PTC Conference The District Committee Day 3 Thursday, July14, 2005

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PTC Conference The District CommitteeDay 3
Thursday, July14, 2005
July 10 -16, 2005 LaSalle Council BSA South
Bend, IN Gus Brown Ted Gowin
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Day 3 -Thursday
830 am

• Opening
• Housekeeping
• Session overview objectives
• Schedules
• Resources Samples Handouts
• Alert participants to the Friday afternoon
  activity to develop personal action plans.
  Distribute worksheets.

Conf Opening A-E (10 min)
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The Program FunctionXIII. Camp Promotion
Outdoor Committee
845 am
Camping Committee Guide 33083D

• Group report on Camp Promotion functions (5 min)
• Show camping committee resource book

Camp Promotion Committee Workplan
Distribute Highlights for the District Camp
Promotion Outdoor Committee 34725
Put the outing back in...
Scouting!
XIII.A-D (45 min)
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XIII. Camping CommitteeC. Discussion

• Responsibilities of the Council Camping Committee
• Outdoor Program
• Properties Maintenance
• ABC of Camp Promotion
• Health Safety
• Budgets Visitations
• How the District Camping Committee Helps its
  Units
• Seven Success Symbols for filling Your Resident
  Camp
• Resources

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XIII. Camping CommitteeD. Faculty-led project
related to summer camp promotion
Camping Committee Guide p18-19
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The Program FunctionXIV. Activities Civic
Service Committee
930 am
Activities Civic Service Guide 34732B

• Group report on Activities Committee functions (5
  min)
• Show activities committee resource book

Activities Committee Workplan
Distribute Highlights for the District
Activities Civic Service Committee 34732
XIV.A-D (45 min)
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XIV. Activities CommitteeC. Discussion

• The Program Function of Activities Civic
  Service
• Council Activities Civic Service Committee
• District Activities Civic Service Committee
• How Councils Districts Work together
• How to Plan an Activity Program
• Unit Program Planning Conferences
• The Event Committee
• Events Involving Unit from more than one council
• Civic Service Activities

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XIV. Activities CommitteeD. Faculty-led project
on "How to plan a district activity" OR "Civic
service activities - a renewed emphasis" (see
pages 24-34 of activities guidebook)
Take a Break ! (15 min)
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The Program FunctionXV. Advancement
Recognition Committee
1030 am
Advancement Committee Guide - Policies
Procedures 33082D

• Group report on Advancement functions (5 min)
• Show advancement committee resource book

Advancement Committee Workplan
Distribute Highlights for the District Training
Committee 34724
XV.A-D (50 min)
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XV. Advancement CommitteeC. Discussion

• What is Advancement?
• Advancement Principles
• Advancement in 4 Scouting Phases
• Council Advancement Committee Responsibilities
• District Advancement Committee Responsibilities
• Advancement Rules Regulations
• Advancement in the Unit
• Advancement for Special NeedsYouth
• Special Recognition
• Resources

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XV. Advancement CommitteeD. Faculty-led project
related to advancement such as "How to develop an
adequate district merit badge counselor list" OR
conduct a model Eagle Scout board of review
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1120 am
AdjournforLunch
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The Finance FunctionXVI. Finance Committee
130 pm
Finance Committee Guide 33779A

• Group report on Finance functions (5 min)
• Show finance committee resource book

Finance Committee Workplan
Distribute Highlights for the District Finance
Committee 34726
XIII.A-D (60 min)
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XVI. Finance CommitteeC. Discussion

• The District Finance Committee
• District Finance Goals
• District FOS Organization
• District / Division Enrollment Calendar
• Financial Resources
• Scouting Dollars
• Time Line for Fundraising
• Unit Finance
• Policies Procedures
• Resource

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XVI. Finance CommitteeC. Discussion

• Why do we need to raise money?
• Where do we get it?
• Where does it go?

Finance Committee Guide 33779A p. 5
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XVI. Finance CommitteeC. Finance Committee
Guide Discussion

• Timeline for Council Annual Fundraising

Finance Committee Guide 33779A p. 6-7
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XVI. Finance CommitteeC. Finance Committee
Guide Discussion Unit Finance
Finance Committee Guide 33779A p. 10-11

• Unit Budget Plan pdf
• Unit Money-Earning Applications pdf
• Policies Procedures
• Use of Uniform
• Unit Money-earning projects
• National Council
• Local Councils

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XVI. Finance CommitteeD. District Family
Friends of Scouting

• Aug Staff Training

Break Time ! (15 min)
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XVII. Coordinated DistrictCommittee Meetings
245 pm

• Show the district committee meeting segment of
  the "Meetings of the District" DVD.
  
  
• Never hold your district commissioner staff
  meeting and district committee meeting on the
  same night. Holding district committee meetings
  in conjunction with other meetings of the
  district prevents the district commissioner and
  district executive from going.

XIII.A-D (75 min)
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XVII. Coordinated DistrictCommittee Meetings

• Agenda preparations role play exercise of
  district executive and an operating committee
  chairman's developing a committee agenda
  together
• Preparation for tomorrow's simulated district
  committee meeting. Use agenda work plans from
  guidelines book and plan for simulated meeting

XIII.A-D (75 min)
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Closing
415 pm
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Adjourn
420 pm
Only one more day of FUN left !