Boardsofreview

Notes from 3/1/16 meeting with Commissioner

Boards of Review- ways we do them are guidelines

Questions about what we can ask on a BOR:

• We can ask them what they did when completing the requirements…

 When you did that, what did you learn? Or how come you chose that one?  Inquire the whys, when’s, etc… What did you understand about completing this…?

Who should be on them and when should we hold them:  Committee members run it  ASM can sit in but not if you have done sign off’s with the Scout’s  Higher Rank Scouts can sit in but listen only for learning  It’s recommended that BOR are held every 3 months or scheduled out by the Advancement Chair person. • We talked about maybe once a month. Not at an outdoor meeting??  It was recommended that BOR’s be held separately from troop meetings- for example, to be held on the Tuesdays each month we don’t have a regular meeting.

Scout Masters Conference:  Should be a catch point to address whether a Scout is ready to have their BOR. o Address: Character, un-scout like conduct, unpreparedness, etc…  2 Adult Leaders for accountability and to train adults on the how to’s  Conferences are meant to be more formal than how we currently do them  Go through Scout Handbook and ask questions, but not retesting o We’ve had several Scouts that have come in with a requirement not signed off previous. This shouldn’t be found in the BOR.

Reason to not Pass someone in their BOR:  Not in full uniform  Un-Scout like attitude

Roles of a Scoutmaster and ASM:  Mentor/ friend/ coach  Runs the program

Roles of the Committee:  Award (Awards chair person works with SPL for COH also)  BOR and helps support and run troop