Georgia 4-H Partnering to Serve DoDEA Schools Casey D. Mull Extension Military Specialist University of Georgia

Our School History G.C. Adams, Newton County Superintendent of Schools

Partnering with Schools $1.0 million in School Board funds support 4-H 78% of 4-H Club Meetings occur during instructional school time

Co-Curricular 4-H Club Meetings Aligned to Georgia Performance Standards Reach most 5 th Graders

Co-Curricular 4-H Club Meetings State Supported Curricula – Agriscience – English/Language Arts – Healthy Living

Liberty County, Georgia Home to Fort Stewart 65,000 Residents 11,100 Military Youth 4,200 of 4-H Age

DoDEA School District 3 Elementary Schools (K-6) feed the local Liberty County Public Schools 0 High Schools 0 Middle Schools District Superintendent based at Fort Stewart

Kasey Bozeman Liberty County 4-H Agent

Building DoDEA Relationships SLO Curriculum Coordinator for Science Superintendent Support

DoDEA School Standards DoDEA standards =//=Georgia Standards 4-H Curricula aligned to DoDEA Educational Standards.

DoDEA School Standards DoDEA standards =//=Georgia Standards 4-H Curricula aligned to DoDEA Educational Standards.

Barriers and Challenges 4-H Enrollment Information

Barriers and Challenges Club Meeting Schedules

Successes Transition

Successes Recruitment

Replication Mentoring to 4-H Agent at Fort Benning Curricula aligned to DoDEA Educational Standards serving 6,863 fifth graders globally Enrollment Report for DoDEA. Retrieved January 25, 2013 from

Why Work Through the Barriers? 2012 State Land Judging Champions – Donnie, Simone, Addison (High Individual), Jordan

K ASEY B OZEMAN Liberty County 4-H Agent C ASEY M ULL Extension Military Specialist