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1964 McNamara says that U.S. has no plans to send combat
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Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying
PLC Meetings
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BSA: The patrol leaders' council is made up of the senior patrol leader,
who presides over the meetings; the assistant senior patrol leader, all
patrol leaders, and the troop guide. The patrol leaders' council plans the
yearly troop program at the annual troop program planning conference. It
then meets monthly to fine-tune the plans for the upcoming month.
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BUT……The Scoutmaster provides direction, coaching, and training that
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To make things happen for the troop you need to build four components:
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Structure – The framework of your plan. This may be a schedule or something similar.
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Content – What the Scouts will be doing. It may be cooking or pioneering or how to start
a fire. The content fills the structure.
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Planning – Once you have the structure and the content sorted out you plan by
determining who is going to be responsible for making things happen. It’s a lot like who
plays what position on a team.
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Preparation – Once the plan is set whoever is responsible for a part of the plan needs to
prepare. It’s not good enough to simply know who is going to do what, you also have to
assure yourself that they are prepared to do it.
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Is it really that simple? Yes and no.
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Poor PLCs are usually a combination of lack of both training and
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Lack of empowerment is the other impediment to an effective and
enthusiastic PLC. Well-meaning adults who won’t stand aside and let the
Scouts do the Scouting can short-circuit the PLC’s ability to develop and
demonstrate leadership.
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Special PLC meetings can also be held at other times, such as
when there is important new information for the troop, or when an
upcoming event or outing requires more meetings.
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Remember that 11-year-olds retain only a limited amount of
information. For an important event like a weekend camp-out, give
the patrol leaders just enough information at each PLC meeting to
get them to the next meeting, then the next, and so on.
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Where to hold the meeting? Always at the unit meeting location?
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A pizza parlor
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The scoutmaster’s house
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A local park/picnic shelter
Enthusiasm makes good meetings – good
meetings make them enthusiastic –
Next Meeting:
December 8
Utilize the Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC) to plan and conduct troop activities in a Boy Scout troop. Foster leadership skills in young leaders through training and empowerment. Empower the Scouts to lead and develop a troop program that is engaging and impactful.
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Boy Scout Roundtable November 10, 2016 1775 Birth of the U.S. Marine Corps 1969 Sesame Street debuts 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior 1964 McNamara says that U.S. has no plans to send combat troops to Vietnam If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
TONIGHT TONIGHT THIS MONTH: Cyberbullying Cyberbullying PLC Meetings If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
Cyberbullying If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
Cyberbullying If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
PLC Meetings If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
PLC Meetings BSA: The patrol leaders' council is made up of the senior patrol leader, who presides over the meetings; the assistant senior patrol leader, all patrol leaders, and the troop guide. The patrol leaders' council plans the yearly troop program at the annual troop program planning conference. It then meets monthly to fine-tune the plans for the upcoming month. Boy Scouts is "Boy-Led." The Patrol Leaders' Council (PLC), not the adult leaders, is responsible for planning and conducting the troop's activities. BUT The Scoutmaster provides direction, coaching, and training that empowers the SPL with the skills he will need to lead his troop. Anybody Else???? Scribe ,Instructors, Quartermaster, Librarian, Historian, Chaplain Aide, Bugler, etc. If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
PLC Meetings To make things happen for the troop you need to build four components: structure, content, planning and preparation: Structure The framework of your plan. This may be a schedule or something similar. Content What the Scouts will be doing. It may be cooking or pioneering or how to start a fire. The content fills the structure. Planning Once you have the structure and the content sorted out you plan by determining who is going to be responsible for making things happen. It s a lot like who plays what position on a team. Preparation Once the plan is set whoever is responsible for a part of the plan needs to prepare. It s not good enough to simply know who is going to do what, you also have to assure yourself that they are prepared to do it. Is it really that simple? Yes and no. If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
PLC Meetings Poor PLCs are usually a combination of lack of both training and empowerment. Training is one of the never-ending needs in Scouting. Each young leader should receive a detailed list of tasks geared to both his position and abilities. He also needs to understand that because he is a member of the troop leadership, his ability to function affects every member of the troop. Lack of empowerment is the other impediment to an effective and enthusiastic PLC. Well-meaning adults who won t stand aside and let the Scouts do the Scouting can short-circuit the PLC s ability to develop and demonstrate leadership. If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
PLC Meetings Special PLC meetings can also be held at other times, such as when there is important new information for the troop, or when an upcoming event or outing requires more meetings. Remember that 11-year-olds retain only a limited amount of information. For an important event like a weekend camp-out, give the patrol leaders just enough information at each PLC meeting to get them to the next meeting, then the next, and so on. Where to hold the meeting? Always at the unit meeting location? A pizza parlor Someone's house The scoutmaster s house A local park/picnic shelter If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
Enthusiasm makes good meetings good meetings make them enthusiastic Next Meeting: December 8 If you don t plan it, it won t happen!
