County Directors 4-24-8

Keith Smith, Linda Kutilek, Ken Martin

Ethics in Leadership

“It has become dramatically clear that the foundation of corporate integrity is personal integrity.”

– Sam DiPiazza, CEO, Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Agenda

• Strategic Plan Update- New and Renewed Grants- Signature Programs- Cost Recovery- Impact Leaders- Technical Staff

• Budget Update• Employee Update - numbers

• Department of Extension Update• Pulse Survey• County Visits

Strategic Plan

• May 15 Launch: See Yourself in Extension’s Future!

• Remember to register your office

• Registration is free, but parking is $5/car

May 15 Schedule

• 9 a.m. Registration• 9:30 Strategic Plan Presentation

- Elements of the plan- How we will work in new ways- Organizational benefits

• Support I need to contribute to plan outcomes

• What the plan means for me• 3:30 Adjourn

Strategic Plan Overview

• Aligned with University and College Strategic Plans

• Offers Five Key Benefits• Includes Performance Goals• Defines Metrics

Strategic Plan Core Goals

1.Helping to Build Ohio’s Future2.Defining OSU Extension as the

Nation’s Leading Extension Program3.Positioning Extension as the Education

& Research Resource for Ohio Citizens4.Developing and Sustaining World-

Class Extension Professionals5.Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive

Extension Community6.Improving the Quality of Teaching &

Learning Environments

Strategic Plan Benefits

1.Increased financial resources2.Technological infrastructure and

systems to support program delivery3.Support for critical organizational

functions by capitalizing on staff skills4.Extension professionals equipped with

necessary skills and knowledge for community-based programming informed by a global economy

5.Programs that support key issues of stakeholders via interdisciplinary approach

Strengthening Families and Communities

Preparing Youth for Success

Enhancing Agriculture and the

Environment

Advancing Employment and

Income Opportunities

ECONOMY

To help strengthen local businesses, Extension’s First Impressions program assisted 33 communities understand how they are seen in the eyes of visitors

Real Money, Real World reached 2,400 young people in 12 counties and taught them the basics of financial management and the realities of the cost of living

Recycling shrink-wrap from boats program created 48,000 guard rails covering 47 miles of highway and kept 240 tones of plastic out of landfills

The South Centers at Piketon added $4 million to the Southern Ohio economy through Endeavor Center’s launch of 19 new business

EDUCATION

Extension’s work with the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) reached 5,500 people in 2005-06 FY, with 80% of participants showing an improvement in nutrition practices and 74% improving how they manage resources

Acres of Adventure brought science to kids in 20 after-school programs through fun, interactive activities that taught them about everything from insects to production of clothing

Ohio’s $4.13 billion green industry depends on its labor, 70% of which is Spanish-speaking or Hispanic in origin. An Extension survey provided the industry with needed information about the workforce to facilitate training and communications.

SmallBuzU, an online training course for small businesses and entrepreneurs, reached 130 people in its first year with information on money, marketing and management

HEALTH

The 901 participants in Be Healthy Now in Hancock County lost a combined 9,024 pounds in 12 weeks – the estimated equivalent weight of Ohio State’s defensive line, coaching staff and cheerleaders.

A partnership between Extension, OSU College of Optometry and the Columbus Foundation piloted a program in three counties to address preschoolers vision screening. They are investigating the use of volunteers and 4-H’ers to conduct the screenings

A new economic tool developed by Extension – the nitrogen rate calculator—is helping farmers lower fertilizer use, resulting in an estimated 60 million pound reduction in nitrogen use, a benefit to drinking water quality

As Ohio State research shows the health benefits of berries, Extension works with growers to feed this growing value-added market

New and Renewed Grants

• Release time dollars will be split 40 percent administration, 60 percent back to the unit

• The 40 percent will cover business office expenses for administering the grants, with the rest reinvested into innovations across the system

• For unit’s 60%, recommendation is 20% stay with unit and 80% to faculty/staff responsible for generating the dollars

Signature Programs

• Key, successful programs; “repeat-able”

• Offer at least one in every county each year

• Include impacts of contribution to Signature Programs in performance review

• Organization will be involved in identifying Signature programs

Cost Recovery

• Standardizing cost recovery across organization

• Improving incentives• Incorporating cost recovery into annual

performance reviews • Communicating the benefits of cost

recovery• Providing resources that support grant

writing and grant administration• Promoting opportunities to donate to

OSUE locally

Impact Leaders for Focus Areas

• Advancing Employment and Income Opportunities

• Enhancing Ag and the Environment

• Preparing Youth for Success

• Strengthening Families and Communities

Objectives of I/T Staff Changes

• Develop Consistent I/T Practices• Establish I/T Standards• Ensure Compliance with Security

Policies and Standards• Improve Effectiveness and

Efficiency of Support• Position I/T to Align with

Extension’s Strategic Plan

What Changes

• Information Technology Support Positions Report to CIO, effective July 1, 2008

• Funding dollars transfer, effective FY09

What Doesn’t Change

• No Change to Physical Location of Employees

• No Change to Support Responsibilities for Existing Customers

Fiscal Year 2007 Funding

2008 Funding

Federal Funding: - Smith Lever is down a little, but

because of Negev and CIFT earmarks last year, brought in enough extra funding this year that we’re $137,000 over 2007

County Funding:- With 76 reporting, we see a 2.3

percent or $379,825 increase. Of those, 49 saw an increase, 20 are flat funded and 7 saw a decrease.

2007 Staffing

* FTEs = Full-time equivalent

Current Staffing

FTE’s Percentage

Admin 20.98 2.39

Specialists Educators

89.00 10.13

Prog. Support 274.13 31.19

Tech Support 29.16 3.32

Office/Admin Support

209.68 23.86

Educators 256.01 29.13

TOTAL 878.95 100.00

Department of Extension Update

• Faculty Meeting May 15, immediately following Strategic Plan launch

• Faculty elections for North Central and West

• Document Review• Appointments, Promotion & Tenure• Patterns of Administration

Pulse Surveys

• Gaining valuable information

• Will offer link to response data

• Would like to increase participation; now at 50 percent

• Your thoughts?

County Visits

• Goals of visits

• Keith, Ken and Linda will visit 30 counties before May 15

• 12 so far: Henry, Putnam, Van Wert, Morgan, Guernsey, Muskingum, Huron, Crawford, Morrow, Hancock, Wood and Sandusky

• Questions?

• Comments?

THANK YOU