Garry BranhamExtension Program Specialist 4-H

Why the Need?

• 254 Counties = 254 Methods

• Limited resources available

• Lacking parliamentary procedure skills

Are kids interested?• Breakdown fundamentals of meeting:– Fair Decisions

– Timely Schedule

– Voice Heard

– Basis of Fun

Program Objectives• Increase leadership skills of youth to

equip them for adulthood.

• Provide counties with a “toolbox” of resources for training officer teams.

• Train “Leadership” Project Leaders

Target Audience• Youth:– County 4-H Council– Club Officers– Prospective future officers and/or youth leaders

• Adults:– County Council Advisors– Leadership Project Clubs– Club Managers– Coaches

Program Resources• Leadership Curriculum: Take The Lead Unit, Yea 4-H! • Student Workbook: Take The Lead• Parliamentary Procedure Made Easy Curriculum• Dunbar’s Parliamentary Procedure Guide• Dunbar’s Guide for Making Motions• Dunbar’s Parliamentary Procedure Glossary

• Current Edition, Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised• Use Your Hands…For Service! – Service Learning Plan• Games & Activity Packets

Contest Resources• Leaders 4 Life Resource Book• Leaders 4 Life Score Sheet Packet• County Kickoff Training Agenda• Leaders 4 Life Project Leader Position Description• Practice Agendas & Problems• Practice Questions for Question/Answer Portion• Sample Service Learning Interpretation Pieces• Parli Pro Materials• Evaluation & Certificate

NEW for 2012-2013

• No Quiz Bowl Component

• Top 3 District teams advance to State

Leaders 4 Life Skill-A-Thon

• Parliamentary Procedure Demonstration

• Question/Answer Session

• Service Learning Interpretation Piece

Parliamentary Procedure Demonstration

• 4 to 6 Team Members (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, 2 other members)

• 20 minute presentation

• Must demonstrate these motions: Main Motion, Amend a Motion, Division of the Assembly, Lay on the Table, Take from the Table, Withdraw a Motion

• Will be given 3 problems to incorporate in their demonstration

Parli-Pro Demo Cont…• Teams will be provided: Agenda & Parliamentary Procedure Problems

• Teams must provide: Minutes, Treasurer’s Report, Letter of Communication, Committee Reports

• 15 minutes to review problems and plan their presentation

• Max of 100 points for demonstration

Parliamentary Procedure Motions

• Put a motion before the assembly• Lay on the Table• Amend a Motion• Division of the Assembly• Take from the Table• Withdraw a Motion• Division of a Question• Refer a Motion to a Committee

• Rise to a Point of Order• Appeal to the Decision of

the Chair• Previous Question• Rescind• Reconsider• Postpone Motion Defintely• Postpone Motion Indefinitely• Objection to Consideration of

the Question

Question/Answer Section• 7 questions per team

• Each team member must answer one question

• Teams will determine who will answer remaining question(s)

• Each team member may answer no more than 2 questions

• Maximum of 10 points per question (Max of 70 points)

Interpretation Piece• One page (front & back) report on a service learning project

conducted in the county during the current 4-H year

• Needs to include: Relevance, Response and Results of the project

• May include: photos, captions, charts, graphs, etc.

• Turned in with registration in advance and judged ahead of time

• Max of 100 points

Resource Packet Materials• Supplies/Equipment

• Facilities Setup

• Sample Agenda, Minutes, Reports, Letters, Problems

• Judges Orientation

• Contestant Orientation

• Rules/Guidelines

QUESTIONS???