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

2. Tonight Training Continuum What you should KNOW Our obligations
Review of Troop One Goals
Strategic Directions

3. Open House

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

5. New Cub Scout Requirements

6. New Boy Scout Requirements

7. Our Primary Tools as Leaders

8. We are here to Build Leaders

9. 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

10. 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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

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

17. 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.”

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

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

20. 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

21. What drives Success?

22. What does the Patrol Leader do? P. 21

23. What do Patrols do? P

24. What does the PLC do? Pp

25. Why do scouts choose to be leaders?
Helium Stick

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

27. How is your patrol?
Pizza and Goals next.

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

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

30. What does this mean
A Troop One Ethic
Leave No Trace

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

32. 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

33. 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?

34. Troop One Goals – SMART?
PERFORMANCE GOALS

35. Troop One Goals – SMART?
1.   100% Boys get Boys Life subscriptions. (
2.   Earn again the Manatoc Retreat Flag at Summer Camp, ideally on the first night. (Troop One Summer Camp WebPage)

36. 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)

37. Troop One Goals – SMART?
5.   Earn the Journey to Excellence Award at the Gold Level
a.   

38. 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.   
b.    We will also track progress to the National Outdoor Badges. 

39. 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).

40. Troop One Goals – SMART?
8.   After each PLC a Scribe will 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.

41. Troop One Goals – SMART?
9.    At ILSTs and PLCs encourage patrol leaders to pursue the National Honor Patrol Award.
a.   
b.    Application form

42. Troop One Goals – SMART?
PROGRAM GOALS

43. 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.   
$20 bound or Kindle
$27 coil bound

44. 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.

45. 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.

46. 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.

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

48. 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)

49. Troop One Goals – SMART?
SERVICE GOALS

50. 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: 
b. Messenger of Peace Service Project:

51. 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.

52. 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.

53. Strategic Directions

54. 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).

55. Other Strategic Directions?