Garry Branham Extension Program Specialist 4-H

1. Garry Branham Extension Program Specialist 4-H

2. Why the Need? • 254 Counties = 254 Methods • Limited resources available • Lacking parliamentary procedure skills

3. Are kids interested? • Breakdown fundamentals of meeting: • Fair Decisions • Timely Schedule • Voice Heard • Basis of Fun

4. Program Objectives • Increase leadership skills of youth to equip them for adulthood. • Provide counties with a “toolbox” of resources for training officer teams. • Train “Leadership” Project Leaders

5. Target Audience • Youth: • County 4-H Council • Club Officers • Prospective future officers and/or youth leaders • Adults: • County Council Advisors • Leadership Project Clubs • Club Managers • Coaches

6. Program Resources • Leadership Curriculum: Take The Lead Unit, Yea 4-H! • Student Workbook: Take The Lead • 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 Plan • Games & Activity Packets

7. Contest Resources • Leaders 4 Life Resource Book • Leaders 4 Life Score Sheet Packet • County Kickoff Training Agenda • Leaders 4 Life Project Leader Position Description • Practice Agendas & Problems • Practice Questions for Question/Answer Portion • Sample Service Learning Interpretation Pieces • Parli Pro Materials • Evaluation & Certificate

8. NEW for 2012-2013 • No Quiz Bowl Component • Top 3 District teams advance to State

9. Leaders 4 Life Skill-A-Thon • Parliamentary Procedure Demonstration • Question/Answer Session • Service Learning Interpretation Piece

10. Parliamentary Procedure Demonstration • 4 to 6 Team Members (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 other members) • 20 minute presentation • 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

11. Parli-Pro Demo Cont… • Teams will be provided: Agenda & Parliamentary Procedure Problems • Teams must provide: Minutes, Treasurer’s Report, Letter of Communication, Committee Reports • 15 minutes to review problems and plan their presentation • Max of 100 points for demonstration

12. 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 to the Decision of the Chair • Previous Question • Rescind • Reconsider • Postpone Motion Defintely • Postpone Motion Indefinitely • Objection to Consideration of the Question

13. Question/Answer Section • 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)

14. Interpretation Piece • One page (front & back) report on a service learning project conducted in the county during the current 4-H year • Needs to include: Relevance, Response and Results of the project • May include: photos, captions, charts, graphs, etc. • Turned in with registration in advance and judged ahead of time • Max of 100 points

15. Resource Packet Materials • Supplies/Equipment • Facilities Setup • Sample Agenda, Minutes, Reports, Letters, Problems • Judges Orientation • Contestant Orientation • Rules/Guidelines

16. QUESTIONS???