COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT

OVERVIEW

County 4-H Council Training is:

Delivered 254 different ways

Limited in the number of resources available

Lacking in parliamentary procedure skills

PROGRAM GOAL

Increase leadership skills of youth to equip them for future leadership opportunities in adulthood Provide counties with a toolbox of resources to help

them effectively train County 4-H Council Teams

Develop a State Leadership Contest for County 4-H Council Teams to demonstrate their skills

Recruit and train adult volunteers as leadership project leaders

TARGET AUDIENCE

County 4-H Council

Established audience that counties should already have in place

Adult Leaders

County 4-H Council Advisor

Leadership Project Club(s)

Train Club Managers using these resources

TIMELINE

Spring/Summer 2009: Training for agents on program and contest. Agents add to their TExAS Plans.

August/September 2009: Participating counties begin program.

Fall 2009: Districts or Regions host One Day Leadership Workshop to provide training for County Council Teams on the leadership contest, service learning and parliamentary procedure

TIMELINE…CONTINUED

Spring 2010: Districts or Regions host first Leadership Contest

June 2010: Conduct first State Leadership Contest at Texas 4-H Roundup

January 2011 – First Texas 4-H Team to compete at Western National in Colorado in Parliamentary Procedure Contest

RESOURCES FOR LEADERS 4 LIFE

PROGRAM

Leadership Curriculum: Take The Lead Unit, Yea 4-H! 6-8 Grade

Participant Workbook: Take The Lead (New!)

Parliamentary Procedure Made Easy Curriculum

Dunbar’s Parliamentary Procedure Guide

Dunbar’s Guide for Making Motions

Dunbar’s Parliamentary Procedure Glossary

Current Edition, Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised

Use Your Hands…For Service! – Service Learning Lesson Plan

County Kick Off Training Agenda

District Training Agenda

Sample Timeline for Program Implementation (and model plan?)

Menu of leadership and parliamentary procedure activities to supplement training at monthly Council Meetings (Dr. Chris Townsend’s Student Projects)

Outcome Evaluation

Recognition Certificate

RESOURCES FOR LEADERS 4 LIFE

PROGRAM

LEADERS 4 LIFESKILL-A-THON

Parliamentary Procedure Demonstration

Question/Answer Session

Service Learning Interpretation Piece

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

DEMONSTRATION

20 minute presentation

4-6 team members (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 other members)

Must demonstrate these motions: Main Motion, Amend a Motion, Division of the Assembly, Lay on the Table, Take from the Table, Withdraw a Motion

Will be given 3 problems to incorporate in their demonstration

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE

DEMONSTRATION

Teams will be provided: Agenda and Parliamentary Procedure Problems

Teams must provide: Minutes, Treasurer’s Report, Letter of Communication, Committee Report

15 minutes to review problems and plan their presentation

Max of 100 points for Parli-Pro Demonstration

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE MOTIONS

Put a motion before the assembly

Lay on the Table

Amend a Motion

Division of the Assembly

Take from the Table

Withdraw a Motion

Division of a Question

Refer a Motion to a Committee

Rise to a Point of Order

Appeal the Decision of the Chair

Previous Question

Rescind

Reconsider

Postpone a Motion Definitely

Postpone a Motion Indefinitely

Objection to the Consideration of the Question

QUESTION/ANSWER SESSION

7 questions per team

Each team member must answer one question

Teams will determine who will answer remaining question(s)

Each team member may answer no more than 2 questions

Maximum of 10 points per question (max of 70 points)

INTERPRETATION PIECE

One page (front and back) report on a service learning project conducted in the county during the current 4-H year

Need to include: Relevance, Response and Results of the project in the report

May include photos, captions, charts, graphs, etc.

Turned in with registration in advance and judged ahead of time

Max of 100 points

RESOURCE PACKET

Supplies and Equipment Needs for conducting a contest

Facilities Requirements and Setup for contest

Sample Schedules for contest (2)

Sample documents teams provide for parli-pro demonstration (minutes, treasurer’s report, communication letter, committee report)

Sample Agenda and Parli Pro Problems

RESOURCE PACKET

Parli-Pro Demonstration Score Sheet

Question/Answer Session Score Sheet

Interpretation Piece Score Sheet

Tabulation Form and Excel Spread Sheet

Timekeeper Form

Judge’s Orientation

Participant Orientation

ACTIVITIES

Rope Star (Take The Lead, Lesson 2)

It’s Hip to Be Square (Take The Lead, Lesson 3)

Silent Movies (Take The Lead, Lesson 2)

Parli-Pro Vocabulary Jeopardy

If time permits:

Earthquake (Take The Lead, Lesson 4)

Trip Into Outer Space (Take The Lead, Lesson 8)