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Session Three: Keeping It Going. Song fest. Keeping It Going. Program planning- annual planning conference Membership Paperwork Finances The uniform Other training opportunities Summary and closing. The Human Knot Patrol Activity. Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning.
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Keeping It Going • Program planning- annual planning conference • Membership • Paperwork • Finances • The uniform • Other training opportunities • Summary and closing
Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning • Do your homework. • Get patrol input. • Hold a planning conference. • Consult with the troop committee. • Announce the plan.
Monthly Activities Service /Conservation project Scoutmaster’s Junior Leader Training Planning Items to Consider • Boards of review • Courts of honor • Year-round recruiting plan • Webelos-to- Scout transition
Your Primary Planning Tools • Troop Program Features • Troop Program Resources • Troop program support • Council calendar • Other calendars
Secrets to Growing A Troop • Retain current members. • Bring Webelos Scouts into the troop. • Build strong pack relationships. • Recruit boys not currently in Scouting. • Emphasize the importance of Scouting to parents. • Accept the responsibility to bring in new members. • Encourage boys to recruit other boys.
The biggest disservice we can do is fail to give a boy an invitation to take advantage of all that Scouting has to offer.
Eagle Service Project Workbook NESA Applications Membership applications Health forms Share the Paperwork! • Charter renewal • Quality Unit Award • Money earning application • Tour permit • Advancement records
Troop Finances • Troop expenses • Troop budget • Money-earning projects • Boys’ Life Magazine
The Uniform Official Activity
Youth Protection Training Wood Badge for the 21st Century Boy Scout Roundtables Advanced Camping Skills Climb On Safely Project COPE Passport to High Adventure Training Other local training Junior Leader Training Philmont Training Center Troop Annual Planning Conference Video Support Powder Horn Supplemental Training
Scoutmasters and assistants need to attend Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills to be considered “trained”.
Boys Want Ceremony! • Set the scene. • Make it meaningful. • Keep it simple. • Involve the boy leaders.
You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be?