We wanted to share what our District has done this last year in the way of training. The Council updates us every quarter to let us know how we compare to other districts in the Crossroads of the Wsest Council. At this time, the Old Ephraim District has 42.76% of it's adult leaders who are trained in their position. We are tied for first place with another district in the Council. That is encouraging, but we feel we can do better.
For 2022, the Old Ephraim district has two Face-to-Face trainings planned. The first is on Saturday, March 5th and the second Saturday, October 8th. Both trainings will start at 8am. Please add these dates to your Unit calendar and then encourage your adult leaders to be there if they haven't been trained. We have experienced trainers who are ready and eager to give you the help you need. If those dates won't work remember that online training is available for every scouting position.
BSA has an excellent resource to make scouting units excel and improve year by year. It is called Journey to Excellence! (JTE) It helps units plan quality programs all year round. The Boy Scouts of America explains it like this:
“Scouting’s Journey to Excellence (JTE) is the BSA aspirational planning, performance and recognition program designed to encourage and reward success of our units. It is meant to encourage excellence and continuous improvement in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA.
The JTE standards are based on achievements the previous year or previous few years, both individually and for the creation of national standards.” (found online at: BSA Journey to Excellence)Each year a new score card for Journey to Excellence is posted. Your unit can print it off and plan how you will achieve the goals set. Remember scouting is a journey we all take and we improve little by little.
Happy New Year Old Ephraim District!
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