Troop 49 Organization

The Troop is organized in accordance with the guidelines established by the Boy Scouts of America.  

1.  A sponsoring organization (Our Lady of the Assumption) which provides meeting space, selects the scoutmaster, and ensures that the troop activities reflect the scouting ideals.

2.  A scout run troop headed by a Senior Patrol Leader.  The scouts elect a senior patrol leader who is the primary person responsible for the organization and planning of troop activities.  The senior patrol leader selects a scout to act as the assistant senior patrol leader.  The remaining scouts are organized into patrols, headed by a patrol leader elected by the scouts of that patrol.  The senior patrol leader chairs the patrol leaders council, comprised of himself, the assistant senior patrol leader, and the patrol leaders to plan troop meetings, trips and overall troop operations (e.g., advancement, setting a budget, and fundraising).  

3.  A scoutmaster who serves as the principal adult overseeing the troop.  His primary responsibility is advising the senior patrol leader as needed to ensure the troop meets the scouting ideals and to ensure the advancement and safety of all scouts.  The scoutmaster also elicits support from assistant scoutmasters to help with this vital function.  Both scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters undergo training conducted by district personnel to be fully qualified for these positions. 

4.  A Troop Committee comprised of volunteer adults handling various functions to assist with the coordination and advancement of the scouting ideals.    The district conducts training for committee members to help with their functions.

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Troop Committee Functions

Committee Chair:

-Link between the church and the troop. 

-Oversees all non Scoutmaster troop functions - think of as the legislative branch (with the Scoutmaster as the executive branch). 

-Heads monthly committee meetings.

Activities Coordinator:

-Sets yearly trip schedule with the scouts (Via the patrol leaders council)

-Ensures permission slips are completed for each trip for scoutmaster

-Ensures that reservations are made for trips

-Ensures there is adequate transportation for trips

-Ensures adequate adults for each trip

Finance

-Manages troop finances

-Interfaces with troop via the Troop Scribe (Scout handling similar function to whom you advise)

Fundraising

-Work with the Patrol Leaders Counsel to establish fund raising goals

-Handle logistics of all fundraising activities (e.g., popcorn sales, wreath manufacture)

Quartermaster

-Ensure adequate troop equipment

-Interface with troop via the scout quartermaster to whom you advise

-One time big function to organize construction of scout lockers in parish garage

Advancement

-Ensure adequate records are kept detailing the advancement of each scout (The troop will provide a computer spreadsheet program to make this automatic - but need good records to be always be above reproach as to the scout satisfaction of requirements (primarily from Tenderfoot through First Class)

-Keep track of "points" for each patrol as we move to competition among patrols to determine the best of the best

-Work with the patrol leaders council to focus future advancement opportunities based upon data analysis for the advancement spreadsheets.

-Interface with troop through the troop guide

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02/19/2003