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4-H Record Keeping. Starting out Right. County Record Book Subcommittee. Cindy Conner – Garfield County Jim Rhodes – Dewey County Radonna Sawatzky – Custer County Kristy Spalding – Washita County. Committee Goals. Short Term Create planning/record keeping tools Flexible Easily adapted
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4-H Record Keeping Starting out Right
County Record Book Subcommittee Cindy Conner – Garfield County Jim Rhodes – Dewey County Radonna Sawatzky – Custer County Kristy Spalding – Washita County
Committee Goals Short Term • Create planning/record keeping tools • Flexible • Easily adapted Long Term • Focused project work • Goal setting • Better Sr. Record Books
Why a new County Report Form? • Time for a change • Introduce project objectives early • Members set personal goals related to objectives • Encourages critical thinking • Provide flexible tools for • record keeping • reporting • Designed to complement existing county medal selection procedures
Parent/Volunteer Roles • Help members set reasonable goals • Provide solid learning opportunities • Encourage them to record accomplishment as they occur • Provide tools for keeping records • Make record keeping or journaling part of every 4-H meeting • Set aside time to assist with putting record books together
What is a “Project”? • A subject/topic a member learns about in 4-H • Something a member can do or make • Activities that helps members learn new things and develop new skills
Why Keep 4-H Records? Learn to: • Use project objectives • Set goals • Plan project work • Keep records • Organize information • Gather information needed to apply for awards • Meet requirements for some • county/state events/activities
Why use objectives? • Provide standards/guides for project work • Allow members to have similar project opportunities/experiences • Give a place to “start” • Insure that members learn/do a variety of things as they complete project work • Provide direction for judging committees
The “New” County Record Book Provided as a tool – not mandated Designed to simplify reporting • Collects information that is useful • Now • Later • Can be customized to meet existing county record book guidelines • Can be completed on the computer
Project Sheets • Developed for each “stand alone” project • Format can be adapted to fit any project • Can be used with “new” form or other general form • Include: • Objectives • Work toward objectives • Participation in the __________ Project • Public Speaking • Research • Knowledge gained • Leadership • Citizenship
Other Uses… Use sheets for: • Ideas – what to keep track of • Monthly record keeping • Evaluating progress toward goals and objectives • Reporting – formatting example for Oklahoma Report Form
Download forms oklahoma4h.okstate.edu