The next phase our POW planning process is at hand and together the Plan of Work Task Force and UMCE Program Administrators would like to inform you of four upcoming POW Logic Model Planning Sessions. This part of the process will require input from you, and all programming staff, through attendance at one or more of the sessions.

As you may know, the next POW will be expressed in the logic model format, with a new reporting system being designed to reflect this. These sessions will bring together staff around common issues to develop Learning (short-term) Outcomes and Action (medium-term) Outcomes that address one or more of our state goals. The results will be used by staff later in the year to define intentions for the next POW through individual and group logic models that will make up your next plan of work.

The sessions will be held in Orono during May and June, each on a different day (schedule below). Each session will have a general focus defined by a grouping of UMCE Issue Areas. You will choose which session or sessions to attend, but are strongly encouraged to attend as many sessions as necessary to capture the breadth of work that you intend to do during the next POW. It is your responsibility to ensure that your work is “visible” in the POW by participating in this process.

Session Registration & Schedule:

Please register your intention to attend one or more of the sessions on the UMCE Staff Development Web site: 

http://plugged-in.umext.maine.edu/StaffTraining/default.asp

Group A

Issue Areas: Coastal and Marine; Forestry and Wildlife; Watershed Management

Date: May 26, 2005

Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Wells Commons, Orono Campus (lunch provided)

Group B

Issue Areas: Aging Lifestyles; Environmental Education – Sustainable Living; Family Relations and Transitions; Healthy Lifestyles; Youth Development

Date: May 31, 2005

Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Wells Commons, Orono Campus (lunch provided)

Group C

Issue Areas: Agriculture – Crop Production; Food Safety; Home Horticulture; Maine Livestock Industry; Pest Management

Date: June 16, 2005

Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Wells Commons, Orono Campus (lunch provided)

Group D

Issue Areas: Agriculture – Sustainable Business Management; Community Development – Capacity Building Skills; Entrepreneurship – Small and Home Based Business; Health Literacy, Disease, and Our Health Care System; Sustainable Communities

Date: June 23, 2005

Time: 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Location: Wells Commons, Orono Campus (lunch provided)

Session Preparation:

In preparation for each session, participants are encouraged to review the results of the POW needs assessment, including:

·          UMCE Issue Areas (and sub-issue areas)

–        http://www.umext.maine.edu/POW/issueareas.xls

·          Issue Area Papers

–        http://www.umext.maine.edu/POW/issuepapers.htm

·          Results of the Shaping Our Future discussions

–        Highlights: http://www.umext.maine.edu/POW/countydiscussionhighlights.doc

–        Prioritized Results: http://plugged-in.umext.maine.edu/powissues/

–        Templates: http://www.umext.maine.edu/POW/discussiondata.htm

·          Use of Logic Models in program planning and evaluation

–        LM Format: http://www.umext.maine.edu/POW/logicmodel3.doc

–        LM Learning: http://plugged-in.umext.maine.edu/logicmodel/lm.htm

·          Five Goals for Maine

Goal for the day:

To create action (medium-term) outcomes and learning (short‑term) outcomes that encompass the breadth of work of UMCE groups, teams, and individuals working in the Issue Areas that are the focus of the day. The results will become the framework from which you will create your individual Plan of Work.

We look forward to working together in this important next step,

The Plan of Work Task Force

Doug Babkirk

Jim Dill

Shirley Hager

John Rebar

If you have questions, contact the Plan of Work Task Force at powc@umext.maine.edu.

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