2. 1 Session Three: Pathways to Success

3. 2 Song Fest

4. 3 Pathways to Success Program planning–annual planning conference Membership Paperwork Finances Communications Other training opportunities Summary and assessment Program planning–annual planning conference Membership Paperwork Finances Communications Other training opportunities Summary and assessment

5. 4 Five Steps of Annual Team Program Planning Do your homework. Get the input of Varsity team members. Hold a program planning clinic. Consult with the team committee. Announce the plan. Do your homework. Get the input of Varsity team members. Hold a program planning clinic. Consult with the team committee. Announce the plan.

6. 5 The Human Knot Squad Activity

7. 6 Planning Items to Consider Boards of review Courts of honor Year-round recruiting plan Boards of review Courts of honor Year-round recruiting plan Monthly activities Service/conservation project Team junior leader training

8. 7 Squad Planning Exercise

9. 8 Secrets to Growing a Team Retain current members. Build strong troop relationships. Recruit young men 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. Retain current members. Build strong troop relationships. Recruit young men 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.

10. 9 Role-Play Nine: Parents

11. 10 The biggest disservice we can do is fail to give a young man an invitation to take advantage of all that Scouting has to offer.

12. 11 Membership applications Health forms Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook NESA application Share the Paperwork! Charter renewal Quality Unit Award Money-earning application Tour permit Advancement records Team budget form Charter renewal Quality Unit Award Money-earning application Tour permit Advancement records Team budget form

13. 12 Team Finances Team expenses Team budget Sources of funding Money-earning projects Boys’ Life magazine Team expenses Team budget Sources of funding Money-earning projects Boys’ Life magazine

14. 13 The Uniform Official Activity

15. 14 Supplemental Training Youth Protection Training Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Wood Badge for the 21st Century Roundtables Advanced camping skills Climb On Safely Youth Protection Training Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills Wood Badge for the 21st Century Roundtables Advanced camping skills Climb On Safely Project COPE Passport to High Adventure training Other local training Philmont Training Center Team junior leader training Team Annual Program Planning Clinic Video support

16. 15 Boys Want Ceremony! Set the scene. Make it meaningful. Keep it simple. Involve the team leaders. Set the scene. Make it meaningful. Keep it simple. Involve the team leaders.

17. 16 You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be? You can deliver the promise of Scouting! What will your action plan be?