District Committees - Leadership Positions

• Identify and recruit enough of the right people as operating committee chairmen.

• Initiate plans and help committee chairmen recruit an adequate number of members to carry out the functions of the district.

• Plan (with the district executive) and preside at district committee meetings.

• Work with the district commissioner and district executive to stimulate and to coordinate the work of the district, to ensure the success of the Scouting units.

• In cooperation with the district executive, ensure completion of district goals.

• Represent the district on the council executive board, once elected.

• Recognize individuals, committees, and chartered organizations for their Scouting accomplishments.

• Support local and national Scouting policies, procedures, and practices.

• Help to secure support for Scouting from top community leaders throughout the district.

• Track and attain goals for the district's achievement items.

• Annually appoint a district nominating committee toselect nominees for district officers and district members at large.

• Reports to district chairman.

• Recruit enough of the right people as actvities and civic service, training, camp promotion and outdoor, and advancement and recognition chairmen.

• Ensure that district operating committee chairmen and committee members are trained to carry out the functions of the district.

• Help district operating committee chairmen recruit an adequate number of members to carry out the program functions of the district.

• Plan (with the district executive) the district's annual program planning conference and program review meeting.

• Coordinate with operating committee chairmen the district's annual program calendar.

• In cooperation with the district executive, set gaols for the district program committees, track their progress, and ensure the completion of those goals.

• Recognize individuals and committees for their Scouting accomplishments.

• Support local and national Scouting policies, procedures, and practices.

• Encourage the district's role to attain public support of Scouting.

• Reports to district chairman.

• Ensure implemntation of council finance policies.

• Serve as council finance committee member if so stated in the council bylaws.

• Recruit and train committee on tasks provided by council finance committee.

• Maintain cooperative relationship with the United Way.

• Develop prospects and retain interest of contributors.

• Support council "project selling" program.

• Support council endowment development.

• Inform units of unit financing policy.

• Review units' funding project applications.

• Achieve district's share of council finance campaigns.

• Support district activities that involve income and expenses, asuring proper policy and audit control.

• Reports to district chairman.

• Interface with council membership/relationships chairman.

• Establish year-round plan for unit and membership growth.

• Recruit and train new-unit organizers.

• Work with district training team to provide new units with trained personnel.

• Plan and conduct youth and chartered-organization surveys.

• Cultivate relationships with potential chartered organizations and community groups.

• Share with other district leaders how to work effectively with various types of organizations.

• Organize new packs, troops, teams, crews, and posts.

• Analyze district membership figures for all program levels.

• Be sure a new unit is under the care of a commissioner before the organizer leaves.

• Conduct membership events in the district (roundup plans, together plan, relationships conference).

• Track and attain membership growth objectives.

• Reports to district program chairman.

• Develop and implement a plan for activities and civic service projects in the district.

• Ensure that activities remian in accordance with national policy.

• Recruit and orient district activities committee.

• Support and strengthen units by assuring program visibility and balanced activities.

• Promote and conduct displays and skill events (booth shows, camporees, first aid contests, swim meets, window displays, shopping mall shows)

• Encourage Good Turn ideas through units' participation in community projects and civic service activities.

• Plan, promote, and conduct special Scouting Anniversary Week activities.

• Coordinate activities at district annual meeting and Scouters' recognition dinner.

• Implement council activities and civic service program.

• Conduct an annual poll of unit leaders to determine unit needs and wishes for district activities.

• Reports to district program chairman.

• Stimulate advancement and recognition of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers.

• Ensure that advancement and recognition remain in accordance with National Council's requirements and procedures.

• Recruit and orient district advancement committee.

• Establish district advancement goals, develop a plan to achieve goals, and track goal attainment.

• Assist packs, troops, teams, and crews: evaluate progress as required.

• Give special assistance to units with little or no advancement.

• Coach troop and team leaders in methods for conducting boards of review and courts of honor.

• Recruit and traing an adequate group of merit badge counselors for the district.

• Produce a district merit badge counselor directory.

• Recommend unit and district Scouters for special district and council recognition (lifesaving awards, Silver Beaver, etc).

• Implement council advancement and recognition program.

• Review and approve Eagle Socut service project plans.

• Participate in or conduct Eagle Scout boards of review.

• Reports to district program chairman.

• Recruit and orient district camping committee.

• Understand each unit's camping and outdoor record.

• Implement the council's outdoor promotion plan in the district.

• Work with commissioners to help packs, troops, teams, and crews plan a year-round schedule of camping and outdoor program events.

• Promote use of camperships.

• Give guidance on health and safety concerns.

• Promote youth participation in camping and outdoor programs (Boy Scout resident camp, high-adventure programs, Cub Scout camping, Venturing outdoor program).

• Assist council committee with outdoor program facilities.

• Promote the National Summertime Pack Award and the National Camping Award.

• Supervise use of off-council campsites by permits and inspections.

• Track and attain camping and outdoor objectives.

• Implement council camping and outdoor program.

• Guide the Order of the Arrow to help promote camping in the district.

• Reports to district program chairman.

• Establish district training objectives to train leaders, not just run training courses.

• Participate in council meetings dealing with training policies, program, and procedures.

• Recruit and orient training committee and course instructors.

• Prepare an inventory of all leaders who need training.

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate an annual district training program based on training inventory.

• Maintain unit and district training records.

• Offer training opportunities to every unit leader.

• Promote attendance at all training courses.

• Give special assistance to untrained unit leaders.

• Approve applications for district training recognitions.

• Give special attention to training new units and new leaders of existing units.

• Track and attain training objectives.

• Implement council training program.