District Goals

Three Rivers District Goals
September 4, 2008

Leadership

  1. Identify by September 1st a Finance Committee Chairperson who will develop a team of three other volunteers who manage district level finance issues.
  2. Identify by September 1st a Publicity Committee Chairperson who will develop a team of three other volunteers who manage and direct district level publicity issues.
  3. Identify by September 1st Membership Committee Chairperson who will develop a team of three or more other volunteers who will direct district level adult and youth membership issues.
  4. Under direction of the District Chairperson, establish a succession plan that maintains and assures continued appropriate high quality leadership in key positions of the District Committee.

Finance

  1. The finance goal for 2009 will be a minimum of $35,000 to be collected by September 1, 2009.
  2. The Finance Committee will monitor budgets used by volunteers to provide appropriate oversight.
  3. The Finance Committee will work toward a long-term goal of 15% income over expenses on all District Activities.
  4. The Finance Committee will assume responsibility for identifying a Popcorn Kernel succession plan assuring an appropriate long-term goal.
  5. The Finance Committee, with the help of the District Executive, will review the following recommendations for action during 2009.
  6. Fully staffed Friends of Scouting (FOS) Team including Overall FOS Chairman, Community FOS Chairman, 5 Community Captains, 25 Community Workers, Family FOS Chairman, 6 Zone Chairmen, 30 Unit FOS Chairmen
  7. FOS Team needs to be adjusted as necessary to meet a goal long-term goal of $60,000 per year.
  8. Established a plan that will evaluation committee efforts following year’s campaign.

Program

The District Chairperson will monitor, with the District Committee, the effectiveness of the scouting program making recommendations as necessary to assure a high quality program of all Boy Scouts and adult volunteers.

Membership

  1. The Membership Committee goal will be to review and achieve, to the degree possible, all elements of the job description for this committee as indicated by the District Chairperson.
  2. The Membership Committee will provide leadership leading to a 25% growth in youth served by various units in the district.
  3. The Membership Committee will provide leadership leading to a 20% growth in trained adult leaders throughout the district.
  4. The Membership Committee will provide leadership in establishing three new Scout Reach units. (Predominately 2 African-American, 1 Latino)
  5. The Membership Committee will provide leadership in establishing a minimum of one new scouting unit in Haralson County.
  6. The Membership Committee will monitor to assure the sufficient attention is being given to maintaining existing units that may be faltering of failing by developing and implementing an intervention plan when necessary to maintain any unit in need.

Training

  1. Training Committee will identify and publish a list of three other volunteers who will be identified as the Training Committee who will work to establish and fill training needs district wide.
  2. The Training Committee will assure that all adult volunteers are of available all BSA required annual training annually.
  3. The Training Committee will plan and execute a minimum of one major training event (ITOLS, BALOO or other) annually.
  4. The Training Committee will assure a minimum of six unit level training events annually.
  5. The Training Committee will provide for a minimum of one district provided training for Youth Protection.

Advancement

  1. The Advancement Committee will establish a process to monitor youth advancement assuring that youth earn rank and achieve goals in accordance with BSA standards.
  2. The Advancement Committee will identify appropriate leadership for the Eagle Review Board to assure high standards are maintained for youth working toward Eagle recognition.

Activities

  1. The Activities Committee will make recommendation to the District Committee concerning events that will promote scouting throughout the district.
  2. The Activities Committee will annually develop a calendar of district events that is made available to all volunteers and professionals in the district.

Unit Service

  1. The District Commissioner will maintain focus during the year on membership including both youth and adults.
  2. The District Commissioner will establish an appropriate level of training for all commissioners serving units.
  3. The District Commissioner will identify sufficient Unit Commissioners to serve units at a ratio of one commissioner to three units of 1:3
  4. The District Commissioner will identify individuals as appropriate to act as Assistant District Commissioners serving specific needs and assuring a line of succession for the District Commissioner position.
  5. The District Commissioner will establish policy, practices and training to assure proper on time recharter for all units within the district.
  6. The District Commissioner will monitor the effectiveness of adult Round Table meetings held once a month to assure appropriate training, networking and fellowship.