DCS 716Journey to Excellence

For Districts

Instructor:

Incentive for Continuous Improvement Assessment Recognition Benchmarking Early warning of Potential Problems

Better performance means better scouting for youth!

Better Performance can earn a higher level of Recognition

Friendly competition among Districts

Key Criteria are tracked and improvement can be quickly identified

Your District’s Journey to Excellence Assessment gives

An honest and objective evaluation of your District’s strong points and areas needing improvement

Evaluation in overall performance and in 12 specific criteria including areas of:◦ Performance by Units (on their Journey to

Excellence rating)◦ Membership◦ Program◦ Finance◦ Governance

Districts with a satisfactory performance receive the “Bronze” level of recognition

On a voluntary basis, Districts which do better than satisfactory receive higher recognition◦ Effective Performance – “Silver” level◦ Excellent Performance – “Gold” level

Bronze, Silver and Gold levels are measured in overall performance and in each of the 12 criteria

You can identify other Districts in your Council which are doing well in areas you need to improve and contact them to receive ideas, tips and techniques for improvement.

District Journey to Excellence assessment has several criteria shown to be leading indicators of District performance

You can be alerted if these criteria become negative and take early action to head off more severe problems

•Finance

•Advancement

•Unit Service

•Camping

•Retention

•Leadership

•Training

•Performance By Units

•Membership

3 Levels:

• Bronze Satisfactory Performance OR show a measurable improvement

• Silver Effective Performance OR show a measurable improvement and be over a minimum

standard• Gold Excellent performance OR show a measurable

improvement and be over a good standard

The Balanced Scorecard for Districts is determined based on a calendar year

A key to Journey to Excellence is Continuous Improvement

Membership -With the district membership chair, develop an annual membership growth plan which results in an increase in traditional market share, including exploring, or an increase in traditional membership including Exploring.

Bronze: Increase traditional membership, including exploring, by at least one or increase market share. 100 pts

Silver: Increase traditional membership, including Exploring by 3%, or increase market share by 1 percentage point. 200 pts

Gold: Increase traditional membership, including Exploring by 5%, or increase market share by 2 percentage points. 400 pts

Advancement – Increase the percentage of Scouts earning rank advancements.

Bronze: Increase Cub and Boy Scout advancement OR 40% of Cub Scouts and 45% of Boy Scouts have advanced at least one rank. 50 pts

Silver: 55% of Cub Scouts and 55% of boy scouts advanced at least one rank OR meet the Bronze level and have a 2 percentage point increase. 100 pts

Gold: 75% of Cub Scouts and 65% of Boy Scouts advanced at least one rank OR meet the Silver level and have a 2 percentage point increase.

Bronze SilverGold

1) Performance Achievement for Units 100 200 400

2) Youth Retention 100 200 4003) Membership 100 200 4004) Finance 100 200 4005) Training 100 200 4006) Unit Service (Commissioner Service) 50 100 2007) Advancement 50 100 2008) Camping 50 100 2009) District Leadership 25 50 10010) Nominating Committee 25 50 10011) District Committee 25 50 10012) Chartered Org. Relationships 25

SUM 375 500 400Total is 1275 points and District Meets 11 of 12 Criteria Bronze

or better.Since Silver is 1000 and Gold is 1600, this District qualifies for Silver

• Each year, the criterion requirements will be reviewed to reflect the improved performance by districts

• 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• The criteria will likely be the same; it will never hurt to do

better and improve.

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