Civil Rights Timeline

Annual UMaine Cooperative Extension Civil Rights Calendar:
Edited September 2024

January and February:

Annual Civil Rights Meetings for Program teams (where applicable), Counties, and Units:

  • Review located in Civil Rights Google Shared Drive
  • Annual Local Checklists and Documents
  • Parity Review and Barrier Analysis
  • Review local Language Access Plan (completed every 5 years)
  • Planning to decrease barriers and increase parity in program participation

March:

  • ELT reviews barriers, internal Civil Rights Review Checklist
  • ELT develops strategies to decrease barriers for local staff

March-September:

  • Program and county teams implement CR plans
  • Teams/Counties meeting regularly use their Civil Rights Submissions Form to keep track of requests, successes, complaints.
  • Recommendation: Build 10 minutes into your regular meetings to discuss and track Civil Rights

October/November:

(If Extension conference held) All Staff attend an in-person Civil Rights Training

November/December:

(If no Extension conference) All staff must complete the Civil Rights Training through Brightspace every other year.