Team Expectations

Team Goals  

• Prioritize emerging needs or issues affecting your county/region/state
• Identify programs or activities to be developed/strengthened
• Create a system of regular input and discussion regarding goals and input for the team and interested staff
• Develop, implement and evaluate programs and activities relative to the respective program team needs
• Provide evidence of excellence in programming for decision makers and funders by developing one or more signature programs
  

Signature Programs

• Signature programs are sustained activities that target priority issues
• A series of three or more classes/sessions or activities within one topic/issue area
• Program offered in many locations in the state or in targeted areas as appropriate (such as canola production areas)
• Involves the collaboration of specialists and agents, where agents have an active education or facilitation role (i.e. not a “host”)
• Action plan includes an evaluation tool/plan prior to implementing program
• Evaluation component included at level 2-3-4 and providing outcomes/impacts to report, preferably using a follow-up evaluation after 4-12 months as appropriate to document changes
• Annual impact report is written and posted

Team Leader Responsibilities

• Facilitate team meeting scheduling and conduct
• Maintain team communication among specialists and agents and with program leaders
• Maintain current members on team listserv
• Coordinate/assign the collection or development of opportunities for subject matter professional development
• Coordinate/assign the updating of self-assessment materials

Team Member Expectations

• Agents and specialists should be active members in at least one team related to their competency. Agents may be a member of more than one team based on consultation with their district director
• Make connections with others on the program team
• Be active in providing input on extension programming
• Play a role in the future of their county/region/state
• Learn specific information and resources within program teams through updates and staff development opportunities
• Develop a sense of accomplishment as goals are reached