Extension Board Resources
K-State Research and Extension is a collaboration between Kansas State University’s Division of Extension and local Extension Councils or Districts designed to help support the university’s land grant mission. The local extension board is an important partner in this collaboration. The resources within this website are available to help boards with their key responsibilities:
- Budget establishment
- Oversight of the local educational program
- Supervision of the professional extension agent staff
Resources
- Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
- Excellence in Board Leadership Assessment (PDF)
- Extension Board Member Position Description (PDF)
- Responsibilities and Duties of the Extension Board (PDF)
- Duties of the Chair and Vice Chair (PDF)
- Duties of the Secretary (PDF)
- Duties of the Treasurer (PDF)
- Duties of Local Unit Administrative Liaison (PDF)
- Serving as a Member of a Program Development Committee (PDF)
- Working with Elected Officials (PDF)
- Sample Board Meeting Agenda (PDF)
- Template for Extension Board Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- Suggested Calendar for Routine Board Meeting Agenda Topics (PDF)
- Frequency of Extension Board Meetings and Board Quorums (PDF)
- Parliamentary Procedure for Non-Parliamentarians (PDF)
- Kansas Open Meeting Act – Guidelines for Extension Boards (PDF)
- Kansas Open Records Act (PDF)
- The County Extension Council Annual Meeting (PDF)
- Local Unit Agent Expectations (PDF)
- K-State Extension Agent Hiring Policy (PDF)
- Extension Agent Hiring Guide for Local Unit Board Members
- Partnership Interview Guide for Extension Agents (PDF)
- Unlawful and Inappropriate Interview Questions (PDF)
- Ethics and Confidentiality Commitment (PDF)
- Professional Scheduling Policy (PDF)
- Employee Due Process (PDF)
- Use of Cooperative Extension Funds
- Local Extension Unit Finances (PDF)
- Audit Requirements for Local Extension Units (PDF)
- Responsibilities for Extension Local Unit Administration of Extramural Funds Form KSU 1-13 (PDF)
- Principles of Managing Funds for Extension Affiliated Groups (PDF)
- Financial Review Committee Responsibilities KSU 4-1 (PDF)