PEARS Annual Planning
2025 Planning
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.
2025 Planning Due Dates
2025 Team Action Plans for CFEI and AABI and Action Plan Templates for CYI and HNI are due October 1, 2024 by 5 pm.
You can start your professional development plan at any time.
You can start your individual action plan as soon as your team action plan or institute template are approved. All team plans should be approved by FEC.
2025 Individual Action Plans and Professional Development Plans are due November 15, 2024 by 5pm.
2025 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. 2025 Professional Development Plans are due November 15, 2024
Professional Development Plan Instruction Guides
Adding PD events to PEARS:
- Video Instructions for adding a PD event to the catalogue
- Written step-by-steps for adding a PD event to the catalogue
- 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
- Video recording from 2024 training from 11/13/2023
Professional Development Plan Live Training Sessions
Attend this live training session to see step-by-step how to make a professional development plan in PEARS. A recording of the October 10 training session will be posted as soon as the session is captioned.
- Thursday, October 10, 11 am - 12 pm
- Thursday, October 31, 11 am - 12 pm
- Thursday, November 7, 11 am - 12 pm
2025 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 training opportunities.
AABI
AABI Templates:
- AABI, Agriculture and Environment, 2025
- AABI, Animal Ag, 2025
- AABI, Consumer Horticulture, 2025
- AABI, Farm Business Management, 2025
- AABI, Field Crops, 2025
- AABI, Fruit, 2025
- AABI, Ornamental Horticulture, 2025
- AABI, Vegetable, 2025
AABI Action Plan Training:
AABI 2025 Individual Action Plan training - copying your team plan to make your individual plan
- Monday, October 21, 9 am - 10 am
- Wednesday, October 30, 10 am - 11 am
- Monday, November 4, 1 pm - 2pm
CFEI
CFEI Miro Boards
- CFEI, Center for Lakes and Streams, 2025
- CFEI, Community Food Systems, 2025
- CFEI, Finance and Homeownership, 2025
- CFEI, Government and Community Vitality, 2025
- CFEI, LEADNet, 2025
- CFEI, Natural Resources, 2025
- CFEI, Product Center, 2025
- CFEI, Sea Grant, 2025
- CFEI, Tollgate, 2025
CFEI Training
During this optional training, Norma Lundeen will walk you through completing the individual part of your team action plan in Miro. This training is optional. If you feel confident in completing this section or have already completed your individual plan, please do not feel you need to attend this training.
CYI
CYI, Educator and Specialists template 2025 and live training for Educators and Specialists
CYI, 4-H Program Coordinator Template 2025 and 4-H Program Coordinator Template for New PCs only 2025 and live training for Program Coordinators on making your individual plan using these templates
CYI, Program Instructor Template 2025 and live training for Program Instructors on making your individual plan using this template
CYI, Educators with a PC Role 2025 and live training for educators with a PC role on making yoru individual plan using this template
CYI, Supervisor template 2025 and live training for Supervisors
HNI
HNI, Food Safety 2025 Template and HNI Food Safety training, learn how to copy the team template and make your individual plan by coming to one of these live training sessions
HNI, Health, 2025 Template and HNI Health training, learn how to copy the team template and make your individual plan by coming to one of these live training sessions
HNI, NPA, Supervisory Template 2025 Template and training, learn how to copy the team template and make your individual plan by coming to one of these live training sessions
HNI, NPA, Specialists, Educators, Coordinators, Developers, and Program Instructors Template 2025 and training, learn how to copy the team template and make your individual plan by coming to one of these live training sessions
Norma Lundeen
Planning and Reporting Project Manager, Data Analyst II
nlundeen@msu.edu
517-432-7691