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2. Performance Recognition Program
Pack

3. What is Scouting’s Journey to Excellence?
Journey to Excellence is the new performance assessment, communication and recognition program for Councils, Districts and Units.

4. Journey to Excellence Task Force
Hab Butler - Journey To Excellence Task Force Chairman
Jamie Shearer - Program Impact Department Manager
Neil Lupton – Vice President Program Boston Minuteman Council
Bob Longoria - Assistant Commissioner Western Region Area 6
Bob Coons - National Commissioner Service Team
Steve McGowan - Vice President Outdoor Adventure Central Region
David Biegler - Vice President Council Operations Southern Region
Jan Perkins - Regional Commissioner Western Region
Chris Wolfe - Finance Impact Department Manager
Mark Moshier - Council Fund Development Team Lead
Jim Gilbert - Strategic Planning Team Lead
Kenn Miller - Deputy Regional Director Central Region
A special thanks to this diverse group of volunteers, professionals, and Bob Paladino, a leading expert in the Performance Management field, for guiding and developing this recognition program.

5. A Special Thanks to the Task Force
Larry Brown - Scout Executive
Shane Calendine - Scout Executive
Alan Anderson - Area Director Central Region
Ignacio Gonzalez - Council Strategic Management Team Lead
Mike Hale - Council Organizational Solutions Team Lead
Stan Willey - Organizational Specialist
Michael Watkins - Council Assessment Team
Jeff Rand - Council Assessment Team
Anthony Gibbs - Council Assessment Team
Chuck Keathley - Mission Impact Department Manager
Bob Paladino - Consultant
A special thanks to this diverse group of volunteers, professionals, and Bob Paladino, a leading expert in the Performance Management field, for guiding and developing this recognition program.

6. What do your Cub Scouts want from your Pack?
Fun, Adventure, Excitement, New Opportunities
Chance to be with and know adults
What do you probably want from your Pack?
Fun, Rewarding, Chance to help youth, Chance for service
Efficient, Help from others, not take too much of your time, be and feel successful
What do your Cub Scout’s parents want from your Pack?
Growth, improved character, Cub Scout has fun and is happy
Safe, Well Organized, not too expensive, doesn’t take too much time, opportunity for youth to do service
What does Scouting want from your Pack?
Serve youth, use BSA methods and policies, be strong, healthy and growing

7. Journey to Excellence helps you get there. It brings:
A framework for evaluating your Pack
Assessment of how you’re doing in the key areas found in great Packs
Guidance in areas where you might do better
Specific guidelines and standards of what is good performance
Early warning of potential problem areas
Recognition for your good performance
Benchmarking to get ideas and tips from other good units

8. You assess your performance in key areas including
Advancement
Outdoor
Service Projects
Training
Membership
Retention
Leadership
Budget
In each area, you rate your performance against specific standards
Gold, Silver, Bronze or did not meet minimum standard
And did you show improvement?
You make your rating as part of your charter renewal

9. Emphasis of Journey to Excellence
Continuous Improvement is a Goal
Did your unit do measurably better in key areas than last year
OR are you already performing at a high level in those areas
Either way, you can qualify for the standard

10. Emphasis of Journey to Excellence
Program and Participation in the Pack (Membership) are most important factors
Administrative factors are considered
Factors which are early indicators of Pack strength and health are identified and assessed

11. Here’s an Example
Advancement – Increase the percentage of Cub Scouts earning rank advancements.
Bronze – Have 55% of Cub Scouts advance one rank OR have a 2 percentage points increase – 100 points
Silver – Have 75% of Cub Scouts advance OR 55% advance, and have a 2 percentage points increase points
Gold – Have 90% of Cub Scouts advance, or 75% and have a 2 percentage points increase. – 400 points

12. Here’s another Example
Outdoor activities- The pack has activities in the outdoors.
Bronze – Have three outdoor activities during the year. 75 pts
Silver – Have four outdoor activities during the year pts
Gold – Have five outdoor activities during the year 300 pts

13. How is your overall rating determined?
You receive points in each of the categories
Gold, Silver, Bronze or no rating (no points)
Your total points are added to give your total score
Requirements are weighted as they correlate most with success receiving the most points
No one requirement is mandatory
Your total score determines your overall rating
For 2011 Packs: Bronze is 700 plus complete 10 of 13 requirements, Silver is 1000 plus Bronze, Gold is 1600 plus Silver and Bronze
Journey to Excellence assessment is made at the time of your rechartering

14. Implementation Timing
2010 Recharter Month
Oct N
Dec
These units will earn the 2010 Centennial Quality Award
2011 Recharter Month
Jan F M A
Jun J S O N
Dec
These units have earned the 2010 Centennial Quality Award
These units will earn the 2011 Journey to Excellence Award
2012 Recharter Month
Jan F M A
Jun J S O N
Dec
These units will earn the 2011 Journey to Excellence Award
These units will earn the 2012 Journey to Excellence Award
2013 Recharter Month
Jan F M A
Jun J S O N
Dec
These units will earn the 2012 Journey to Excellence Award
These units will earn the 2013 Journey to Excellence Award
2014 Recharter Month
Jan F M A
These units will earn the 2013 Journey to Excellence Award

15. Recognition
Packs with a satisfactory performance receive the “Bronze” level of recognition
On a voluntary basis, Packs which do better than satisfactory receive higher recognition
“Silver” level - Excellent Performance
“Gold” level - Outstanding Performance
Recognition items will include a ribbon, plaque and patches for the uniform

16. Here’s how you might calculate the points for a typical pack
Bronze Silver Gold
Advancement
Retention
Building Cub Scouting
Outdoor Activities
Trained leadership
Day/Resident Camp
Service Projects
Leadership Planning
Webelos to Scout Transition
Budget
Pack and Den Meetings
Re-register On Time 25
Annual Assessment 25
SUM
Bronze is earned because the Pack achieved 10 of 13 requirements. Total of 1150 points. Since Silver is 1000 and Gold is 1600, this pack qualifies for the Silver award.

17. You get Early Warning of Potential Problems
The form has several requirements shown to be leading indicators of performance
The more important the requirement, the higher point value it has
You can be alerted if these requirements become negative and take early action to head off more severe problems

18. There is incentive for Continuous Improvement
Better Performance means better Scouting for youth!
Better Performance can earn a higher level of Recognition
Key requirements are tracked and improvement can be quickly identified
Your Council and District can help you find units at the Gold level in areas where you need help
You may be able to give help in your Gold areas

19. Requirement Standards Change Each Year
Each year, the requirements will be reconsidered to reflect the improved performance by units
New standards for 2012 will likely be announced in early 2012
Performance for 2011 will determine the 2012 standards, so 2011 data will need to be collected and analyzed
A Silver performance for 2011 might only rate Bronze in 2012

20. Journey to Excellence Summary
Measuring our Continuous Improvement
Recognizing and Publicizing Outstanding Performance
Identifying Potential Problems so they can be addressed and corrected
Encouraging Mutual Assistance and Support
Building Better Scouting for More Scouts
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