University of Minnesota Extension

1. University of Minnesota Extension Shirley Anderson-Porisch Extension Educator/Professor G. Lee Raeth Director of Field Operations Making a Difference in Minnesota

2. State & County Budget Deficits • - State/County funding • FY 2002-2003 – 42.5 million • FY 2003-2004 – 35.6 million • Changing Needs of Clientele groups and Public. • Increased focus on needs and • critical issues of Minnesota residents • Need for Educators to become more • specialized in their work Money and Mission Re-organization Drivers/Opportunities Making a Difference in Minnesota

3. Advantages to Public • All people have access – regardless of county investment • Counties no longer pay travel – ownership/turf… • Programs – strengthened and expanded linkages to University research • Program quality enhanced Making a Difference in Minnesota

4. Advantages to Counties • Counties make choices – market driven • Overall reduced cost • Regional programs available regardless of local funding • Local positions leverage regional and campus ones Making a Difference in Minnesota

5. Shift in County Expenditures • Total reduced by $5 million- from $16 m to $11 m • $5.4 million less paid for support staff, travel, & housing • $.4 million more paid to Extension Making a Difference in Minnesota

6. January 2002 Making a Difference in Minnesota

7. University of Minnesota Extension Regional Map January 1, 2010 Making a Difference in Minnesota

8. Re-Organization Process • Key decision maker conversations • Current program assessments to address future commitment • Staff conversations and interest survey to assess qualifications and interest in new positions • 18 Regional Office locations identified • New positions assigned and offered by District Directors and Program Leaders • Approximately 10% of County Educators received a layoff notice – some were assigned local County positions as contracts developed Making a Difference in Minnesota

9. 18 Regional Centers Opened & 87 County Offices Reconfigured January 1, 2004 • 137 Regional Educators • 18 Regional Directors • 149 locally funded staff (118 FTEs) • 104 in 4-H, 35 in Agriculture, 10 in other areas (Family Development, Natural Resources, Community Vitality) Making a Difference in Minnesota

10. Program Field Staff County Making a Difference in Minnesota

11. Re-Organization Positive Outcomes • EE’s able to do more: • Outreach teaching • Development of materials • Targeted needs assessment • Revenue generation • Enhanced hiring pools • Targeted supervision • County & State Decision Maker support • Realignment of state and field administration Making a Difference in Minnesota

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13. 2010 UMN Extension Organizational Positions • Dean of Extension/UMN AG Experiment Stations • Senior Assoc. Dean for Research • Assistant Dean for Communications and Public Rel. • Assistant Dean for State and Federal Relations/MAES • Associate Deans Center Directors – • Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences • Family Development • Community Vitality (& Public Engagement) • 4-H & Youth Development • Chief Operating Officer (fiscal, IT & HR management) • Development Officer – Increasing non-gov’t funding Making a Difference in Minnesota

14. 2010 UMN Extension Organizational Positions • Field Operations Dir – statewide mgt. of Regional/County Offices & County Gov’t relations • Regional and Campus Regional Directors – Regional Office and County Office management • Program Leaders – supervision of “Center” specific Educators . Partial to full-time assignments. • Extension Educators – Specialized Regional & State assignments. • Local positions– County specific work, funded by contracts with Counties. Making a Difference in Minnesota