Transcript Serving Georgia: A Guide to the New UGA Extension Program Delivery Model

Serving Georgia
A Guide to the New UGA Extension
Program Delivery Model
Where we are
• A 23% budget reduction since 2008
• 239 total state-funded agents
– 113 Ag agents
– 36 Family Consumer Science agents
– 90 4-H Agents
• Minus 88 agents, 19 specialists
• Many specialists now teach part-time
• Minus 7 administrative positions
How did we map our course?
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Extension Review of County Operations
Steering committee
Stakeholder surveys, listening sessions
Deliberations
New structure design
Staffing patterns developed
New structure features
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Tier system of delivery
Area special agents
Maximizing resources
Streamlining administration
Service tiers
• Tier 1 - basic 4-H program delivered through
school systems. No physical Extension office.
• Tier 2 – office with one employee; basic
service for lab tests, information on available
training; access to publications, online
resources; core 4-H programs.
• Tier 3 – adds to service available a Tier 2, a
shared agent with a neighboring county.
Service tiers
• Tier 4 – adds to Tier 3 service, a full-time,
county-based agent.
• Tier 5 – adds to Tier 4, two or more agents
with one serving as county coordinator.
• Tier 6 – adds to Tier 5, a full-time coordinator
with multiple agents funded through various
sources. Has programming in all three
program areas.
Tier assignment sample criteria
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Farm-gate value of agriculture
Population of school-aged children
Access to other services
Local funding and support
YOUR COUNTY
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ASSIGNED TIER
SERVICE OFFERED
HOW TO ACCESS
LOCATION, STAFF CHANGES
Special agents, programs
• Commodity agents
– Blueberries
– Vidalia onions
– Peaches
• Program agents
– Nutrition
– Energy
– Radon
– Weatherization
Available to everyone
• Online resources
– Educational programs
– Publications
– Fact sheets
– eXtension