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Building our FCS Program Framework

Building our FCS Program Framework. District FCS Meetings Winter 2012. As we go through the process of Creating Our Future for Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service it is also time to be proactive with our FCS Extension Strategic Plan . UK Cooperative Extension Service Creating Our Future.

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Building our FCS Program Framework

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  1. Building our FCS Program Framework District FCS Meetings Winter 2012

  2. As we go through the process of Creating Our Future for Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service it is also time to be proactive with our FCS Extension Strategic Plan. UK Cooperative Extension Service Creating Our Future

  3. Think ahead to 2015

  4. Morecomplex needs and issues than ever before in the lives of the families we serve. • Changing landscape of priorities for funding at national, state, college, and county levels. • Accountability of tax dollars – scrutinized for cost effectiveness and building self-sufficiency. “Nanny State mentality affects you.” Ron Crouch Understanding our Challenges

  5. Be leaders in our subject matter expertise and our professionalism within the organization. • Communicateour passion and commitment to strengthening individual and families’ skill sets. • Be proactive to show accountability for our programs. • Take the initiative to leverage revenue streams. Think return on investment. What is Our Response?

  6. Celebrate our strengths as aFCS Extension profession Discuss strategies for using our FCS Strategic Plan effectively to: Goals for Today’s Discussion • Communicate our effectiveness strategically • Leverage funding to support our programs • Build our expertise and resource base • Support the Creating our Future plan for Cooperative Extension through our FCS Program efforts

  7. Building Strong Family County Profiles – using them in your community and wherever the opportunity arises. • Using media and social media opportunities to share snippets of program success. We’ve got to be where our people are (i.e. Facebook). • Build personal skills to market the work we do with state, regional and county partners. (CEDIK – leadership development, data packaging, etc., Ag Communications- use of social media, marketing tools, television/radio skill-building, eXtension id) Communicating Our EffectivenessStrategically

  8. Funding Sources that Support FCS Extension? • Federal Formula Funds • EFNEP • SNAP – Ed • Federal Ear-marked Funds (HEEL) • State Appropriations (Physical Activity, CES) • Federal Special Project Funds (MITT – 5 year commitment) • Grants (OMK, Plate it Up Kentucky Proud) • Gifts (KEAFCS Marketing funds, HES Future Fund) Leveraging Funds for FCS Extension

  9. EFNEP has: • History of Excellence • Documented impact • Research and Evidence-Based • Accountability built-in to the process of program implementation EFNEP: Model for Successful Fund Leverage

  10. New models of federal funding • Contracts • Future Grants that align with our mission • Fee-based services • ??? Where are other sources of revenue?

  11. What data can we show that: • Shows our track record of success? • Shows our subject matter expertise to be qualified to provide the program or service? • Shows our capacity to be successful statewide? Funding: Are we competitive while staying relevant?

  12. Quality In-service Trainings to build our expertise in subject matter. • Funding and hiring FCS State staff with expertise, skills and time to coordinate the “logistics” of programming. • Moving from Research-based to Evidence-based resources for relevance. Building our base of evidence-based resources through data collection Build Our Expertise and Resource Base

  13. Making sure that we are part of the solution through: • Developing a strong support base in the counties. • Promoting the outcomes of successful programs, partnerships and processes. • Recruiting leaders who understand the mission and vision of CES and can articulate the benefits/needs of the CES programs to others. Supporting the Creating Our Future Planning Process for CES

  14. Sketching the Problem Draw a picture of a problem or issue in your community Draw a picture of the programs and activities that you can do to address the problem Draw what your county will look like as a result of the program

  15. Plan of Work process is first step • Using the language from the FCS Strategic Plan. • Unifies our efforts • Makes it easier for FCS State Staff to do Key word searches in POW’s and in impact statements (PAC codes). • Provides a menu of options to choose from to customize our work to the counties. • Provides a way to collectively share our work with co-workers and stakeholders. • Builds in an evaluation plan from the outset. Using the FCS Strategic Plan to Accomplish these Goals

  16. Began March 2007 with State staff discussion of programmatic process and integrated focus areas to share with FCS agents to support plan of work process. Defining FCS Program Framework Issues Flow/ Forums

  17. Using the FCS Strategic Plan to Develop a County MAP

  18. Evaluation At the end of the program year how will you know if you were successful in reaching your goals?

  19. Evaluation How do we collect data for FCS Programs within our CES System? • Priority indicators • Featured programs • Impact Statements • NEP reports (SNAP ed/ NEERS) • Specific Surveys • Sharing data directly with Specialists • Other?

  20. New Priority Indicators A mixture of Former state indicators, 2. New national indicators and 3. New state indicators.

  21. Tool we have developed to help you organize programs to outcomes and indicators How will you determine if the desired outcomes are being achieved? From the outcomes listed in the sections above, tell which outcomes you plan to measure, the indicators you will use to assess change and the evaluation methods you will use. Then tell when evaluation activities will occur. Evaluation may reflect programs conducted for targeted audiences, by different agents, specific activities or the program as a whole. Evaluation– Outcome: Indicator: Method: Timeline:

  22. Couponing County agent creativity From the county up! Walk and Wok

  23. Walk through the examples: 1. Program Assistants ? 2. Co-workers ? 3. Stakeholders ? In May at FCS Statewide Training we will have a session to discuss the process, answer questions, share the results of the district issues forums/POW process and finalize any details we have missed. Next Steps

  24. Contributions • Fotolia • Microsoft On-line • Printable-maps.blogspot.com • University of Kentucky Agricultural Communications • University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service Educational programs of Kentucky Cooperative Extension serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. Laura Stephenson, Ph. D. Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Field Programs Pam Sigler, M.S. Senior Extension Specialist for Curriculum and Instruction January 2012

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