Lead Educator Meeting Archive

2023

September 2023
  1. Check-In -  What is your favorite homegrown garden produce?
  2. Training Focus: IANR Supervisor Training Opportunities – Cindy Copich

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  1. Idea Share via Breakout Rooms: What are you currently doing to balance Lead Educator responsibilities and programming responsibilities?
  2. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
    • PEARS encouragement for county office teams
  • On-boarding assistance with new educators and assistants
  • Support for statewide educators in your region
  • Interlocal agreements – Goal is to finish by December 31
  1. What needs do you have currently?
  2. What questions do you have?
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  1. Training Focus: Business Center Best Practices
    • Year-End Financial Practices & Reminders - Ruby Urban

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  1. Extension Board Budget Planning
  2. Idea Share – Balancing Lead Educator Time - Lisa
  3. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
  4. What needs do you have currently?
  5. What questions do you have?
March 23, 2023
  1. Check-In
    • What is your favorite Spring flower?
  2. Training Focus: Hiring, Onboarding and Retention
    • Training and Onboarding Summer Interns - Lisa Kaslon
    • GNBC Hiring Procedures - Kari Eidenmueller
  3. Idea Share – Promoting open positions locally
  4. GNBC Update for Lead Educators - Pat Neben
  5. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
    • Civil Rights Survey
  • NACEB Legislative Day
  • Dual-Track Educator Position Model
  1. What needs do you have currently?
  2. What questions do you have?

2022

November 2023
  1. Check-In
    • How many Extension Board meetings do you have annually?
    • What time of day does your Extension Board typically meet?
  2. Training Focus: Extension Board Member Recruitment & Annual Training Update
    • Extension Board Resources Update
  3. Idea Share – In what ways do you celebrate annually with your Extension Board?
  4. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
  5. What needs do you have currently?
  6. What questions do you have?
May 19, 2022
  1. Check-In - What is your favorite vacation spot in Nebraska?
  2. Training Focus: Accountability Region Educators
    • Best Practices Round Table for maintaining connection with AR Educators (Mariah, Lisa P., Karly, Alexa)
  3. Idea Share - 15 minutes: In what ways does your office maintain connection with AR Educators in your resident county or counties?
  4. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
  5. What needs do you have currently?
  6. What questions do you have?
  7. Lead Educator Survey
April 20, 2022
  1. Check-In: Name one thing you enjoy most about your county office space?
  2. Training Focus: Office Space & Place - Soni Cochran
  3. Idea Share (Breakout Rooms)
    1. What have you done in your county office to focus on office space and place?
    2. What area in your county office would you like to focus on first or next?
    3. How might you make this space more inviting?
    4. What resources do you need to make this happen?
  4. Extension Story Resources – Dave & Theresa
January 20, 2022
  1. Check-In – What are you most excited about for 2022?
  2. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
  3. Training Focus: Extension Board Meeting Structure
  4.  
    1. Open Meetings Act
    2. Extension Board Resources Update
    3. Extension Board Agenda Templates
  5. What needs do you have currently?
  6. What questions do you have?

2021

November 18, 2021
  1. Check-In – Extension Board Poll Questions
  2. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
  3.  
    1. Computer Ordering System
    2. Extension Board Member Recruitment Tips
  4. Extension Board Training – Karly Black
  5. Training Focus: Extension Board Member Recruitment – Karen Wobig
  6. What needs do you have currently?
  7. What questions do you have?
September 9, 2021
  1. Check-In - In what ways did you savor summer?
  2. Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
    1. Leading during a pandemic
    2. Interlocal Agreements & County By-Laws
  3. Training Focus: Hiring & Onboarding
    1. Guidelines for Hiring County Employees
    2. Guidelines for Hiring UNL Extension Assistants
    3. Onboarding and Offboarding
    4. Onboarding Checklists for Extension Assistants & Office Staff
  4. Idea Share – County Government Day – Not included in this recording
  5. What needs do you have currently?
  6. What questions do you have?
June 10, 2021
  1. Check-In – What is on the top of your mind as a Lead Educator right now?
  2. Lead Educator Briefing - Dave Varner
    • Position Description Updates
    • Interlocal Agreements
    • NACEB Directors Search
  3. Training Focus:
    • Year-End Financial Practices – GNBC (Pat Neben)
    • Business Center Best Practices
    • Impact-at-Glance report reminder to collect content during summer programming
  4. What needs do you have currently?
    • County Budget Questions
  5. What questions do you have?

2020

October 22, 2020
  • Continued Extension Marketing/Storytelling Training
  • COVID-19 Vigilance—Make the Right Call
  • Recruiting Extension Board Members—Choose Leaders
  • Legislative Interactions Form
  • Proposed Lead Educator Language in Position Descriptions
September 17, 2020
  • Situation Assessment
  • Review of Marketing Survey
  • Communication Model
  • Materials Developed
  • Telling your Extension Story
  • The Role of Extension Board Members
  • Next Steps
July 16, 2020
  • COVID-19, Budget and EZC Messaging
  • COVID-19 PPE
  • Virtual Extension Board Meetings
  • Program, Event or Meeting Readiness
  • Important Dates
    • Nebraska Legislature in Session | July 20 - August 13
    • Nebraska State Fair | August 28 - September 7
    • Front Door Forum | October 7-9 (virtual)
    • Fall Conference | November 17-19 (virtual)

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May 21, 2020
  • Brief COVID-19 Update
  • 4-H participation in County Fairs
  • Preparing for UNL employees to return to county offices

2019

November 21, 2019
January 18, 2019
  • NACEB Legislative Day
  • Storytelling
  • Urban Senator Reception

2018

September 21, 2018

ES237 Reporting

  • Messaging Initiative: Extension Stories
  • NextGEN NACEB - Engaging State Senators
  • NACEB Legislative Day
  • Recruiting Extension Board Members
  • Nebraska Open Meetings Act
May 24, 2018
  • The Unit Leader role in CVI
  • Bringing Clifton Strengths training to your county or region
  • Extension vehicle network
  • Extension expertise database
  • Computer ordering update
  • County budget preparation
March 22, 2018
  • Business Center Update
  • Financial Management Resources
  • Human Resources Documents
  • NextGen NACEB Conversations

2017

September 21, 2017
  • Why Extension Boards?
  • Extension Board Representation
  • Recruiting Extension Board Members
  • Extension Board Engagement
  • Annual Report for County Board
  • NextGen NACEB

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July 20, 2017
  • County Website Content and Branding Guidelines
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro in each office
  • Budgeting
  • Dicamba herbicide drift guidance
  • Communication and relationships with funding partners
  • Trust Edge Workshops
  • Learning to Coach
  • Coaching workshops – October 9-11, Lied Lodge Conference Center
  • Gallup Strengths-Based Coaching Opportunity—Qualtrics Survey
  • MyExtension Portal
May 18, 2017
  • NCEA Update
  • Timely announcements
  • Overview of today’s briefing
  • Communication and relationships with funding partners
  • County tax budget
  • UNL program budget
  • 4-H Council budget
  • Communicating the budget—The budget story
  • Q & A