SEAL II curriculum is now posted to help us with further advisory council development. Ralph Prince is available statewide to work with any county on advisory group and leadership development. Tools are available to allow each county to do assessment of where they are in development and next steps to take. Roles of advisory group members at any level are vital to CES and most appreciated.

6. Regional Issues-Currently Being Addressed Western Region: Rural Living (Land Use)-Phase 2 Leadership-working with Community and Elected Officials Adopt a 4-Her-Mentoring Drug Abuse Awareness-Phase 2 Food Safety* Residential and Rural Landscaping* Obesity *

7. Regional Issues-Currently Being Addressed Eastern Region: Marketing ag products E-Commerce Community Development-Phase 2 Animal Identification-horse MyFace/Spacebook * Drug Abuse Awareness Prevention-Phase 2 Entrepreneurship-adult and youth Food Safety* Obesity*

8. Regional Issues-Currently Being Addressed Central Region: Reducing Debt Farm Labor * Land Use * Communication Skills for All Family Types Science Youth and Technology for youth * Obesity * Residential and Rural Landscaping *

9. Other SEAC Business Matters New Officers elected�President Peggy Townsend, Oldham County; Vice-President Carol Coplen, Ballard County; Secretary Rhonda Brashear, Leslie County Mike Bach, Bath County, is outgoing SEAC President and has been an excellent officer District reporting to disseminate information from the state meeting may be as the delegates and District Director decide Districts 1 and 2 reported at this year�s conference on district sessions held in 2006 to report on the state meeting and to note local issues and accomplishments Delegates� folders contain many reports and announcements from program administrators

10. Information compiled by Ralph Prince, State Advisory Leadership Coordinatorralph.prince@uky.eduPhone 270-365-7541 For more information please contact Ralph Prince or one of the persons contributing information on the slides