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Session Three: Keeping It GoingSession Three: Keeping It Going

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Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning

Five Steps of Annual Troop Program Planning

• Do your homework.• Get patrol input.• Hold a planning conference.• Consult with the troop committee.• Announce the plan.

• Do your homework.• Get patrol input.• Hold a planning conference.• Consult with the troop committee.• Announce the plan.

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Planning Items to ConsiderPlanning Items to Consider

• Boards of review• Courts of honor• Year-round

recruiting plan• Webelos-to-Scout

transition

• Boards of review• Courts of honor• Year-round

recruiting plan• Webelos-to-Scout

transition

• Monthly activities • Service/conservation

project• Troop junior leader

training

• Monthly activities • Service/conservation

project• Troop junior leader

training

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Patrol Planning ExercisePatrol Planning Exercise

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Your Primary Planning ToolsYour Primary Planning Tools

• Troop Program Features• Troop Program Resources• Troop program support• Council calendar• Other calendars

• Troop Program Features• Troop Program Resources• Troop program support• Council calendar• Other calendars

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Outdoors: A Patrol ActivityOutdoors: A Patrol Activity

• Winter climate• Arid climate• Rugged terrain• Urban setting

• Winter climate• Arid climate• Rugged terrain• Urban setting

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Reflection is a form of careful listening and sharing that allows Scouts and

leaders to assess an experience and get from it the greatest value it has to offer.

Reflection is a form of careful listening and sharing that allows Scouts and

leaders to assess an experience and get from it the greatest value it has to offer.

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• Troop budget form• Membership applications• Health forms • Eagle Scout Leadership Service

Project Workbook• NESA application

• Troop budget form• Membership applications• Health forms • Eagle Scout Leadership Service

Project Workbook• NESA application

Share the Paperwork! Share the Paperwork!

• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money–earning

application• Tour permit• Advancement records

• Charter renewal• Quality Unit Award• Money–earning

application• Tour permit• Advancement records

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Troop FinancesTroop Finances

• Troop expenses• Troop budget• Money–earning projects• Boys’ Life magazine

• Troop expenses• Troop budget• Money–earning projects• Boys’ Life magazine

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Song FestSong Fest

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The UniformThe UniformOfficialOfficial ActivityActivity

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Learning Your KnotsPatrol Relay Race

Learning Your KnotsPatrol Relay Race