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2018 Troop Planning Guide
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Table of Contents
Guide to Help Your Troop ................................................... 3
Planning and Budget .......................................................... 4
Troop Calendar ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Troop Budget ............................................................................................................................................... 6
Membership ........................................................................ 9
Membership Growth .................................................................................................................................... 9
Retention ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Program ............................................................................ 11
Advancement ............................................................................................................................................. 11
Short Term and Long Term Camping ......................................................................................................... 12
Service Projects .......................................................................................................................................... 13
Patrol Method ............................................................................................................................................ 14
Youth Training ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Volunteer Leadership ....................................................... 18
Leadership and Family Engagement .......................................................................................................... 18
Trained Leadership..................................................................................................................................... 20
Council Services ............................................................... 23
Council Contact Information ...................................................................................................................... 23
Council Office Hours .................................................................................................................................. 24
Council Social Media Sites.......................................................................................................................... 24
Council Scholarships .................................................................................................................................. 25
Council Camp ............................................................................................................................................. 25
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Guide to Help Your Troop
Purpose of this document is to help each troop with their yearly planning and
operation. This document is framed around the Boy Scout Journey to Excellence criteria.
What Journey to Excellence (JTE) Brings to Your Unit
1. A framework for planning the year.
The Journey to Excellence standards are based on what successful units do to
continually improve.
If your unit plans to achieve gold or silver Journey to Excellence, you’ll have a strong
and active program.
2. A method for evaluating your unit.
Journey to Excellence provides tangible measurements based on things you are
likely already tracking, such as how many campouts you have, how many youth are
advancing, etc., and uses simple ways to calculate your performance.
3. Guidance in areas where you might do better.
As you track your performance against the Journey to Excellence standards, you
can easily see where you could do better.
4. Specific guidelines and standards of what is considered good performance.
Journey to Excellence has specific, simple measures to help you. You can easily
compare what you are doing against the standards.
5. Early warning of potential problem areas.
You track any areas where your unit is not performing as you might like and have
plenty of time to make corrections.
6. Recognition for good Scouting.
You can proudly receive your bronze, silver, or gold recognition for your Scouting unit
for the year
By following JTE and aiming for the Gold criterial will help your unit grown, the
youth advance, will retain more of your youth, and ultimately be a positive influence on
their lives. The following is a link to the JTE website:
http://www.scouting.org/Awards/JourneyToExcellence.aspx
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Planning and Budget
Troop Calendar
Research shows that good troops have a good annual plan a year in advance that
is shared with every family in the unit. Developing a full plan early will attract more
families to your unit and help retain them.
A troop plan should be developed each year by the youth leadership and adults. This
typically happens during the yearly troop planning conference. Here's how a troop
program planning conference works. A month or two before the scheduled Annual
Planning Conference, the committee chair, Scoutmaster, and senior patrol leader perform
steps 1 through 4. The key to a true youth-lead troop is their partnership with the
Scoutmaster and Committee chair in working out the troops plan.
Step 1 — Gather the following key information
Key school dates, like holidays and exams
Community event dates and religious holidays
The chartered organization's key dates and availability of facilities.
Personal dates that may affect the troop's activities
Key district and council dates
Data collected from the Troop Resources Survey
Last year's troop annual plan, if you have one
Troop priorities and goals—program is driven by goals—such as working up to a
trek or training for a special trip
Scouts' advancement records, including
o Boards of Review
o Courts of Honor
o Troop Open House
o Service Projects
o Webelos-to-Scout activities
General outline of next year's program
Last but not least—survey the Scouts—what does the troop want to do next year?
Step 2 — Discuss this process with your senior patrol leader, explaining the importance
of this process and his role in it. Discuss your options for programs and activities and
your troop goals. Share your draft outline for next year's program and ask him for his
input and thoughts. Be flexible at this point. Review this presentation so he will
understand the agenda and work ahead.
Step 3 — Your senior patrol leader shares the draft plan with patrol leaders, who then
share it with Scouts to get their input and ideas. Patrol leaders schedule a meeting to
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gather information and ideas from the Scouts. Take good notes. It may help to take a
month at a time to help plan. Don’t forget to add time for advancement.
Step 4 — Invite the following people to attend the conference to maximize the efficiency
of your planning: Patrol Leader’s Council, Troop committee members and other adult
troop leaders, Chartered organization representative, Anyone else who might be helpful,
such as other parents.
Step 5 — At the conference review the why and when of activities and other key dates.
When the conference team agrees, the plan goes to the troop committee for final
approval.
Step 6 — To make this plan a truly valuable tool, it must be shared with each Scout
family, your chartered organization, and all other interested parties. This is a must!
Consider using electronic media such as a Troop FaceBook page and email plan to
entire troop. A copy of this plan should be available to proseptive new families during
Webelos to Boy Scout recruitment. Your plan will be a living, breathing document. For it
to have real value, you must follow it, share it with everyone, and review it regularly to
see if modifications have to be made. Good luck on another great year, and don't forget
to share your plan and calendar with every Scout family!
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Troop Budget
Another important aspect of the annual planning is the unit budget. During the
4th quarter of each year, the unit committee, in conjunction with the Scoutmaster, Senior
Patrol Leader, and Quartermaster, should plan out the following years budget. Included
in this should be the following:
Cost of all the campouts for the next year
Cost of websites
Equipment repair and replacement
Camporee costs
Courts of Honor
Recruitment costs
In addition to the financial planning, the unit through the SPL and Quartermaster
should complete an inventory of all unit equipment along with the equipment’s condition.
The budget should be approved by the unit committee by the end of the year. The
following is an Excel spreadsheet that can be used for unit budgeting and equipment
inventory.
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2017 Budget
Income Total
Carry over from previous year -$
Sundry Account -$
Pop Corn Sales -$
Other fundraisers -$
Dues -$
Registration -$
Insurance -$
Boys Life -$
Order of the Arrow -$
Summer Camp -$
Camporee Costs -$
High Adventure -$
Campsite fees -$
Troop Store -$
Misc -$
-$
Total -$
Expenses Total
Registration -$
Insurance -$
Recharter Fee -$
Boys Life -$
Order of the Arrow -$
Youth accounts -$
Summer Camp -$
Camporee Costs -$
High Adventure -$
Campsite fees -$
Canoe Rental -$
Equipment -$
Troop Trailer -$
Web Site -$
Web Site Domain Name -$
Troop Master (Troop Master and Troop Master DotNet) -$
Rank Advancement -$
Court of Honor (Programs) -$
Food (Court of Honors) -$
Troop Scholarships -$
Name Tags -$
Troop neckerchiefs -$
Troop neckerchief patches -$
Troop Hats -$
Troop Shirts -$
Troop numerals, patrol patches, leadership patches -$
Troop Brochures -$
Misc -$
-$
Total -$
Troop Balance -$
Youth Account Balance -$
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2017 Actuals
Income Total
Carry over from previous year -$
Sundry Account -$
Pop Corn Sales -$
Other fundraisers -$
Dues -$
Registration -$
Insurance
Boys Life -$
Order of the Arrow -$
Summer Camp -$
Camporee Costs -$
High Adventure -$
Campsite fees -$
Troop Store -$
Misc -$
-$
Total -$
Expenses Total
Registration -$
Insurance -$
Recharter Fee -$
Boys Life -$
Order of the Arrow -$
Youth accounts -$
Summer Camp -$
Camporee Costs -$
High Adventure -$
Campsite fees -$
Canoe Rental -$
Equipment -$
Troop Trailer -$
Web Site -$
Web Site Domain Name -$
Troop Master -$
Rank Advancement -$
Courts of Honor -$
Food (Court of Honors) -$
Troop Scholarships -$
Name Tags -$
Troop neckerchiefs -$
Troop neckerchief patches -$
Troop Hats -$
Troop Shirts -$
Troop numerals, patrol patches, leadership patches -$
Troop Brochures -$
Misc -$
-$
Total -$
Troop Balance -$
Youth Account Balance -$
Membership
Membership Growth
The whole purpose of scouting is to get youth into the program so we can be a
positive influence on their lives. This means we need to continually grow our units. We
can not do this by waiting for them to come to us, we need to go out and get them even if
they are already Cub Scouts. In addition, while recruiting new youth we should be
recuriting new adults to help share the work load. Below is a summary of the actions a
Troop and Troop Committee can take to recruit new scouts.
• Appoint a Troop Committee member as recruitment chair
• Participate in multiple recruitment events (YEAR-ROUND)
• Make contact with local feeder Packs, at least 10
• Establish pin clinics, campouts, hikes, or other recruitment events
• Recruit with Packs at school open houses
• Attend Troop open houses put on by the District
• Develop a Troop brochure, this should include the next year’s activity
calendar
• Develop Den Chiefs
• Give each Webelos a personal invite to your troop
• Advertise your troops service projects
• Use social media such as Facebook
• Make sure you follow up with phone calls
• Utilize “Be a Scout”
MOST IMPORTANT:
YOU HAVE TO GET OUT THERE AND RECRUIT
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Retention
Another import area to focus on to keep membership up is retaining the youth you
have. Below are some of the main reasons scouts do not stay and how to help.
PROBLEM 1: Sports and other after-school activities get in the way
SOLUTION: Be accommodating, scouting can work with/around school and other
activities. Scout will still be there when season is over.
PROBLEM 2: Your unit’s program has gotten stale
SOLUTION: Don’t do the same thing year after year. A troop requires a program that is
boy-led and is dynamic with variety and challenges. Do not do the same thing all the
time. If the program is interesting the youth will want to do it.
PROBLEM 3: Lack of commitment from parents
SOLUTION: Get Mom and Dad invested from the start. The more involved the parents
are, the better the scouts will do
PROBLEM 4: Poor fit between the Scout and his unit
SOLUTION: Help him find another pack or troop
PROBLEM 5: Scouting is too expensive
SOLUTION: Fill your year with money-earning projects and low-cost activities
PROBLEM 6: It’s hard to reach today’s kids
SOLUTION: Get your leaders trained both Scout Masters and Committee members.
Don’t make training a one-time event. Keep getting more training.
PROBLEM 7: Not advancing
SOLUTION: It has been shown that those who don’t advance, especially to First Class in
the first year to year and a half do not stay in scouting. Stay on top of their advancement
and encourage them.
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Program
Advancement
If you take the Advancement Course at Philmont you will learn that:
Advancement = Program Good Program = Good Advancement
Advancement and Program are the same thing!!!
If the Three Aims of Scouting are Character, Citizenship, and Fitness, Where are the scouts supposed to learn them? Advancement is where all of that gets done!
Character is developed through scouts performing in a “Position of Responsibility” and other troop duties and activities.
Citizenship is developed through the Citizenship MBs and through service hours to the community.
Fitness is developed through numerous related merit badges and troop activities. (Personal Fitness merit badge is required!)
That’s as clear as anyone can make it. Advancement is the core of the Scouting Program! It encompasses all the other methods. Your advancement numbers are a good indicator of how good a program your unit has. If you are not concentrating on Advancement, you are not following the Program or delivering the Promise.
To help your scouts advance familiarize yourself with the Boy Scout Guide to
Advancement:
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/Resourc
es.aspx
Attend Merit Badge Days and maintain a list of trained merit badge counselors
Attend short term camps, this is where a lot of the rank advancement takes place.
Attend summer camp. This is one of the best methods to get first and second year
scouts to First Class and older youth merit badges
Boards of Review. The Board of Review should have the following objectives in
mind: o To make sure the Scout has completed the requirements for the rank.
o To see how good an experience the Scout is having in the unit.
o To encourage the Scout to progress further
Immediate recognition of achievement is a powerful incentive for Scouts to
continue learning and advancing.
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Short Term and Long Term Camping
Outdoor adventure is the promise made to boys when they join Scouting. Boys yearn
for outdoor activities that stir their imagination and interest. In the outdoors, boys have
opportunities to acquire skills that make them more self-reliant. They can explore canoe
and hiking trails and complete challenges they first thought were beyond their ability.
Hiking, campouts, extended camping trips, tours, and expeditions are a vital part of the
Boy Scout experience. The lure of these adventures is the reason most youth join.
Attributes of good character become part of a boy as he learns to cooperate to meet
outdoor challenges that may include extreme weather, difficult trails and portages, and
dealing with nature’s unexpected circumstances.
Scouts plan and carry out age-appropriate activities with thoughtful guidance from
their Scoutmaster and other adult leaders. Good youth leadership, communication, and
teamwork enable them to achieve goals they have set for themselves, their patrol or
squad, and their troop or team. Learning by doing is a hallmark of outdoor education. Unit
meetings offer information and knowledge used on outdoor adventures each month
throughout the year. A leader may describe and demonstrate a Scouting skill at a
meeting, but the way Scouts truly learn outdoor skills is to do them on a troop outing. The
simple skills essential to living in a primitive setting are inherent in the Boy Scout
program. The boy learns to respect and conserve his natural surroundings.
Camping and outdoor activities put meaning into the patrol method. Troop meetings
offer an opportunity to prepare for monthly campouts. Monthly campouts help a Scout
prepare for the troop’s annual long-term camping experience. The camping experience is
where all the knowledge the scouts have obtained is put to practical use. Camping is the
best method we have to produce confident and educated men and leaders.
Catalina council maintains two camp properties, Camp Lawton on Mt Lemmon, our
Summer Camp and Double V located on Ajo and Kinney in Tucson our winter camp. Both
camps are available for year-round use. To reserve these camps, call the Council office
at 750-0385. The council also rents canoes. These can be reserved also by calling the
Council office.
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Service Projects
One of the main duties in the Scout Oath is Duty to Others. Scouting was founded
on the premise of doing a Good Turn daily. Community service is very important in the
character-building process and, as Scouts, we have made the commitment to give back
to our communities. Service to others and good citizenship is learned through such
outdoor activities as conservation projects, collecting food, building trails and shelters,
and conducting community service projects that promote healthy living. Through helping
other people, Scouts learn to appreciate how they can share themselves and their
blessings to those in need. By giving service to others, Scouts gain a sense of personal
satisfaction. While a Scout should do his best to help other people every day, a group
service project is a bigger way to help people. While you're giving service, you're learning
to work together with others to do something that's good for your community. Service
projects may help the natural world, the community, or the chartered organization.
Here are some examples of service activities Scouts can do. Helping the natural world
Pick up litter around your neighborhood. Clean up trash in and around washes, rivers,
lakes and streams. Plant seedlings, flowers or trees. Helping the community Conduct a
flag ceremony for a school. Collect food for food banks. Hand out voting reminders. Hand
out emergency procedure brochures. Conduct visiting or reading programs for seniors.
Helping the chartered organization Do a cleanup project. Plant and care for trees.
Conduct a flag ceremony. Help set up for a special event. Hand out programs or bulletins
at a meeting of the organization.
You can log your service hours at the JTE service hour’s web-site at:
https://servicehours.scouting.org/UI/Security/Login.aspx
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Patrol Method
Patrols are the building blocks of a Boy Scout troop. A patrol is a small group of boys who are similar in age, development, and interests. Working together as a team, patrol members share the responsibility for the patrol's success. They gain confidence by serving in positions of patrol leadership. All patrol members enjoy the friendship, sense of belonging, and achievements of the patrol and of each of its members.
The Patrol System is the one essential feature in which Scout training differs from that of all other organizations, and where the System is properly applied, it is absolutely bound to bring success. It cannot help itself! The formation of the boys into Patrols of from six to eight and training them as separate units each under its own responsible leader is the key to a good Troop.
Through the Patrol Leaders' Council, patrols share the responsibility for the patrol's success. They are responsible for planning the Troop’s activities. They gain confidence by serving in positions of leadership. The Patrol Leaders are elected by their patrols to representative them at the PLC meetings. Each Patrol is always represented at each monthly PLC meeting. If the Patrol Leader is not able to attend, the Assistant Patrol Leader or another Scout from the patrol will attend the PLC. The Patrol Leaders present the ideas and concerns of their patrols and in turn share the decisions of the patrol leaders' council with their patrol members. The patrol leaders' council plans the yearly troop program at the annual troop program planning conference. The PLC then meets monthly to develop plans for upcoming meetings and activities.
The PLC is composed of the following voting members:
Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) - Elected by boys in the troop, SPL runs the Patrol
Leaders' Council (PLC) meetings.
Patrol Leader - Elected by his patrol, the PL represents his patrol PLC meetings and
the annual planning conference. Reports PLC decisions to his patrol.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader - Serves as a member of the patrol leaders' council
and fills in for the SPL as needed.
Troop Guide - Attends patrol leaders’ council meetings with the patrol leader of the
new-Scout patrol.
Scribe - Attends and keeps a log of patrol leaders’ council meetings. The scribe is a
non-voting member of the PLC; however in the practices of some troops, scribes have
been granted voting privileges.
At its monthly meetings, the PLC organizes and assigns activity responsibilities for the
weekly troop meetings. The troop committee interacts with the patrol leaders' council
through the Scoutmaster.
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When we think about a patrol leader’s council we form a picture of Scouts sitting around
a table talking and making plans but what’s really going on?
The Senior Patrol Leader is in charge, the patrol leaders are assembled, the scribe is
ready, and the Scoutmaster is on hand to advise… what happens next? More importantly
what’s happened before they all get to the table?
Here’s how you can show your senior patrol leader the planning part of his job – four
steps and fifteen minutes of advising:
To make things happen for the troop you need to build four components – structure,
content, planning and preparation.
Structure – The framework of your plan. This may be a schedule or something similar.
The main framework is our schedule of meetings and outings; the dates and times. There
are some sub-components of the framework too like individual meeting plans and the
schedule you develop for our outings.
Content – What the Scouts will be doing. It may be cooking or pioneering or how to start
a fire. The content fills the structure. Most of the content is pretty simple to find because
it’s in the Scout handbook. If the patrol leader’s council wants to do something new you’ll
need to develop the content.
Planning – Once you have the structure and the content sorted out you plan by
determining who is going to be responsible for making things happen. It’s a lot like who
plays what position on a team.
Preparation – Once the plan is set whoever is responsible for a part of the plan needs to
prepare. It’s not good enough to simply know who is going to do what, you also have to
assure yourself that they are prepared to do it. Once you have the structure, the content
and the plan it’s time to get up from the meeting and prepare.
Is it really that simple? Yes and no. Establishing the idea that there are four distinct
components to the idea that planning and preparation are different (Adults infer that
preparation is a part of planning, Scouts don’t) is important. Naturally there are more
details as you drill down into the preparation stage (where will this happen?, what will
they need?, exactly what will they say and do?) but trying to work on every single detail of
the plan at once can be distracting and discouraging for Scouts, step them
through the process by asking questions, soon they’ll learn to ask the
questions themselves.
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Youth Training
In addition to adult leadership training, another key aspect to a quality scout
program is having the youth trained as well. The following is the training curiculum for
the scouting youth.
To register, go to the Catalina Council website at catalinacouncil.org, select the Training
pull down
Introduction to Troop Leadership
This is conducted within a week of a Scout assuming a new leadership role and focuses
on what a new leader must know. The Scoutmaster conducts this session for the senior
patrol leader and new Scouts. He may then choose other Scouts or adults to help train
the other troop leaders.
What Is National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)?
The NYLT course simulates a month in the life of a troop. It is a six-day course,
usually held at a council camp or other outdoor setting. It reinforces and expands upon
Be-Know-Do leadership. Scouts learn a number of leadership skills and concepts
summarized on the memory tips card. The youth learn about the stages of team
development and how to match the most appropriate leadership style with the
developmental stage of the individual or team. The course has many challenges for the
youths, including its culmination where they undergo a quest for the meaning of
leadership, which they then present to the entire NYLT troop.
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What Is NAYLE?
The mission of National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience is to provide
Scouts with a Philmont-based wilderness encounter that motivates them to follow a life of
helping others succeed based on the values expressed in the Scout Oath and Law.
The Scouts experience such high-adventure activities as COPE, wilderness first aid, a
high-level geocache hunt, conservation, Leave No Trace, and a search-and-rescue
activity. This is complemented by learning the history and inspiration of the Philmont
Scout Ranch as well as a personal journal that focuses on the Scout's leadership skills.
Philmont leadership is committed to making NAYLE a very special experience. The
Scouts live in a patrol setting at Rocky Mountain Scout Camp where they use their
leadership skills to resolve exciting and challenging backcountry situations. The week
concludes with a closing challenge for each Scout to build upon the legacy of Waite
Phillips, the benefactor of the Philmont Scout Ranch.
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Volunteer Leadership
Leadership and Family Engagement
Boy Scout Troops are boy led but guided by adults. The adults in a Boy Scout
Troop are organized into two main groups, the Scoutmasters and the Troop Committee.
The troop committee is the troop’s board of directors and supports the troop’s
program. To accomplish this the troop committee does the following:
Ensures quality leadership is recruited and trained
Provides adequate meeting facilities
Advises the Scoutmaster on policies relating to the Boy Scouts
Supports leadership in carrying out the program
Is responsible for finances
Obtains and maintains troop property
Ensure the troop has an outdoor program, Min. 10 night per year
Serves on Boards of Reviews
Supports Scoutmaster in working with individual boys and problems that
may affect the overall troop program
Provides for special needs and assistance some boys may require
Helps with Friends of Scouting Campaign
Assists the Scoutmaster with handling boy behavioral problems
The Scoutmaster is the adult leader responsible for the image and program of the troop. The Scoutmaster and his assistant Scoutmasters work directly with the Scouts. The importance of the Scoutmaster's job is reflected in the fact that the quality of his guidance will affect every youth and adult involved in the troop.
The Scoutmaster's duties include:
General
Train and guide boy leaders. Work with other responsible adults to bring Scouting to boys. Use the methods of Scouting to achieve the aims of Scouting.
Meetings
Meet regularly with the patrol leaders' council for training and coordination in planning troop activities.
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Attend all troop meetings or, when necessary, arrange for a qualified adult substitute.
Attend troop committee meetings. Conduct periodic parents' sessions to share the program and encourage parent
participation and cooperation. Take part in annual membership inventory and uniform inspection, charter review
meeting, and charter presentation.
Guidance
Conduct Scoutmaster Conferences for all rank advancements. Provide a systematic recruiting plan for new members and see that they are
promptly registered. Delegate responsibility to other adults and groups (assistants, troop committee) so
that they have a real part in troop operations. Supervise troop elections for the Order of the Arrow.
Activities
Make it possible for each Scout to experience at least 10 days and nights of camping each year.
Participate in council and district events. Build a strong program by using proven methods presented in Scouting literature. Conduct all activities under qualified leadership, safe conditions, and the policies
of the chartered organization and the Boy Scouts of America
The Troop Committee along with the Scoutmaster and Patrol Leaders council should
also work to ensure that 3 Courts of Honor are held each year with the scouts and
their families. This is important to honor those achievement the boy have made
throughout the year.
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Trained Leadership
Boy Scout Adult Leader Training
Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader!
And…...Every Leader deserves training so they can successfully deliver the scouting
program!
Scouting is more fun for Scouts and for Leaders when the mystery of how it works is
removed. It’s easy.
HOW DO I GET STARTED ? ? ? ?
All parents should be trained in Youth Protection. All Adult Leaders shall be trained in
Youth Protection before they can register as leaders to ensure your Cub Scouts are
having the most fun in a safe environment.
How to take on-line training:
1. Create a scout account on my.scouting.org
2. Select the MENU icon then select My Dashboard
3. Select Training Center, this takes you to YPT and take this course
4. Next Select Training Center
5. Select Boy Scout and Varsity to take Leader Specific Training
6. Return to Training Center and select Other for supplemental training
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What is the Boy Scout Leader Training Program
You can registered for Wood Badge and Outdoor Skills training on-line through the
Catalina Council website at catalinacouncil.org, select the Training pull down.
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Supplemental Training and Expiration Dates
There are various supplemental training available on-line that are activity specific. It is highly recommended that if troops are participating in these activities that adult leadership take this on-line training.
In addition, some training are required to be retaken on a regular basis
Youth Protection - every two years Safe Swim Defense - every two years Safety Afloat - every two years Weather Hazards - every two years Physical Wellness - every two years Climb On Safely - every two years Trek Safely - every two years Wilderness First aid – every two years
For High Adventure, adults need to take not only Youth Protection but Weather Hazards, Outdoor Training, Wilderness First Aid
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Council Services
Council Contact Information
Scout Executive Ken Tucker (ext 24)
Development Director Susan Hicks (ext 13)
Field Director/ Old Pueblo District Richie Benner (ext 25)
Cochise Senior District Executive Lisa Stallcup
Spanish Trails District Director Tess English (ext 17)
Santa Cruz Valley District Executive Daniel Rowland (ext 26)
Administrative Assistant Kristin McFarland (ext 22)
Registrar Audrone Tarleton (ext 11)
Double V Care Taker Tom Tracy
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Camp Lawton Care Taker Kevin Rio
Council Office Hours
Council Service Center and Scout Shop 2250 E. Broadway Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85711 Phone: 520-750-0385
Fax: 520-750-0815 Center Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Scout Shop Phone: 520-750-9877
M- F: 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Sat: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Cochise Office and Scout Shop
500 E. Fry Blvd. L15 Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Hours: Monday, 11 am – 1 pm
Tuesday, 3 – 7 pm Wednesday, 3 – 7 pm
Thursday, 3 – 7 pm Friday, 3 – 7 pm
Council Social Media Sites
Council Website https://catalinacouncil.org Facebook Boy Scouts of America Catalina Council
BSA-Old Pueblo District
Spanish Trails District – BSA
Cochise District – BSA
Santa Cruz Valley District - BSA
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Papago Lodge 494
Camp Lawton History
Camp Lawton Staff Alumni-Tucson, AZ
Council Scholarships
Catalina council offers campership and scholarships each year. The camperships
cover the costs of council summer camps and NYLT. The scholarships help with costs of registration, uniforms, patches, and hand books.
To apply for this call the council office.
Council Camp
The Council operates two scout camps: Camp Lawton has been leased from the US forest service since 1921 and has been
continuously operated by the Boy Scouts of America, Catalina Council. It is located in the Santa Catalina Mountains between mile marker 19 and 20 on Organizational Ridge Road. It is an excellent First year’s summer camp and is excellent for summer and winter campouts.
Double V Scout Ranch is located on South Kinney Road six miles (10 km) southwest of Tucson, near Tucson Mountain Park‘s Cat Mountain. The 360-acre (146 ha) ranch was acquired on a long-term lease from the Bureau of Land Management in 1969. It is used for both Cub Scout and Boy Scout camping and events. Improvements include a large stone Ramada equipped with picnic tables, restrooms, and water misters for cooling. The ranch also has an Olympic-size swimming pool. A natural formation on the northwest side of adjacent Cat Mountain visible from the ranch is called the “Indian chief” because of its strong resemblance to an Indian’s profile. This is good winter campsite.
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Committee
STEM CO, OP, and
Meeting Roundtable
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Trade-O-Ree
Closed
Scout Office OA LEC Trade-O-Ree
ST Disrtict Council CO District
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11 12Lincoln's B-
Day 13 Mardi Gras 14Valentine's
Day 15 16Chinese
New Year 17
18 19Presidents'
Day 20 21 22 23 24
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FEBRUARY 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Raytheon
SCV District Scout Day
CO, OP, and
Meetings
Committee
Spanish Trails CO, OP, and Council Annual
Dinner
Roundtable
Roundtable SCV District
Klondike
STEM Camporee Camporee
Ash Wednesday Klondike
Meeting
Committee
Klondike Scout Office OA LEC Bike Rodeo
Camporee Closed
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ST Disrtict Council
Meeting Meeting
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Saving 12 13 14 15 16 17St. Patrick's
Day
18 19 20Vernal
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25 26 27 28 29 30 Good Friday 31 Passover
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MARCH 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
OP and CO
SCV District District
CO, OP, and
Pinewood
Meetings Derby
Committee
Spanish Trails CO, OP, and ST Pinewood Council
Pinewood
Roundtable Derby
Roundtable SCV District Derby
Committee
STEM
Meeting
OA LEC CO District
Super
Saturday
Pesach
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ST Disrtict Council Pesach
Meeting Meeting
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Pesach Pesach
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 Taxes Due 17 18 19 20 21
22 Earth Day 23 24 25Admin
Assist Day 26 27 28
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APRIL 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Pesach
Pesach
Roundtable SCV District
LDS General
Easter Pesach
Spanish Trails
Pesach
CO, OP, and
Pesach
Conference
Meetings
Committee
STEM CO, OP, and ST, CO, OP ST, CO, OP
District
Meeting Roundtable Camporee Camporee
Committee SCV District District
CO District
District Cub Day
ST, CO, OP OA LEC
CampCamporee
ST Disrtict Council OA Ordeal OA Ordeal
Meeting Meeting
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OA Ordeal
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1 2 3 4 5Cinco de
Mayo
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 Mother's Day 14 15 16Ramadan
begins 17 18 19Armed
Forces Day
20 Pentecost 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28Memorial
Day 29 30 31
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MAY 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Roundtable SCV District
Spanish Trails CO, OP, and
Meetings
Committee
STEM CO, OP, and IOLS/OWLS IOLS/OWLS
BALOO
Meeting Roundtable
Committee SCV District
Lodge
Fellowship Fellowship
OA LEC Lodge
Lodge ST Disrtict Council
Meeting Meeting
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Closed Camp Camp Camp
Scout Office Lawton Cub Lawton Cub Lawton Cub
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Lawton Cub
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10 11 12 13 14 Flag Day 15 16
17 Father's Day 18 19 20 21June
Solstice 22 23
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JUNE 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Summer Camp Spanish Trails CO, OP, and
Committee
Week 1 Roundtable SCV District
Meetings
Week 2 Committee SCV District
Sumer Camp STEM CO, OP, and
Meeting Roundtable
Summer Camp OA LEC
Week 3
Week 4 Committee Coordinated
Summer Camp ST Disrtict Council
Meeting Meeting
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e Day 5 6 7
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22 Parents' Day 23 24 25 26 27 28
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JULY 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Week 5 Roundtable Closed SCV District
Summer Camp Spanish Trails Scout Office CO, OP, and
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Committee
STEM CO, OP, and
Meeting Roundtable
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OA LEC
ST Disrtict Council
Meeting Meeting
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19 Aviation Day 20 21 22 23 24 25
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AUGUST 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
SCV District
CO, OP, and
Meetings
Committee
Spanish Trails STEM CO, OP, and Lodge
Banquet
Meeting Roundtable
Roundtable Committee SCV District
Lodge
Leadership
OA LEC
Development
Council
Meeting
Coordinated
Committee
ST Disrtict
Meeting
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2 3 Labor Day 4 5 6 7 8
9Grandparent
s Day 10Rosh
Hashanah 11 Patriot Day 12 13 14 15
16 17Constitution
Day 18 19 Yom Kippur 20 21 22
23Autumnal
equinox 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
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SEPTEMBER 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Scout Office Spanish Trails CO, OP, and
Committee
Closed Roundtable SCV District
Meetings
Committee SCV District
STEM CO, OP, and
Meeting Roundtable
OA LEC OA Ordeal OA Ordeal
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OA Ordeal ST Disrtict Council
Meeting Meeting
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Day 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 Boss's Day 17 18 19 20Sw eetest
Day
21 22 23 24United
Nations Day 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 Hallow een
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OCTOBER 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
LDS General
Roundtable SCV District Conference
Spanish Trails CO, OP, and
Meetings
Committee
STEM CO, OP, and CO District
Fall Cub
Meeting Roundtable Day Camp
Committee SCV District
W6W ConclaveOA LEC W6W Conclave
W6W Conclave ST Disrtict Council
Meeting Meeting
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4Daylight
Saving 5 6 7 8 9 10
11Veterans
Day 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 Thanksgiving 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
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NOVEMBER 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
IOLS/OWLS
SCV District BALOO
CO, OP, and IOLS/OWLS
Meetings
Committee
Spanish Trails CO, OP, and
Roundtable
Roundtable SCV District
Committee
STEM
Meeting
OA LEC Scout Office Scout Office
Closed Closed
Committee Coordinated
ST Disrtict Council Ordeal/Vigil
Meeting Meeting
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 Dec. Solstice 22
23 24Christmas
Eve 25Christmas
Day 26Kw anzaa
begins 27 28 29
30 31New Year's
Eve
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DECEMBER 2018Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Ordeal/Vigil
Spanish Trails CO, OP, and
Committee
Roundtable SCV District
Meetings
Committee SCV District
STEM CO, OP, and
Meeting Roundtable
OA LEC
Closed Coordinated
Scout Office Council
Meeting
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