Leadership Advisory Boards

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Leadership Advisory Boards
Chris Boleman ct-boleman_at_tamu.edu Angela
Burkham ab-burkham_at_tamu.edu
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Objectives

• Define the Leadership Advisory Board
• List the responsibilities of Leadership Advisory
  Boards
• Discuss membership requirements and suggestions
• Define officer responsibilities of Leadership
  Advisory Boards
• Display example meeting agendas

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What is the Leadership Advisory Board?
Objective 1
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Leadership Advisory Board

• Carver (1997) points out that advisory boards
  function to counsel an organization. They help to
  provide direction to ensure that we maintain our
  relevancy and continue to meet the mission of
  Texas Extension.
• The primary grass roots programming effort is
  the connection the agency has with Leadership
  Advisory Boards. These LABs are critically
  important to our ability to provide locally
  relevant educational programs.
• The Leadership Advisory Board is responsible for
  the big picture of the county program.
  Specific roles will be displayed later in this
  document.

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Objective 2
What are the responsibilities of Leadership
Advisory Boards?
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Responsibilities

• Review the county Extension programs mission and
  purpose.
• Develop resources to ensure quality programs can
  be implemented.
• Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain
  accountability.
• Determine, monitor, and strengthen the existing
  program.
• Enhance the county Extension programs public
  standing.
• Serve as the Community Development Program Area
  Committee (Optional)

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Objective 3
What are membership requirements?
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Membership

• The Leadership Advisory Board is an organized
  body of volunteer leaders.
• The membership shall consist of not less than 10
  nor more than 20 citizens of the county. Each
  member will serve a three year term.
• Membership should be staggered so that one-third
  of the members should rotate off the LAB every
  year.
• Members do NOT have to be on other committees.

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Member Selection Criteria

• Members shall be carefully selected by the
  County Extension faculty and should represent the
  following
• Each major geographic area of the county
• Organizations affected or affecting Extension
  programs (including partners)
• Each major social and economic group in the
  county
• Anyone with a major interest in Extension Service
  including youth
• Leaders in the community that relate to
  agriculture, business, industry, education,
  civic, families, and religious organizations.

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Objective 4
What are the officerresponsibilities of
Leadership Advisory Boards?
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Officers

• The leadership advisory board will have
  officers that serve three year terms. Officers
  for the year will be elected at the annual fall
  meeting. These three officers will also serve as
  the county executive committee.
• President
• Vice President
• Secretary

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Board Member Responsibilities

• Attends all board meetings and functions
• Be informed of the organizations mission,
  services, policies, and programs.
• Reviews agenda before meeting and be ready to
  provide discussion at the meeting.
• Serves on sub-committees and assists with special
  assignments as needed.

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Board Member Responsibilities

• Inform others about Texas Extension.
• Works with the County Extension Agents to recruit
  new LAB members.
• Keep up-to-date on developments concerning the
  county Extension program.
• Assist the board in carryout out responsibilities
  such as long term visioning, reviewing financial
  statements, and advocacy of the county Extension
  Program.

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Meeting Requirements

• The Leadership Advisory Board should meet a
  minimum of twice yearly (face-to-face) and is
  encouraged to meet more often.
• The LAB also has the flexibility to meet via
  teleconferences and/or virtual meetings.
• The potential times for the LAB to meet would be
  late fall and late spring.

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Objective 5
Display example meeting agendas
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Fall Meeting

• Interpretation of the county program for that
  program year to LAB by discussing results from
  Outcome Program Groups / Task Forces /
  Coalitions.
• Develop strategies to demonstrate the impact of
  the county program.
• Officer elections and installations for the next
  year.
• Review program plans that have been developed for
  the next year.
• Determine resource development strategies the LAB
  can provide leadership to in order to support
  major programming efforts.

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Spring Meeting

• Review county Extension program strategic plan to
  ensure outcomes are being met.
• Discuss long term county educational plans to
  ensure the development of programs are
  maintaining relevancy in the county.
• Review of county Extension budgets from the
  previous year and potential spending for current
  year.
• Recruitment plans of new members.
• Implementation update on program strategies
• Discussion on how to diversify/expand the
  program.

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Summary

• This is our primary grass roots programming
  effort to the community.
• These LABs are critically important to our
  ability to provide locally relevant educational
  programs.
• A strong LAB is vital for Texas Extension to
  achieve its mission and vision.