Franklin County Government Education Program

About the Program

Category: Civic Education and Public Information (Best in Category)

Year: 2023

This program makes civics part of everyday conversation in Franklin County, Missouri. Since his election in 2018, Franklin County Clerk Tim Baker has taken on the mission of educating the public about voting and county government. As one of the first counties in Missouri to take on this initiative, we created a multi-discipline template. We established a County Clerk Facebook page. @FCMOClerk, to make information readily available to citizens. The page is host to the “Civic Minute” and “History Minute” videos. Next, we created the “Let’s Learn About Know Franklin County” Activity Book, which is aimed at third and fourth graders, then contacted Franklin County elementary schools and offered to bring the book and present to their students. We visited 14 schools in 2022 and 2023 and spoke to over 1,300 students. We then retooled the activity book for adults and provided it to East Central College for distribution to their students. Learning must be entertaining; this is as true adults as it is for children. Each election, Tim sings an original song about voting with vital election information. Each part of this program utilized the unique talents of the staff in the Franklin County Clerk’s office.