Club Executive Training Teaches 4-H’ers About Special Roles

Nineteen 4-H members and one leader took part in 4-H’s first-ever virtual Club Executive Training Webinar on November 28, 2020! 

Participants started with a learning session, led by South East Regional 4-H Specialist Melodi Hawkesford-Lee, about: parliamentary procedure basics; creating an agenda; using proper terminology; exploring motions; addressing meeting problems and an executive position study.

We also had several “breakout room sessions” led by 4-H staff Kalynne Martin, Kaitlyn Keller, Shelby Longworth and Jodi Schellenberg, where members were divided into smaller groups and moved into a separate virtual “rooms” with other participants and two 4-H Specialists / Leaders.

These “breakout” session topics included:

• Motions – members learned the proper steps to making a main motion, and also amending, rescinding and postponing a motion
• Fixing What’s Broke – participants reviewed problem scenarios that a club might face at General Meetings. They pinpointed what the problems were and came up with solutions which they shared with the larger group afterwards
• Knowing Your Role – Using specific executive booklets that were sent to participants in advance, members learned the specifics about the executive roles they held.

Our participants enjoyed the afternoon and learned more about how to run their 4-H Clubs! 

Thank you to Nora Schock for helping supervise a breakout room! 

Thank you to title sponsor: ​