New Agent First Visit

Role of RPDC and how we started through the Envisioning Process.  

• Explain the connection between the county and the university.

Program Planning Process

• Issues Process Overview  (handout) and how it relates to the Plan of Work (Program Planning in Nutshell PowerPoint)
• Discuss Program Development Process Leaflet
• Go to College Website, Cooperative Extension, Regional and Issues Flow.    http://ces.ca.uky.edu/cesrc/issues
  • Find program area
  • Find county name on the Issues Flow Chart
• Go to County Plan of Work on Program and Staff Development Page and view County Plan of work. http://www.ca.uky.edu/psd/program_development.php
  • Find their program area, look at MAP and Program Plan
  • Discuss what it means, goals and needs are from grassroots.
  • Where to find the resources , relate to Issues Flow Chart
    • Issues Flow
    • Regional Page
    • Program Page
    • Google internal website for informatio

Managing Your Job by Planning Ahead

• Discuss Annual Planning Calendar on Internal website
  • Find on the internal website
  • Discuss need to spread the workload through the year
  • Incorporate planning time

"Everything We Do Speaks for Us”  website

• Discuss concept of marketing the programs and organization.
• Review  the highlights
  • Review  Prepare a “Meeting Survival Kit”

Discuss County Extension Councils and program councils to start the dialogue about program planning process.

• Basic SEAL training materials website. http://www.ca.uky.edu/psd/advisory_councils.php

*This material and outline may vary depending on the most recent core training.                                                      

Prepared by Charlene Jacobs, Chuck Stamper, Jeanne Davis, Regional Program and Development Coordinators.  June 2010