District Chair
A district chair leads the district and does the following:
- Identify and recruit enough of the right people as operating committee chairs.
- Initiate plans and help committee chairs 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.
- With the district commissioner and district executive, stimulate and coordinate the work of the district to ensure the success of Scouting units.
- In cooperation with the district executive, ensure the attainment of district goals.
- Represent the district on the council executive board.
- Recognize individuals, committees, and chartered organizations for their Scouting achievements.
- Support local and national Scouting policies, procedures, and practices.
- Help to secure support for Scouting from top community leaders throughout the district.
- Annually appoint a district nominating committee to select nominees for district officers and district members at large.
District Vice Chair
- Identify and recruit enough of the right people as operating committee chairs.
- Initiate plans and help committee chairs recruit an adequate number of members to carry out the functions of the district.
- Coordinate Committee Chairs and Committee Members to carry out the District plans and functions.
- Work with the District Commissioner, District Chairman and District Executive to coordinate and achieve goals for the District, and ensure the success of the Scouting units.
- Support local and national Scouting policies, procedures, and practices.
- Help to secure support for Scouting from top community leaders throughout the district.
Immediate Past Chair
- Report to district chair.
- Work with the new District Chairman to ensure smooth transition of knowledge and leadership.
- Initiate plans and help committee chairs recruit an adequate number of members to carry out the functions of the district.
- Work with the District Commissioner, District Chairman and District Executive to coordinate and achieve goals for the District, and ensure the success of the Scouting units.
- Support local and national Scouting policies, procedures, and practices.
- Help to secure support for Scouting from top community leaders throughout the district.
Nominating Committee Chair
- Report to district chair.
- Lead the district nominating committee in their search for qualified district leadership.
- Recruit enough of the right kind of people for the district nominating committee committee.
- Establish district nominating committee goals, develop a plan to achieve goals, and track goal attainment.
District Public Relations Chair
- Report to district chair.
- Recruit enough of the right kind of people for the public relations committee.
- Communicate information about the district to the community, including the media.
- Communicat information to the district volunteers, scouts and parents.
- Use apporpriate communication media for the information content and audience:
- postal mail
- phone calls
- website
- blog posts
- newsletter
- Facebook updates
- Tweets
- Keep the district committee aware of PR efforts and results.
- Manage the district newsletter.
- Manage the district website.
District Membership Chair
- Report to district chair.
- Recruit enough of the right kind of people for the district membership committee.
- Serve on the council membershiprelationships committee.
- Establish year-round plan for unit and membership growth.
- Recruit and train new-unit organizers.
- Work with district training team to make sure new units have 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, and crews.
- 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
District Finance Chair
- Report to district chair.
- Ensure implementation of council finance policies.
- Serve as council finance committee member if so stated in council bylaws.
- Recruit and train committee on tasks provided by council finance committee.
- Carry out the annual district Friends of Scouting campaign and meet the goal by the target date.
- 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 policies.
- Review units’ money-earning applications.
- Achieve district’s share of council finance campaigns.
- Support district activities that involve income and expenses, assuring proper policy and budget control.
- Support council product sales program.
District Program Chair
- Report to district chair.
- Recruit enough of the right people as activities and civic service, training, camp promotion and outdoor, and advancement and recognition chairs.
- Ensure that district operating committee chairs and committee members are trained to carry out the functions of the district.
- Help district operating committee chairs 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 the operating committee chairs the district’s annual program calendar.
- In cooperation with the district executive, set goals 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.
District Training Chair
- Report to district program chair.
- 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 enough of the right kind of people for the training committee and course instructors.
- Prepare an inventory of training for all leaders.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate an annual district training program based on training inventory.
- Evaluate and report on training progress.
- Maintain district training records.
- Encourage a pack trainer in every Cub Scout pack.
- Offer training opportunities to all unit leaders.
- 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-unit leaders and new leaders in existing units.
- Track and attain training objectives.
- Implement council training program.
- Promote all online training through the Online Learning Center.
District Camp Promotion and Outdoor Chair
- Report to district program chair.
- Recruit and orient enough of the right kind of people for the district camp committee.
- Track 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 camping
- National high-adventure programs
- Cub Scout outdoor program
- Venturing outdoor program
- Assist council committee with outdoor program facilities.
- Promote National Summertime Pack Award and National Camping Award.
- Supervise use of off-council camping by tour 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.
- Promote Leave No Trace training for all units.
District Activities and Civic Service Chair
- Report to district program chair.
- Develop and implement a plan for activities and civic service projects in district.
- Ensure that activities are in accordance with national policy.
- Recruit and orient enough of the right kind of people for the district activities committee.
- Support and strengthen units by assuring program visibility and balance of activities.
- Promote and conduct displays and skill events:
- Booth shows
- Webelos-rees
- 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.
- Plan the annual meeting and Scouters’ recognition dinner for the district.
- Implement council activities and civic service program.
- Conduct an annual poll of unit leaders to determine unit needs and wishes for district activities.
- Oversee the district’s Good Turn for America projects, and ensure the hours are logged online.
District Advancement and Recognition Chair
- Report to district program chair.
- Stimulate advancement and recognition of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers.
- Ensure that advancement and recognition remain in accordance with National Council requirements and procedures.
- Recruit and orient enough of the right kind of people for the district advancement committee.
- Establish district advancement goals, develop a plan to achieve goals, and track goal attainment.
- Assist packs, troops, teams, and crews, giving 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 train 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 Scout service project plans.
- Participate in or conduct Eagle Scout boards of review.
Order of the Arrow Chapter Adviser
- Attends council coordinated meetings as well as lodge, section and national meetings and activities.
- Ensures that every Troop and Team has an Order of the Arrow (OA) election (Troops and Teams may choose not to participate).
- Ensures successful Chapter operations to meet or exceed the Chapter annual goals (this should be done through the Chapter Chief).
- Adheres to the program and polices of the Council and Boy Scouts of America (specifically those related to the Order of the Arrow).
- Appoints Associate Chapter Advisers and Chapter Committee Advisers as needed for the Chapter (these adults should be paired up with youth leadership in the chapter)
- Obtains necessary training at the annual David Hines Memorial Training as well as other sessions as prescribed by current Lodge officers.
- Promotes and attends all Chapter meetings, Chapter events, and Lodge events.
- Ensures that the Chapter in represented at Lodge Executive Committee (LEC) meetings (this should include one youth leader and one adult leader of the Chapter).
- Promotes summer camp experiences for Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts.
- Promotes youth leadership opportunities in the Chapter and Lodge.
- Promotes adult participation and support in the Chapter.
- Tracks youth progress for individual awards and Chapter progress for Quality Chapter award.
- With the help of youth leadership, plans and coordinates chapter service projects for the district, the council and the community.
- Is expected to make sure that meetings are held on a schedule (usually monthly) in order to keep youth interested in both Scouting and the Order of the Arrow.
- Makes him/herself available at district functions (Roundtable and District Committee Meetings) to answer questions as well as ensure that the Order of the Arrow is poperly supporting of the district.
- Attends district committee meetings.
Religious Emblems Coordinator
- Reports to the District Program Chair/li>
- Sets goals with District Program Chair
- Disseminates information to Units
- Disseminates information through:
- Re-charter packets
- Roundtables
- Camporees
- Encourages Unit Committees to set goals (i.e. number of religious emblems that will be earned that year)
- Recruits “presenters” to make presentations on religious emblems. Asks clergy of chartered partners, leaders of units that promote religious emblems, Chaplains, etc.
