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Session Three: Pathways to Success

Session Three: Pathways to Success

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Song FestSong Fest

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Pathways to SuccessPathways to Success• Program planning–annual planning conference• Membership• Paperwork• Finances• Communications• Other training opportunities• Summary and assessment

• Program planning–annual planning conference• Membership• Paperwork• Finances• Communications• Other training opportunities• Summary and assessment

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Five Steps of Annual Team Program Planning

Five Steps of Annual Team Program Planning

• Do your homework.• Get the input of Varsity team members.• Hold a program planning clinic.• Consult with the team committee.• Announce the plan.

• Do your homework.• Get the input of Varsity team members.• Hold a program planning clinic.• Consult with the team committee.• Announce the plan.

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The Human Knot Squad Activity

The Human Knot Squad Activity

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Planning Items to ConsiderPlanning Items to Consider

• Boards of review• Courts of honor• Year-round

recruiting plan

• Boards of review• Courts of honor• Year-round

recruiting plan

• Monthly activities • Service/conservation

project• Team youth leader

training

• Monthly activities • Service/conservation

project• Team youth leader

training

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Squad Planning ExerciseSquad Planning Exercise

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Secrets to Growing a TeamSecrets to Growing a Team

• 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.

• 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: ParentsRole-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.

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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• Membership applications

• Health forms • Eagle Scout Leadership

Service Project Workbook

• NESA application

• Membership applications

• Health forms • Eagle Scout Leadership

Service Project Workbook

• NESA application

Share the Paperwork! Share the Paperwork!

• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money-earning application• Tour permit• Advancement records• Team budget form

• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money-earning application• Tour permit• Advancement records• Team budget form

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Team FinancesTeam Finances

• Team expenses• Team budget• Sources of funding• Money-earning projects• Boys’ Life magazine

• Team expenses• Team budget• Sources of funding• Money-earning projects• Boys’ Life magazine

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The UniformThe UniformOfficialOfficial ActivityActivity

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Supplemental TrainingSupplemental Training• Introduction to Outdoor

Leader Skills• Wood Badge for the 21st

Century• Roundtables • Advanced camping skills• Climb On Safely• Powder Horn• Project COPE

• Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills

• Wood Badge for the 21st Century

• Roundtables • Advanced camping skills• Climb On Safely• Powder Horn• Project COPE

• Passport to High Adventure training

• Other local training• Philmont Training Center• National Youth Leadership

Training• Team Annual Program

Planning Clinic• Video support• NAYLE

• Passport to High Adventure training

• Other local training• Philmont Training Center• National Youth Leadership

Training• Team Annual Program

Planning Clinic• Video support• NAYLE

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Boys Want Ceremony!Boys Want Ceremony!

• Set the scene.• Make it meaningful.• Keep it simple.• Involve the team leaders.

• Set the scene.• Make it meaningful.• Keep it simple.• Involve the team leaders.

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You can deliver the promise of Scouting!

What will your action plan be?

You can deliver the promise of Scouting!

What will your action plan be?