Title: Civil Rights and Diversity Training for Extension Councils and Extension Committees
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2Civil Rights and Diversity Training for Extension
Councils and Extension Committees
3Diversity Human Differences
4No matter how you define it linguistically,
culturally, religiously, ethnicallythe United
States is the most demographically diverse nation
in world history
5 As a public institution, Iowa State University,
ISU Extension, USDA, the state of Iowa and each
county government pledge to be inclusive in our
programming and hiring.
6It all started with The Civil Rights Act of 1964
- No person in the United States shall, on the
grounds of race, color, or national origin, be
excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination
under any program or activity receiving federal
financial assistance.
7Other Federal Laws Relating to Civil Rights and
Diversity
- USDA Secretaries Memorandum 1662 and 1884 and
Supplements
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (EEO)
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990
8Requirements for Civil Rights Planning and
Reporting
- Program Delivery
- Public Notification
- Civil Rights Training
- Civil Rights Compliance Reviews
- Employment
- Handling a Complaint
91. Program Delivery
- Adapt program content
- Increase participation on program planning and
advisory committees
- Increase membership of under-represented in 4-H
community clubs and special interest
- Adjust programs for customers with disabilities
- Offices and program locations handicapped
accessible
102. Public Notification
- Modify where we advertise our programs
- Advise potential clientele that we dont
discriminate
- Display And Justice for all poster and include
on printed materials
- Inform groups with who we cooperate on the
nondiscriminatory requirements of Extension
- Use statements, photos and graphics to convey the
message of equal opportunity
- Use sex-neutral language
113. Civil Rights Training
- Civil rights training annually for all staff,
councils, committees on our Civil Rights
responsibilities
- Focus on dealing effectively with diversity in
communities
124. Civil Rights Compliance Reviews
- Implement the systematic procedure for conducting
civil rights reviews
13Iowas Compliance Plan
- County Civil Rights Audits in each county every 4
years
- Area meetings each year to see if parity was
reached and to set goals for the next year
- Individual staff goals on POW and reporting on
performance appraisals.
14Documentation
- Written evidence or proof of compliance efforts
and their results
- Should include names of parties involved, dates,
what transpired and date the documentation was
developed.
- Program participation data is documentation
155. Employment
- Equal Employment Opportunity requires a plan
for recruitment of diverse employees full
utilization of staff skills access to training
and promotion, and awards prompt, fair
processing of complaints, accessible EEO
counselors
166. Public Complaint Procedures
- Complain to Administrator of Extension,
Secretary of Ag, Iowa Civil Rights Commission,
or any staff member
- File complaint within 180 days
- Document the date, the complainant, nature, send
to AEED even if not formal
- Inform those who make verbal complaints that they
can make written complaint and notify supervisor
17Now its your turn
- Who can answer these questions?
18A Public Notification Plan is
- A plan for alerting citizens of an approaching
tornado
- Part of the environmental law being developed for
confined livestock feeding
- A written plan in a county which outlines the
usual procedures for program recruitment and
notification by program area
19All reasonable effort means
- What Area Directors do to get staff to fill in
their schedules with phone numbers where they can
be reached.
- Actions required encouraging participation of
minorities in Extension programs
- What parents do to get their kids to do their
chores around the house.
20Parity is
- The timeframe right after the party
- When the participation rate of historically
underserved audiences reflects the same
proportion of participation as the general
population - When Iowas programs meet the needs of diverse
participants
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21Compliance is achieved when
- We accomplish all the requirements of the various
Civil Rights laws
- When all staff put programs on the Extension
calendar
- When the rate of participation of historically
underserved audiences has reached 80 of the
potential
22Potential Audience is
- Anyone who lives in the county
- Persons who participate in our programs
- Persons or groups within a defined geographic
area who might be interested or benefit from an
Extension educational program
23Adequate Public Notification Includes
- Using a variety of mass media to inform potential
audience of program and opportunity to
participate
- Sending personal letters, flyers and publications
to potential clients
- Making personal visits to a representative number
of potential participants
24Iowa is becoming more diverse.
2580 counties have over 200 minorities
Total Minorities 7.3 Black 2.1 Am Ind. .3
Asian/PI 1 1.3 Hispanic 2.8
ISU Census Services
2610 counties with the highest number of Hispanics
27Percent Minority K - 12 StudentsIowa
Minority includes Hispanic, Black, Asian
American, and American Indian students
ISU Census Services
28Percent Minority K-12 Students, 2000
Minority includes Hispanic, black, Asian
American, and American Indian students.
ISU Census Services
29 Are Extension programs and staffing keeping
up?How can we tell?
30Civil Rights Population Projections
- Establish program targets.
- Project anticipated participation in goal
setting
- Try to reach parity. Goal is to have
participation contacts in reasonable proportion
to the distribution of minority and gender groups
(80 of potential)
31How we gather Civil Rights Data
- Currently
- Blue Ribbon for youth Program
- EFNEP/FNP statistical
- One week random sample of gender and race for
meetings on the Extension Calendar 4 times a
year
- Starting in 2003
- Add one week random sample of one-on-one
consultations 4 times year
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32Civil Rights and Diversity
- Its the law and its the right thing to do!
33Prepared by
- Peggy Martin
- Northwest Area Extension Director
- phaafke_at_iastate.edu
- 712-274-0048
- 1/2003