Frequently Asked Questions
As we receive questions of general interest to all of us in Extension, we will post the questions and answers here. Please send questions to Jan.Carroll@colostate.edu or to any of the other Program Leadership Team members:
- Nathan Moreng
- Joel Plath
- JoAnn Powell
- Susan Baker
- Nancy Banman
- Ann Bruce
- Jeff Goodwin
- Steve Newman
- Jeff Tranel
What are the Work Teams?
Is everyone be expected to join a Work Team?
What is the incentive for me to join a Work Team?
Can new Work Teams be proposed? How do we know in which Core Competency Area a new Work Team should be located?
What are the Work Teams?
There is a list of Work Teams at www.ext.colostate.edu/staffres/program/cca.html. You can link to each Work Team and find out names of the leaders, review the current Plan of Work, and download the Team Contribution Report. Recent Annual Reports from the teams are available, too.
Is everyone to be expected to join a Work Team?
Yes. It is recognized that individuals may be unable to devote the time necessary to be a Work Team leader or member. However, Work Team Associates, are responsible for the delivery of educational programs developed by Work Teams, as well as assessment of program impact. This delivery role is equally important as program development. It is essential to the success of individual Work Teams and CSU Extension.
What is the incentive for me to join a Work Team?
Members of Work Teams influence the direction that Extension programming takes in their respective Work Team area. They develop curricula and evaluation tools used for delivery of educational programs. Work Team involvement provides opportunities to be involved with grant writing and other forms of revenue generation. Perhaps most importantly, membership on a Work Team provides a way for the Extension agent to focus a greater percentage of time and effort in an area or issue of special interest.
Work Team Leader, Member, and Associate descriptions are available at www.ext.colostate.edu/staffres/program/cca_form.html
Can new Work Teams be proposed? How do we know in which Core Competency Area a new Work Team should be located?
New Work Teams can be proposed to the Program Leadership Team at any time. For many Work Teams, the CCA "home" is easy to identify. For others, however, this might not be so apparent. A WORK TEAM dealing with a water-related issue, for example, might be located in any of 2 or 3 CCAs: Natural Resources and the Environment, Competitive & Sustainable Agricultural Systems - or even Community Resource Development. When WORK TEAM applications are reviewed by the CCA leaders, as part of the Program Leadership Team, these questions will be carefully considered. The work of some Work Teams may (and, perhaps, should cut across two or three CCAs. One of the important duties of the CCA leaders is to foster communication among the Work Teams working in related or complementary areas.
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