Content
Lead Educator Development Series
Join us every other month in a continuation of training, development, and conversation around the Lead Educator Role. We will be utilizing much of what we gathered in conversations during the 2021 Lead Educator Training to craft these sessions and make them timely/relevant for your roles. As we develop this series, let us know if you have questions or topic suggestions. We appreciate your active participation!
Meeting Agendas and Resources
January 2026
Resources:
November 2025
Resources:
LEDS Slide Deck - November 6, 2025
LEDS Best Practices - Working Managers Document
Standard Position Description - County Office Manager
Standard Position Description - County Office Manager with 4-H Admin
Standard Position Description - 4-H Program Administrative Coordinator
Agenda
Check-In
Lead Educator Briefing from Dave Varner
Upcoming Opportunities
Community Assets Repository
Social Media Marketing
Annual Extension Board Training
Training Focus
Thriving as a Working Manager in Nebraska Extension
Idea Share in Breakout Rooms
What topics or resources have been the most useful?
What topics or resources would you like to see for next year?
August 2025
Resources:
LEDS Slide Deck - August 14, 2025
Agenda
- Check-In
- Lead Educator Briefing
- Front Door Forum: Supporting Support Staff
- Training Focus
- Extension Board Member Recruitment
- Idea Share in Breakout Rooms
- What does meaningful engagement with Extension Board Members look like in your county?
- In what ways are Extension Board Members currently involved in assessing county/local priorities and needs?
- What opportunities exist to elevate Extension Board visibility in your community or with decision-makers?
- REMINDERS:
- Monitor the county budgeting process closely.
- Extension board presidents and vice presidents will be invited to their quarterly meeting with NACEB leadership via Zoom on the evening of August 21.
- NACEB’s Annual Meeting and Legislative Day is on February 10.
- Contact Karly Black (karly.black@unl.edu) with suggests for future series topics.
February 2025
Resources:
LEDS Best Practices - Staff Evaluation
LEDS Best Practices - Staff Evaluation - Performance Management Conversation
LEDS Best Practices - Staff Evaluation - NU Values Employee Assessment
May, 2024
- Check-In - May Flowers
- Resource Sharing
- 4-H Support Staff Onboarding – Jill Goedeken
- Extension Board Training Modules – Karly Black
- Open Meetings Act Posters - NACO
- Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
- Extension Assistant Base Salary Update
- County office support for local statewide Educators
- NACEB Director Recruitment
- What needs do you have currently?
- What questions do you have?
September 23, 2023
- Check-In - What is your favorite homegrown garden produce?
- Training Focus: IANR Supervisor Training Opportunities – Cindy Copich
- Idea Share via Breakout Rooms: What are you currently doing to balance Lead Educator responsibilities and programming responsibilities?
- Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
- PEARS encouragement for county office teams
- On-boarding assistance with new educators and assistants
- Support for statewide educators in your region
- Interlocal agreements – Goal is to finish by December 31
- What needs do you have currently?
- What questions do you have?
June 2023
- Training Focus: Business Center Best Practices
- Year-End Financial Practices & Reminders - Ruby Urban
- Extension Board Budget Planning
- Idea Share – Balancing Lead Educator Time - Lisa
- Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
- What needs do you have currently?
- What questions do you have?
March 2023
- Check-In
- What is your favorite Spring flower?
- Training Focus: Hiring, Onboarding and Retention
- Training and Onboarding Summer Interns - Lisa Kaslon
- GNBC Hiring Procedures - Kari Eidenmueller
- Idea Share – Promoting open positions locally
- GNBC Update for Lead Educators - Pat Neben
- Lead Educator Briefing – Dave Varner
- Civil Rights Survey
- NACEB Legislative Day
- Dual-Track Educator Position Model
- What needs do you have currently?
- What questions do you have?