MSU Extension Organizational Development

At MSU Extension we make team action plans, individual action plans, and individual professional development plans each fall for the upcoming calendar year. This site outlines due dates, instructions, and training sessions.

2027 Planning Timeline and Due Dates

• 8/6 AABI Team Plans open in Teams/Excel
• 8/10 CFEI Miro Boards open for team and individual planning
• 9/3 Director's Office Action Plan templates are available
• 10/1 by 6 pm AABI Team Plans due in Teams/Excel and CFEI Team Plans due in Miro
• 10/1 CYI and HNI Plans open in PEARS
• 10/15+ AABI Once your team plan is approved, individual plans are open
• 11/16 by 6 pm Individual Action Plans for HNI, AABI (Teams/Excel), CFEI (Miro), CYI,  and Director's Office
• 11/16 by 6 pm Professional Development Plans Due
• After 11/16 Norma enters AABI and CFEI team plans in PEARS

Table of planning deadlines by Institute

2027 Professional Development Plans

Good professional development plans will show that an individual is making efforts to improve in one or more of MSU Extension's core competencies. Core competency documentation can be found here. 2027 Professional Development Plans are due November 16, 2026 by 6 pm for all institutes and teams.

Zoom recording from PD Plan training on 10/5/26

Adding PD events to PEARS: 

• Video Instructions for adding a PD event to the catalog
• Written step-by-steps for adding a PD event to the catalog
• Guide to writing good Professional Development Events

Creating your PD plan in PEARS

• Video Instructions for creating your plan
• Written step-by-steps for creating your plan

2027 Action Plans

Training and templates are based on institute, team, or role. Find your institute and team or role below to access your action plan template and recordings of previous trainings.

AABI

Teams Folder for 2027 AABI Action Plans

Zoom recording from 2027 AABI Individual Action Plans in Excel on 10/5/2026

AABI Individual Plan Guide

• AABI, Agriculture and Environment, 2027
• AABI, Animal, 2027
• AABI, Consumer Horticulture, 2027
• AABI, Farm Business Management, 2027
• AABI, Field Crops, 2027
• AABI, Fruit, 2027
• AABI, Ornamental Horticulture, 2027
• AABI, Vegetable, 2027

CFEI

CFEI Miro Boards

Zoom recording from 2027 CFEI Individual Action Plans in Miro on 10/7/2026

• CFEI, Center for Lakes and Streams, 2027
• CFEI, Community Food Systems, 2027
• CFEI, Finance and Homeownership, 2027
• CFEI, Government and Community Vitality, 2027
• CFEI, Great Lakes Leadership Academy, 2027
• CFEI, LEADNet, 2027
• CFEI, Product Center, 2027
• CFEI, Sea Grant, 2027
• CFEI, Tollgate, 2027
• CFEI, Woods and Wildlife, 2027

CYI

Beyond Ready Checklist: https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2czM5UdvEBrwib4 

4-H Program Coordinators

• PC Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 Program Coordinator action plan training on 10/14/2026

Educators and Specialists

• Educator/Specialist Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 Educator and Specialist action plan training on 10/14/2026

Program Instructors

• PI Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 Program Instructor action plan training on 10/14/2026

Supervisor Template coming soon

• Supervisor Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 Supervisor Action plan training on 10/12/2026

HNI

HNI, Food Safety

• Food Safety Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 HNI Food Safety Team Action Plan training

HNI, Health

• Health Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 HNI Health Team Action Plan training on 10/12/2026

HNI, NFS, all non-CNI roles

• HNI, Nutrition and Food Security, Educators & Specialists, 2027 Template
• Zoom recording from 2027 HNI Nutrition and Food Security Action Plan training on 10/13/2026

HNI, EFNEP, Community Nutrition Instructors

CNIs do NOT make action plans. As part of fall planning you only make a professional development plan in PEARS