Transcript Welcome to Scoutmaster Specific Training

Session Three:
Pathways to Success
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Song Fest
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Pathways to Success
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Program planning–annual planning conference
Membership
Paperwork
Finances
Communications
Other training opportunities
Summary and assessment
Five Steps of Annual Team
Program Planning
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Do your homework.
Get the input of Varsity team members.
Hold a program planning clinic.
Consult with the team committee.
Announce the plan.
The Human Knot
Squad Activity
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Planning Items to Consider
• Boards of review
• Courts of honor
• Year-round
recruiting plan
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• Monthly activities
• Service/conservation
project
• Team youth leader
training
Squad Planning Exercise
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Secrets to Growing a Team
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Retain current members.
Build strong troop relationships.
Recruit young men 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.
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Role-Play Nine: Parents
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The biggest disservice we can do is
fail to give a young man an
invitation to take advantage of all
that Scouting has to offer.
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Share the Paperwork!
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Charter renewal
Quality Unit Award
Money-earning application
Tour permit
Advancement records
Team budget form
• Membership
applications
• Health forms
• Eagle Scout Leadership
Service Project
Workbook
• NESA application
Team Finances
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Team expenses
Team budget
Sources of funding
Money-earning projects
Boys’ Life magazine
The Uniform
Official
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Activity
Supplemental Training
• Introduction to Outdoor
Leader Skills
• Wood Badge for the 21st
Century
• Roundtables
• Advanced camping skills
• Climb On Safely
• Powder Horn
• Project COPE
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• Passport to High
Adventure training
• Other local training
• Philmont Training Center
• National Youth
Leadership Training
• Team Annual Program
Planning Clinic
• Video support
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Boys Want Ceremony!
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Set the scene.
Make it meaningful.
Keep it simple.
Involve the team leaders.
You can deliver the promise of Scouting!
What will your action plan be?
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