Transcript NORTH CAROLINA - Mississippi State University

NORTH CAROLINA
Advisory Leadership System Model
Judy Groff
Program Development and Advisory
System Leader
State Advisory Council
 Extension
Director provides leadership
 Mission: facilitate achievement of excellence in
NCCE
 Primary roles: programming and advocacy
 Meets quarterly at locations around the state
 Officers: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer
MEMBERSHIP
 28
Members Total
 Members serve a three-year term
 Geographically dispersed with four per extension
district
 Staff for varied backgrounds
SAC Member Roles
 Program
 Advise
development
NCCES Director on priorities and emerging
issues
 Advocacy
with legislators, both federal and state
 Relationship building with CEDs
 Plan and conduct district advisory leadership
meetings
 Liaison with county advisory councils
CURRICULUM SUPPORT
 LINK
Newsletter
 ALS Web Site
 Curriculum
 Minutes
of SAC meetings
 District ALS activities with pictures
 State Advisory Council calendar
 Fact
Sheets
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
 Visionary
plan
 Operational guidelines
 Job descriptions for all advisory and extension
faculty roles
 Yearly calendar
SAC SUCCESSES
 Provided
leadership to get passage of the
University Bond Referendum
 Had seven “back home” visits with NC
Congressional leaders
DISTRICT STRUCTURE
 No
formal structure
 Annual district planning involving county
directors, district directors, SAC representatives
 Help identify prospects for filling SAC vacancies
 Usually have annual district ALS meeting
DISTRICT MEETINGS
 Focus
on issues
 Hispanic
population growth and opportunities for
programming
 Agricultural economic situation
 Focus
on leadership training
 Focus on strengthening advisory leadership in
district
LEADERSHIP IN DISTRICT
 District
Director is key
 Operational support provided by Groff
 SAC members are drivers
 County Directors have a key support role
COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCILS
 Average
size is 16 members
 County Director provides leadership
 Purpose is to provide program direction and
organizational advocacy
 Members usually representative of the county
demographics
 County government leader is often involved
OPERATIONS OF COUNTY
ADVISORY COUNCILS
 Meet
quarterly
 Usually hold meetings around a meal
 Involve the entire faculty
 Follow the operational guidelines
 Provide orientation training annually
 Participate in district meetings
 Most training is about programs
STRUCTURE OF COUNTY
COUNCILS
 Average
16 members
 Meet quarterly
 Members come from program committees, issue
committees, government leaders, and people
outside extension
 Do environmental scans, reports to
Commissioners, projects to support extension
EXAMPLES OF SUCCESS
 Getting
county support for new horticultural
position
 Collaboration with county government on solid
waste initiatives, farmland preservation, and small
farm markets.
 Getting new extension facilities and computer
technology