ScoutParents, Bobwhite Blather

No, parents are not being pushed out of Scouting. They are as essential as ever from Cubs all the way up to Venturing. What’s being changed is the ScoutParent designation, a pseudo-registered position that’s been with us for several years in an effort to involve more parents in the Scouting program. Continue reading “No more Scout Parents?”

Youth Protection Training

Stay on top of Youth Protection Training. Currently, the training must be taken every two years, and if a member's training has expired, they are no longer considered registered. While many councils send reminders to leaders whose training is about to expire, it's best to check your unit's training records in my.scouting.org and remind anyone whose training has expired or is about to expire to retake the course as soon as they can. It's simple: Just go to my.scouting.org and sign in to take YPT.

August reminders

Time to get back in the swing!

Check with your treasurer to make sure your annual budget is in place (if you use a program-year budget) or on track (for charter-year)
Make sure you're signed up for your council's product sale, attend training and meet the early requirements
Schedule your committee meetings, avoding Roundtable and other potential conflicts
Reach out to Cub Scout packs to offer assistance with recruiting
Cub Leaders:Set your recruiting dates with your school, order flyers and make plans to attend your district program kickoff events
Review your unit's leader training status and remind untrained leaders to get trained. Pay attention to training that has expired. Anyone with expired Youth Protection Training is no longer registered and needs to repeat that training ASAP.

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