COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL DEVELOPMENT
Dec 26, 2015
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)