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Civil Rights (Grant County)

Plan Goal

Civil Rights compliance by New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service is mandated by federal laws and is directly tied to Extension's receipt of federal funding.

Situation Statement

Extension programs will be handled in a manner treating every citizen of Grant County with fairness, equality, and respect. All aspects of programming including identification of needs, advisory committee selection, setting priorities, allocating resources, notification of all activities, conducting programs, recieving feedback, etc

Target Audience and Actions

My Target audience includes staff I supervise and all residents of their geographic area with specific attention paid to under-served and under-represented audiences.

Short-Term Objectives

Civil rights plan(s) will include written plans for myself and staff members’ periodic participation in equal opportunity/diversity training. I will be able to report the significance of training in my annual performance evaluation document.
Program methods and content are planned to reach potential Limited English Proficiency (LEP) persons for participation in Extension programs. All reasonable efforts are carried out to ensure equal access and integration of clubs. Myself and my employees will be able to explain what parity is as well as "all reasonable efforts" and cite examples. Each aspect of the Grant County Extension Office and programs will adhere to all civil rights laws in reguards to programming and employment.

Medium-Term Objectives

Advisory Boards and committees will be diverse with respect to gender, ethnicity, and community representation of the population in Grant County. The USDA "and Justice for All" poster showing the nondiscrimination policy statement and how to file a civil rights complaint will be prominently display in office areas.

Long-Term Objectives

Equality, fairness, and respect in the use of Extension work facilities, including support for educators, paraprofessionals, secretarial and support staff.

Evaluation Plan

Every five years the Grant County Extension office is required to conduct a civil rights review. Civil rights program efforts will be reviewed by a team of trained reviewers representing different program areas and areas of expertise. The evaluation will consist of an examination of the completeness of office civil rights compliance files, discussions on successes and problems in carrying out civil rights compliance and reviewing the importance of the task. Grant County, as a team, will establish five-year goals for outreach to underserved audiences within their communities.