This is very exciting news!
Recordkeeping is a very valuable skill taught to members of the Texas 4-H program. Members are encouraged to keep project records and have these records reviewed annually by submitting a Texas 4-H Recordbook.
In an effort to update the current recordbook system, a committee of 4-H faculty has polled 4-H members, 4-H parents, and Extension faculty to request suggestions to improve the process. It has been highly recommended and requested by many members, parents, and Extension staff that the Texas 4-H recordkeeping system (recordbooks) be available as on online, data entry system that easily allows for updates, editing, and printing.
So, today we are announcing this new system.
Important Details:
· There will be three (3) levels of recordbooks based on 4-H age (junior, intermediate, and senior). Information requested for each level will progressively add on to each other. The junior & intermediate books will be significantly simplified from the current recordbook. The senior level book will be similar to the current record book with some minor edits.
· Parts of the report form will be standardized to allow for ease of completion and judging .
· Much of the data from previous recordbooks that a member may have saved on their home computer may be ‘cut and pasted’ into the new forms.
· All 4-H members (juniors, intermediates, and seniors) will begin using the new online forms or new paper forms that will be available for download from the Texas 4-H website beginning with the 2011-2011 4-H Year.
· Recordbooks will still be printed and turned in (in hardcopy form) to be judged by the deadline set by your local County Extension Office.
Four Centras have been scheduled to teach this new system. These dates are: October 19, October 26, November 2, and November 9.
More information will be forth coming.
Thanks,
Chris
Christopher T. Boleman, PhD, CVA
4-H and Youth Development Program Director
4180 State Highway 6
College Station, TX 77845
Tel. 979.845.1211
Fax. 979.845.6495
