Centennial Quality Unit Award Worksheet

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0578dfc3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benjamin Tallmadge District"><U><B><<<BACK</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0588dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Benjamin Tallmadge District</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Benjamin Tallmadge District"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Unit Commissioners"><U>Unit Commissioners</U></A>   |   <B>Centennial Quality Unit Award Worksheet</B>   |   <A HREF="id119.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ReCharter Info"><U>Re-Charter Info</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0588dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>Centennial Quality Unit Award Worksheet</I></div> <div> <B>2010 Centennial Quality Unit Award Commitment Interpretation of Requirements and Worksheet </B></div> <bR> <div>      Unit Type___________      Unit Number ____________ </div> <bR> <div> Use interpretations with the unit leader in understanding what each requirement means. All units are encouraged to establish goals that increase their participation over the previous year. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >1. We will have ___________percent of our direct contact leaders complete Basic Leader Training for their position, including Youth Protection Training. Each of our adult leaders (Cubmasters, den leaders, </FONT><B>Webelos leaders and all assistants, Scoutmasters and assistants, crew Advisors and associates) who meet</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><B>with </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >youth regularly are trained in Fast Start and Basic Leader Training. You identify how many are registered and develop a plan to have them trained. If a leader is newly signed up within the past two months, you will want them to commit to getting trained, but they do not keep the unit from earning the award. </FONT></div> <bR> <div>      ____ Number of direct contact leaders registered      _________Number trained </div> <bR> <div> 2.  As one of the committed units in our district, we commit to retaining      percent of our members, </div> <div>      <B>recruiting new youth, and rechartering on time. </B></div> <div> (Goal of retention of youth and goal for recruiting of new youth to be set with commissioner and unit leader at beginning of calendar year.) </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >______ Goal new youth to recruit </FONT>_______ <B>percent retention last year </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >______ Rechartered on time (Yes or No) </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >______ Actual </FONT><B>new youth recruited </B>_______ percent <B>retention this year </B></div> <bR> <div> 3. As a participating unit in the national parent initiative, we commit to recruit and train _____ new adults </div> <div>      to be active.      Number of new adults recruited ___________</div> <bR> <div> 4. We had a minimum of 60 percent of our youth members advance in rank for Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting or earn Venturing recognition awards, or we improved by <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >10 </FONT>percent over last year. This includes the basic ranks of Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting. The recognition award program is the measure for Venturing. </div> <bR> <div>      Percent advanced! earned     ____last year,      _____this year </div> <bR> <div> 5. At least 70 percent of our youth members had an outdoor experience or one activity per month, or improve the percentage over last year. Specify in advance the events that will be used and how many are required to qualify. (For Cub Scouting, this would include a pack meeting.) This may vary for each type of program. </div> <bR> <div>      _______ percent participated last year.     _______ percent participated this year. </div> <bR> <div> 6. We will conduct annual program planning and will provide the financial resources to deliver a quality program to our members. Our unit has an annually planned program. The unit develops a budget of needed expenses and plans how they will provide the finances to achieve a quality program, either through unit fundraisers or each member providing their own finances. ____ Yes ____ No </div> <div>  </div> <div> Additional Goals. When commissioners meet with units as part of the action planning meeting, they will review other areas critical to providing a quality program. These are part of the unit self-assessment process, provided to commissioners as a part of their monthly unit visit. These include 100 percent of families subscribing to <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>Boys' Life, </I></FONT>an annual service project recorded on the Good Turn for America Web site, two-deep leadership, an active committee, youth training for Boy Scouting and Venturing, use of the patrol method for Boy Scouting, and other areas as needed for special emphasis annually. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>