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Session Three: Keeping It Going

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Song fest

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Keeping It Going• Program planning- annual planning conference• Membership• Paperwork• Finances• The uniform• Other training opportunities• Summary and closing

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The Human Knot Patrol Activity

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Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning

• Do your homework.• Get patrol input.• Hold a planning conference.• Consult with the troop committee.• Announce the plan.

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Planning Items to Consider

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

recruiting plan• Webelos-to- Scout

transition

• Monthly Activities • Service /Conservation

project• Scoutmaster’s Junior

Leader Training

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Your Primary Planning Tools

• Troop Program Features• Troop Program Resources• Troop program support• Council calendar• Other calendars

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Patrol planning exercise

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Secrets to Growing A Troop• Retain current members.• Bring Webelos Scouts into the troop.• Build strong pack relationships.• Recruit boys 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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Video No. 9: Growing the Troop

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The biggest disservice we can do is fail to give a boy an invitation to

take advantage of all that Scouting has to offer.

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• Eagle Service Project Workbook

• NESA Applications• Membership applications• Health forms

Share the Paperwork!

• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money earning application• Tour permit• Advancement records

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Troop Finances

• Troop expenses• Troop budget• Money-earning projects• Boys’ Life Magazine

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The UniformOfficial Activity

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Supplemental Training• Youth Protection Training• Wood Badge for the 21st

Century• Boy Scout Roundtables

Advanced Camping Skills• Climb On Safely• Project COPE Passport to

High Adventure Training

• Other local training• Junior Leader Training• Philmont Training Center• Troop Annual Planning

Conference• Video Support• Powder Horn

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Scoutmasters and assistants need to attend Introduction to Outdoor

Leader Skills to be considered “trained”.

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Boys Want Ceremony!• Set the scene.• Make it meaningful.• Keep it simple.• Involve the boy leaders.

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You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be?