Program Development for

Texas 4-H and Youth Development

For more information, visit: http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/agents/agent_program_planning/index_agents_programming.php

2011

BIG - Picture Items to Consider

• The End User Does NOT Change

• Local Project Trainings• Focus on Strengths• Connect Projects to Careers• Supporting the 4-H Center

4-H and Youth Development Program Guide and Priorities

- 2011• Emphasis Areas – p. 3• 2011 Decision Tree – p. 4• 2011 Program Standards – p. 5• Description of Mgmt Plans – p. 7

&8• 2011 Program Priorities – p. 9-16• 4-H Youth Development Specialist

Input Worksheet – p. 17• Assigning RPD’s to Plans – p. 19• 4-H Major Events (Calendar) – p.

20

Emphasis Areas Specialists content area partnering with non-youth

specialistsProgram 4HYD Contact

Livestock (Quality Counts, Livestock 101)

Chilek

Photography / Videography Lepley

Outdoor Education (Outdoor Challenge / WHEP)

Chapman, Bruton, Hysmith

Healthy Lifestyles (YWAT, foods, nutrition, fitness)

Dodd

Youth Entrepreneurship Burkham

Leaders 4 Life, Take a Stand Newberry

Vet Science, Science of Ag Huebinger

Citizenship / Community Service Lepley

SET Tarpley

JMG Whittlesey

4-H Military Program Prause

p. 3

Program 4HYD ContactRoundup and Golf Challenge Merten

Youth Boards Bading

4-H Center Locke

Texas 4-H Council Lehman and Williams

Housing and Home Environment Lehman

Shooting Sports Hysmith and Kubos

Higher Ed Saldana

Global Education McManus

Emphasis Areas Continued Specialists content area partnering with non-youth

specialists

p. 3

Why is this important? We want everyone to know who you can contact regarding the content of a program plan you are developing. Even if it is not a program plan, these individuals are your contacts when developing activities regarding these topics.

2011 Decision Tree# Goal Who Approves?

1 Active Citizenship, Civic Engagement, and Betterment of Community

RPD ANR or RPD FCS

2 Communications and Expressive Arts

RPD FCS

3 Consumer and Family Sciences RPD FCS

4 Environmental Education RPD ANR

5 Healthy Lifestyles RPD FCS

6 Personal Development and Leadership

RPD ANR or RPD FCS

7 Animals RPD ANR

8 Plants RPD ANR

9 SET RPD ANR

10 Science of Ag RPD ANR

11 Others – Mostly management plans

RPD ANR or RPD FCS

p. 19

p. 4

The district 4HYD Specialist should be assigned to ALL 4-H Outcome and Output Plans as reviewers.

Two Outcome Programs• The 4HYD is requesting two outcome

programs per county.

p. 5

Outreach Oriented Traditional OrientedDef’n – develop an outcome program that reaches a non-traditional, meaningful group. This could mean utilizing an enrichment curriculum to reach the audience.

Def’n – develop an outcome program that reaches an audience that you program toward throughout the year. This should be something you are already doing. The only significant step to add is an outcome based evaluation.

Examples include: Ag Fair Days, Safety Camps, Balancing Food and Play, Take a Stand, Keys to the Courthouse, etc.

Examples include: Leaders 4 Life (council focused), Food Challenge, Livestock Education, Photography, Consumer Decision Making, etc.Why? We need to concentrate on measuring the most

impactful things we do.

4-H Management Plans

• The purpose of these mgmt (output) plans is to ensure CEAs have the tools and resources to accurately plan, implement, and report county 4HYD programs, activities, events, and projects.

• Which plans to adopt is up to each

county.

• Counties should evaluate how they are staffed and who provides leadership to various areas when deciding.

p. 5 & 7

Option A• Option A contains five different 4-H management and

oversight output plans. It is categorized based on project content type. – 4-H Program Administration MP A (Goal 11) - Plan

#188274 - This plan includes the overall management of a county 4-H Program - 60 tasks

– 4-H Youth and Adult Leadership MP A (Goal 6) - Plan #188382 - 18 tasks

– Youth Consumer and Family Sciences MP A (Goal 3) - Plan #188299 - 20 tasks

– Youth Healthy Lifestyles MP A (Goal 5) - Plan #188298 – This plan includes - 20 tasks

– Youth Animals (Livestock) MP A (Goal 7) – Plan #188310 –33

p. 7

Options B and C• Option B groups 4-H program management

and implementation into three categories. – 4-H Program Administration MP B (Goal 11) - Plan

#10733 – 55 tasks.– 4-H Youth and Adult Leadership MP B (Goal 6) - Plan

#10799 – 20 tasks – 4-H Curriculum and Projects MP B (Goal 11) - Plan

#10734 – This plan includes tasks associated with projects and curriculum from a more broad scale.

• Option C. This is an output management plan that is inclusive of almost all 4-H events and activities that would take place in a county.– 4-H Program Administration MP C (Goal 11) - Plan

#187595 - Adopting this plan will allow you to see over 120 tasks that you would need to report to in an effort to effectively manage the county 4-H program.

p. 8

2011 Program Priorities• One Day 4-H

2010• County

Government Initiative

• Global and Cultural Education

• Leaders 4 Life

• Take a Stand• Winning with

Nutrition• Quality Counts• Food Challenge

These are not the only things we are doing. These are simply programs the unit is promoting to CEAs for implementation.

p. 9-16

One day can make a difference.One day 4-H is going to change Texas

•Texas 4-H will once again host one day 4-H on SATURDAY,

OCTOBER 9, 2010 (last day of the 2010 National 4-H Week).

•Information is now available on-line to assist counties, clubs, and groups to plan, organize, and implement their service

projects.•Information includes graphics, newspaper ads, planning guides, suggestions for service projects, and links to

registration and reporting sites.•Groups need to register their service projects on-line

between September 1st and September 30th.

p. 9

Keys to the Courthouse (County Government Initiative)

• All counties should have a copy of the curriculum.

• Booklet includes lessons and activities

• DVD with all information• A map of Texas counties

p. 10

The aim of the program is to teach youth about their county form of government and how it functions, as well as to involve them as a part of that function.

It provides a unique opportunity for youth to develop a positive attitude toward the responsibilities and structure of county government.

Each lesson includes the TEKS for the teacher to use in their lesson planning.

Global and Cultural EducationGoals:

• have a desire to learn about and a willingness to respect people from other cultures.

• understand that everyone has a culture which affects the way we view ourselves and the world.

• understand cultures, languages, and traditions other than our own.

• understand that our world is full of different viewpoints and ways of doing things.

p. 11

Projects / Opportunities: International Exchange – Host Japan / Greece (2010 and 2011);

Travel – Australia, Costa Rica, Finland, Japan) Domestic Exchange – TX counties coordinate and conduct

exchange trips with other states Other Opportunities – World Food Prize Youth Institute Essay,

Cultural Expo (2011 Roundup), Cultural Challenge (competition testing knowledge on customs, languages, etc.

Leaders 4 Life p. 12• Pilot in 2010 (Congrats to Leon County)

• The goals of the Leaders 4 Life Program are to:– increase the leadership skills of youth to

equip them for future leadership opportunities in adulthood by:• providing counties with a toolbox of resources to

effectively train youth in leadership, parliamentary procedure and service learning

• develop a state leadership contest for County teams to demonstrate their skills

– recruit adult volunteers to serve as Leaders 4 Life Project Leaders and equip them to be effective teachers in leadership, parliamentary procedure and service learning

• Started (piloted in 2008 and went statewide in 2010.

• Bullying is a serious issue that is affecting all youth today.

• The goal of theTake A Stand program is to educate youth on how they can avoid or stop bullying from happening and equip them with life skills to help them deal with conflict. • Each county will be receiving a copy of a book written by Brooks Gibbs

entitled, “Love is Greater Than Hate.” • A Centra training will be taught by Brooks Gibbs. A limited amount of spaces

will be available and agents will sign up. • All counties who have an outcome plan for 2011 for Take A Stand will be

included in a drawing which will be held in January 2011. The winning county will receive a day with Brooks Gibbs to conduct school assemblies with schools in your county! This is a value of over $2500!!!

• The Take A Stand website provides teacher in-service training kits including PPTs, scripts, sample training agendas, evaluation forms, and much more.

p. 13

Winning with Nutrition• Piloted in 2009, the goal of the program is to

provide youth in the 7th thru 9th grades an opportunity to learn about proper nutrition, dietary needs, supplements, hydration and healthy methods to increase physical performance.

p. 14

Objective Indicators: - Nutrients and their functions- Benefits of sleep- The dangers of alcohol and drugs- The importance of hydration and

risks and warning signs of dehydration

- The importance of wise meal choices and proper nutrient intake for athletic performance

- Identification of fad diets and the associated dangers

Topics in the Curriculum Include:• Eating for Excellence• Hydration Station• Game Day Dining• Performance Robbers• Fads and Facts

• A renewed emphasis for 2011• Program Objectives:

– Enhance character education for Texas youth participating in 4-H and FFA livestock project work

– Ensure all 4-H and FFA livestock projects meet all food quality standards

– Promote a positive image, both internally and externally, of youth livestock programs

p. 15

Six Pillars of

Character

Purpose of 4-H and FFA

Purpose of

Livestock

Projects

Goal Setting

Impact of Livestock Projects

Medications

Animal Care

The Food Supply Continuum

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Food Challenge• The 4-H Food Challenge is a ‘highly charged’ foods

experience modeled after Iron Chef. • It allows teams of 4-H members to create a dish

using only a predetermined amount of ingredients. • From these ingredients, 4-H members must identify,

prepare and then present information related to the serving size, nutritional value, and cost of the dish.

Resources

State level

Participant

Rules

MyPyramid

FightBac

Nutrient Needs at a Glance

Altering Recipes for Good Health

Rules of Play

Food Challenge Team Worksheet

Supply Box

Materials

Cooking Food Safely

is a Matter of Degrees

p. 16

The 4HYD District Based Specialists’ Role

• Support, coach, and provide input, suggestions, corrections, and edits to 4HYD Program Plans.

• Input (feedback) will be sent to you in an email with a cc to the RPDs, DEAs, and CEDs (as appropriate).

• You will need to submit your plans for review at least one week before your PPC so reviewers (and approvers) have ample time to review (preferably two weeks).

Other Items (Not in the Guide)

• 4-H Blitz• 4-H Roundup• Curriculum Enrichment

• Summit

4-H Blitz• Our commitment to professional

development for County Extension Agents (regarding 4HYD)

• It is evolving• Short, quick videos to watch and listen to

and then other resources are on the site for more information.

• Topics include: Emphasis Areas, 4-H Connect, 4-H SET, Chartering, FCS 101 Resources, Healthy Lifestyles Overview, Leaders 4 Life, Livestock 101 Resources, One Day 4-H, Recordbooks, Youth Protection Standards (YPS), Roundup, and Scholarships.http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/agents/index_videos.php

2011 Texas 4-H Roundup• June 13-17, 2011• Texas 4-H Roundup Logo and Theme

Contest - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/library/files/theme&logoflyer.pdf

• Intermediates eligible to stay the entire week and participate in seven invitational contests and workshops

• Evening Entertainment: Tuesday – 4-H Has Talent, Wednesday – Entertainer TBD, Thursday – Dance

• Roundup Rules and Guidelines will be out in October

• Texas 4-H Trade Show and Silent Auction • More new and exciting events to come!!

Kyle J. MertenExtension Associate Office- 979-845-6533

KJMerten@ag.tamu.edu

Curriculum Enrichment• Outreach to new audiences is an important aspect of the 4-H

Program.  • All of our materials expose youth to the fact that they can learn

more about specific subjects through getting more involved in the 4-H program. 

• There are a variety of enrichment curriculums available to agents.  These resources are showcased in the Texas 4-H Enrichment Curriculum Catalog.

• Counties may choose to select only a few enrichment curriculums to market.  Simply use the information from the catalog and create your own marketing brochure.  In addition to promoting the enrichment curriculums,  the county should offer training for instructors who will implement the program. 

• Many of the enrichment curriculums have an evaluation component already in place.  This aspect should be an incentive for agents to use these programs as outcome plans in their county. 

• Many programs have a model plan in the TExAS system, too.  Simply adopt the model plan and adapt it to fit your schedule. 

texas4-h.tamu.edu/library/files/publications_enrichment_curriculum_guide.pdf

4-H SummitNovember 2-4, 2010

• This is a virtual opportunity• You can sign in for any topic you

wish.• We will cover all of these

programs outlined here, plus:– 4-H volunteer development, how to

conduct a project leader training, teens & technology, housing project, golf challenge, Discover Science Method and more.

• These will be led and taught be County Extension Agents and Specialists

Are we giving our very best?• Remember, the end user does

not change. • Every project may not be for

everybody, but it is for somebody.

• Remember the motto,

–"To make the best better"