Transcript Life to Eagle Conference March 2010 Presented by Michael Cox Sandia District Advancement Committee Chairman With Thanks to John Varney.

Life to Eagle Conference
March 2010
Presented by
Michael Cox
Sandia District
Advancement Committee
Chairman
With Thanks to John Varney
Filling out the Eagle
Application
Requirement #1
Be active in your Troop, Team,
or Post for at least 6 months
after you have earned the rank
of Life Scout.
Requirement #1
(interpreted)
Be active in your Troop, Team,
or Crew for at least 6 months
after you have earned the rank
of Life Scout.
Requirement #2
Demonstrate that you live by
the principles of the Scout Oath
and Law in your daily life.
Requirement #2
(interpreted)
Prove that you live by the
principles of the Scout Oath
and Law in your daily life by
getting witnesses.
Recommendation Options
• At present, who and how someone is
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contact for a letter of reference is
determined by your Troop.
Letters
– Most desirable
– Delivered sealed to Eagle Board of
Review
• Telephone interview
• Form letter or survey
Letters of Recommendation
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Parents or guardians
Religious leader
Teacher or other educator
Employer (if any)
Two other references
Selecting References
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Always ask first.
Explain the purpose of the
recommendation ( you might also have to
explain the Scout Oath and Law).
Explain how the recommendation will be
given.
Allow plenty of time.
“Will your recommendation be positive?”
Requirement #3
Earn 21 merit badges (12
required and 9 optional)
Required Merit Badges
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Camping
Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Communications
Emergency Preparedness or
Lifesaving
Required Merit Badges
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Environmental Science
Family Life
First Aid
Personal Fitness
Personal Management
Swimming or Hiking or Cycling
Previous Required Merit
Badges
• 1911 – Athletics, Personal Health,
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Public Health
1934 – Bird Study, Civics, Cooking,
Pathfinding, Pioneering, Safety
1961 – Firemanship, Nature
Merit Badge Requirement
• Be able to document the merit
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badges that you list.
Merit badges can be earned in any
sequence and at any time.
Merit badges do not need to precede
project.
21 is the minimum number of merit
badges. It’s OK to earn more.
Requirement #4
While a Life Scout, serve
actively for a period of 6
months or more in a designated
position of responsibility.
Requirement #4
While a Life Scout, serve
actively for a period of 6
months or more in a designated
position of responsibility.
Designated Positions
• PL, SPL, ASPL, Troop Guide, OA
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Rep., Den Chief, Scribe, Librarian,
Quartermaster, JASM, Chaplain Aide,
Instructor, Historian, Venture Patrol
Leader
Varsity team Captain, Co-captain,
Program Manager, Squad Leader,
Team Secretary
Designated Positions
(continued)
• Venturing Crew/Ship positions:
President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer / Boatswain, Boatswain’s
Mate, Yeoman, Purser, Storekeeper
Requirement #5
While a Life Scout, plan,
develop, and give leadership to
others in a service project...
The Eagle Scout
Leadership Service
Project
The Eagle Scout
LEADERSHIP Service
Project
Planning Document
• Use either the paper Eagle Scout
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Leadership Service Project
Workbook (18-927) or better yet…
The Eagle Scout Application can also
be found here. Download the form
from the BSA website
www.nesa.org/trail/manual.html
Planning Document
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• The .rtf file can go straight into your
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word processor.
Photos can be scanned into the
planning document.
Use of the electronic form permits
electronic review and corrections.
Keep signatures on a separate page.
Project Selection
• It must benefit a religious institution,
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school or the community (and be
approved by the benefiting
organization).
It cannot benefit a business or your
Troop.
It must have “lasting value.”
Project Scope
• Total time is usually 100 or more
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man-hours.
It requires the direction of others.
It must be challenging.
It must be within the skills of the
Scout.
Project Proposal
• Proposal approval must precede
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starting the project.
Proposal must be approved by:
– Benefiting organization
– Scoutmaster
– Troop Committee
– District representative
• Appearances count; use proper
grammar and spelling.
District Approval ( What I
will be looking for)
• Standard - Can I hand your proposal
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to another Life Scout and the project
will still get done without you?
Design or engineering approvals
needed?
How many people will participate?
When do you propose to do the
project?
District Approval (2)
• Complete, step-by-step details?
• Drawings, diagrams or photographs?
• Detailed list of tools and materials
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needed?
Plan for acquiring tools and
materials?
Plan for transporting materials from
the supplier to the worksite?
Why We Worry About Safety
Safety
• How can somebody get hurt during
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this project?
How do you plan to prevent these
injuries?
How do you plan to deal with these
injuries when they occur despite
your plans to prevent them?
Creature Comforts
• How will you use your workers?
– Consider work teams
– Consider rotating tasks
– Adults present at all worksites
• Rest periods, food, drink, and toilet?
• Transportation to and from worksite BSA tour permit needed?
Alternative Plans
• What will you do if the weather
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doesn’t cooperate?
What will you do if other major
changes occur?
What will you do if the proposal
needs changes before it can be
approved?
Your Role During the
Project
• You must execute the plan.
• You are in charge - all questions
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come to you, all direction comes
from you.
All adults adults work for you sometimes as consultants.
You do what needs to be done in
order to make the project a success.
After the Project
• Thank those who helped.
• Make sure that the project meets the
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expectations of the benefiting
organization.
Return, replace and restore.
Write report.
Project Report
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It is a detailed description of what
happened during the project.
If something goes wrong, that’s OK - How
did you deal with it?
Include pictures of completed work and
happy, smiling workers.
List all workers and their time.
It must be approved by Scoutmaster and
benefiting organization.
Project Report
• Standard 1 -- Someone who wasn’t at
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the project site can read your report
and explain exactly what happened.
Standard 2 -- 20 years from now,
your kids will find your report in the
attic - They should be impressed.
Project Name and Grand
Total Hours
• Enter project name or description
• Enter grand total hours ( from page
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10 of the Eagle Leadership Project
Workbook.
Use new form 58-728A
Requirement #6
• Write a statement of your ambitions
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and life purpose and a listing of
positions held in your religious
institution, school, etc.
Participate in a Scout Master
Conference
The Statement
• Listing of positions is easy;
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describing life purpose is hard.
Describe your future life.
Describe how you plan to get there.
Share the statement with your
Scoutmaster during the Scoutmaster
conference.
After All 6 Requirements
Are Met
• Certify the application by signing and
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dating it.
Get Unit approval by having the
Scout Master and Committee Chair
sign the application
After All 6 Requirements
Are Met (continued)
• Take the completed application and
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statement of ambitions and life
purpose to the GSW Council Service
Center for Certification.
Wait for their review and certification
before scheduling a Board of Review
(allow 2 weeks).
The Board of Review
• A Troop responsibility
• Requires a Sandia District
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representative (allow 2 weeks for one
to be assigned)
Decision must be unanimously
positive.
You are now an Eagle Scout!
After the Board of Review
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Take everything (application, statement of
ambitions and life purpose, project
proposal and final project description) to
the Council Service Center.
Wait up to 6 weeks.
Schedule a presentation only after your
Scoutmaster receives your certificate.
Common Misconceptions
• I have to earn all of the required merit
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badges before considering a project.
I can decide to become an Eagle
Scout any time before my 18th
birthday.
Once I have completed all of the
requirements, becoming an Eagle
Scout is almost automatic.
QUESTIONS?
How to reach Mr. Varney
Home phone 883-4407
Work Phone 348-1105
E-mail
[email protected]
Leadership Service project
workbook electronic
version. Can be found at
http://www.scouting.org/nav
/scouts.html