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 ... scheduled out by the Advancement Chairman.
• 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.

Scoutmasters Conference:

• Should be a catch point to address whether a Scout is ready to have their BOR.
• 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
• 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 chairman works with SPL for COH also)
• BOR and helps support and run troop