Troop Leadership Training Strategic Direction Night March 27, 2015 Jacob Murray, Senior Patrol Leader Mr. Myers, Scoutmaster

Tonight Training Continuum What you should KNOW Our obligations Review of 2014-2015 Troop One Goals Strategic Directions

Open House

Gear Issues Tents Lanterns, trees, tanks, stoves Coolers & Dry boxes Dining Flys & car ports Wood tools ( axe and saw) Other

New Cub Scout Requirements

New Boy Scout Requirements

Our Primary Tools as Leaders

We are here to Build Leaders

Troop Leader Books Check your personal information Check the members of your patrol Check the positions of responsibilities of your patrol Learn to use the website

Troop Leader Books Check Section 1 Learn to use the website Check your personal information Check the members of your patrol Check the positions of responsibilities of your patrol Learn to use the website

TroopOneAkron.org/whatshappening.html Old print & sign form 2 calendars Old print & sign form 2 calendars New online signup form.

Youth Leadership Training Continuum (1 of 3) Scout or Venturer Scout is elected or appointed ILST PLC Trains together to build the Troop Team OJT Experience NYLT

Youth Leadership Training Continuum (2 of 3) Scout or Venturer Scout is elected or appointed ILST PLC Trains together to build the Troop Team OJT Experience NYLT Youth Leadership Training Continuum (2 of 3) Kodiak Challenge Powder Horn SEAL Wood Badge NAYLE

Youth Leadership Training Continuum (3 of 3) Scout or Venturer Scout is elected or appointed ILST PLC Trains together to build the Troop Team OJT Experience NYLT Youth Leadership Training Continuum (3 of 3) Kodiak Challenge Powder Horn SEAL Wood Badge OA LLD ALTC NLS NAYLE Project Management Training Mentoring Training Goal Setting and Time Management Training

Seven Leadership Skills ILST, Kodiak, NYLT, and NAYLE Creating a shared Vision of Success Planning Communication Teaching EDGE The Stages of Team Development Servant Leadership Leveraging Diversity Through Inclusiveness

Introduction to Troop Leadership (KNOW) The boy led troop The boy led Patrol The Troop Organization Chart Position Overviews National Honor Patrol

Why did Baden Powell choose a patrol method? “The patrol method is not a way to operate a Boy Scout troop, it is the only way.”

Who are your leaders? What are their jobs? Page 19 of 57

Page 20 of 57 After this play baloon toss with the positions

What do we mean by a boy led troop? Boy visioned? Boy planned? Boy prepared? Boy delivered? Game – Yurt Circle Game Yurt Circle p. 18 …. Reflection pp. 18-19

What drives Success?

What does the Patrol Leader do? P. 21

What do Patrols do? P. 22-23

What does the PLC do? Pp. 25-26

Why do scouts choose to be leaders? Helium Stick

What is a servant leader? What is servant leadership? Pizza and Goals next.

How is your patrol? Pizza and Goals next.

How is your patrol when you are absent? Pizza and Goals next.

Obligations Attendance Representing the group Setting the Example Meetings PLC Campouts Representing the group Setting the Example

What does this mean A Troop One Ethic Leave No Trace

What does out troop stand for Adventure Leadership Personal Growth Service New VENTURING PLANNING MODEL, does this fit us as a troop?

Troop One Goals for the 2015-2016 Program Year Discussed at the PLC Annual Planning Conference August 3, 2014 (Jabob Murrary, SPL) and confirmed at the ILST September 25, 2015 (Jake Thoman, SPL) 9 Performance Goals 8 Program Goals 4 Service Goals

Let’s check whether our Troop One Goals are SMART? p. 11 of 50 Specific Measurable Attainable Relevant Time-Based And what do we have to do to accomplish our goals?

Troop One Goals – SMART? PERFORMANCE GOALS

Troop One Goals – SMART? 1.   100% Boys get Boys Life subscriptions. (http://boyslife.org, https://www.facebook.com/boyslife) 2.   Earn again the Manatoc Retreat Flag at Summer Camp, ideally on the first night. (Troop One Summer Camp WebPage)

Troop One Goals – SMART? 3.   At least 90% of active and available scouts go to summer camp.  (Troop One Patrol List) 4.   Scouts from 8/1/2015 to 7/31/2016 will accumulate 500 nights of weekend camping.  (This number was 367 between 8/1/2014 and 7/31/2016, plus 259  for summer camp)

Troop One Goals – SMART? 5.   Earn the Journey to Excellence Award at the Gold Level a.    http://www.scouting.org/filestore/mission/pdf/2015_JTE_Troop_Scorecard.pdf

Troop One Goals – SMART? 6.    Earn the BSA National Outdoor Challenge Award by the end of December of each year and secure the ribbon. a.    http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/430-016_WB.pdf b.    We will also track progress to the National Outdoor Badges.  http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Youth/Awards/NOA.aspx

Troop One Goals – SMART? 7. 50% of the active troop members have first aid merit badge by September of the following year, 50% are CPR certified, and at least 5 % of the Venture Scouts will complete Wilderness and Remote first Aid training. (Currently 32 scouts have First Aid MB, 0 currently certified CPR via TM, and 2/28 are WRFA trained).

Troop One Goals – SMART? 8.   After each PLC a Scribe will email the upcoming events and PLC decisions to all Troop One scouts.  Every week a Scribe will post Troop Goals, this month’s campout, the monthly feature and upcoming events on a board in Judson Hall to increase awareness and encourage participation.

Troop One Goals – SMART? 9.    At ILSTs and PLCs encourage patrol leaders to pursue the National Honor Patrol Award. a.    http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards_Central/NationalHonorPatrol.aspx b.    Application form http://www.scouting.org/filestore/boyscouts/pdf/512-021_WB.pdf

Troop One Goals – SMART? PROGRAM GOALS

Troop One Goals – SMART? 10.    Provide a program that will allow all currently registered scouts be First Class or higher within the first year. 11. Provide a program for all First Class Scouts to allow them to enhance their scouting skills, hold their interest and provide for fun at troop meetings based in part on the Boy Scout Fieldbook.  Encourage all scouts First Class and over to purchase the Fieldbook. a.    http://BSAfieldbook.org $20 bound or Kindle $27 coil bound

Troop One Goals – SMART? 12. Each monthly PLC planning meeting will use these goals in their planning and assess the number of goals completed. 13. Provide a variety of scheduled games and activities at meetings. Have them tied to the monthly program feature at least once a month.

Troop One Goals – SMART? 14. The program at camp is most often tied to the monthly feature. We will program camps differently for new, experienced, and venture scouts when appropriate. 15. Once each quarter the Troop program will include activities that reinforce the Scout skills learned in the Tenderfoot through First Class rank requirements.

Troop One Goals – SMART? 16. Maintain a Troop principle of Outdoor Ethics in all activities and provide training in Leave no Trace, Tread Lightly, and Land Ethics. http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/OutdoorProgram/OutdoorEthics/Awards/BoyScout.aspx

Troop One Goals – SMART? 17. Hold at least one gear day per quarter.

Troop One Goals – SMART? Scoutmaster suggested 17b. All Scouts should earn the Cyber Chip for their grade group. (Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12)

Troop One Goals – SMART? SERVICE GOALS

Troop One Goals – SMART? 18. Do at least seven service projects in the coming year.   At least one of these service projects will benefit First Baptist Church and at least one will be on a troop campout and at least one will be Conservation based. At least one of these service projects will qualify for a Messenger of Peace Award. a. Scouts use the Service hours reporting form:  http://trooponeakron.org/forms/Troop_One_Service_Hour_Report.pdf b. Messenger of Peace Service Project: http://www.scouting.org/sitecore/content/Home/International/messengersofpeace.aspx

Troop One Goals – SMART? 19. Encourage Order of the Arrow awareness among Scouts and participation in OA activities by OA members and have the Troop OA representative hold monthly OA meetings for 10 minutes after the troop meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month. a. http://marnoc.org

Troop One Goals – SMART? 20. Support the Cub Scout packs by offering assistance for at least two events and supplying den chiefs to the packs. 21. Offer Webelos opportunities to attend with troop when practical.

Strategic Directions

Instructors to report to the ASPL-New First proposed and passed: March 27, 2015 In order to increase the usefulness and productivity of instructors we change jurisdiction of instructors from ASPL to ASPL-New (Senior Troop Guide).

Other Strategic Directions?