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

2. Money and Mission Re-organization Drivers/Opportunities Making a Difference in Minnesota 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

3. Advantages to Public Making a Difference in Minnesota 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

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

5. Shift in County Expenditures Making a Difference in Minnesota  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

6. Making a Difference in Minnesota January 2002

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

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 Making a Difference in Minnesota  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)

10. Program Field Staff Making a Difference in Minnesota County

11. Re-Organization Positive Outcomes Making a Difference in Minnesota 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

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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