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Responsibilities

Adult Leaders

Troop 245's adult leaders are committed to achieving these major goals:

• Training and guiding the Scouts consistent with the aims and objectives of the Boy Scouts of America.
• Presenting the Boy Scout program developed by the Boy Scouts of America, described in official Boy Scout publications, and taught at Adult Leader Training and Wood Badge courses.
• Providing a safe outdoor program for all Scouts.
• Maintaining their training and seeking new training opportunities.

Recruiting

The Troop is always seeking new adult leaders.Any parent interested in getting involved as an adult leader should speak with the Scoutmaster or the Committee Chair for an application.

Parents

A lot of hard work and time goes into planning and presenting the Scouting program for your son. In return, we request that parents accept certain responsibilities:

Courts of Honor

All parents must attend all Courts of Honor. The Court of Honor is a very important moment in your sons' Scouting career.It is where he receives awards and recognition for his hard work and determination.In addition, important information about the Troop is relayed at these special ceremonies. Please make every effort to attend.

Popcorn Sale

All parents must participate in the annual popcorn sale that helps pay for the Troop's activities, equipment and registration. Fund raising dates and deadlines will be announced. Everyone's involvement is needed to make the activity successful and meet the Troop's needs.

Deadlines

Parents must meet deadlines and schedules for activities. We set deadlines on permission slips, money, etc., for planning and logistics.Please do your best to encourage your son to meet such deadlines.

Transportation

All parents must help to provide transportation to and from camping trips. Everyone must do their share to make sure we can continue to provide these activities for all Scouts who wish to participate.

Scouts with Challenges

Adult leaders take responsibility for Scouts during activities and camping trips where parents are not present and may be hard to reach under some circumstances.They also deal with Scouts in weekly Troop meetings.

Parents must inform the Scoutmaster of any of the following:

• Medications the Scout is required to take, including the schedule for taking them.
• Physical limitations the Scout may have that could limit his ability to fully participate in a vigorous outdoor program.Conditions that may:
• Affect the Scout's performance or behavior in a group setting
• Affect the Scout's ability to relate with adults and peers
• Affect the Scout's ability to learn or perform skills required for advancement.

Adult leaders need this information to be able to accommodate your son's needs and help him get the full benefit of Scouting.All medical information is held in strict confidence and shared with leaders only on a need-to-know basis.If your son requires medication to be administered during an activity and you are not going to be present, then parents must make arrangements in advance with an adult leader willing to accept this responsibility.

Participation

Boy scouting works only if everyone involved participates in Troop activities.We encourage all parents to get involved. This includes:

• Serving as an adult leader or patrol advisor.
• Serving as a merit badge counselor.
• Serving on the Troop committee.
• Camp with the Troop (Moms are welcome on all camping trips).
• Helping with the fund-raiser.
• Providing transportation to activities.

Helping to supervise activities and provide two-deep leadership. The current adult leaders cannot provide all the services it takes to maintain a quality program.Your help is essential.If you have any questions about serving the Troop in some position, please talk to one of the adults at any time.We look forward to working with you.

Support Your Son

You must support your son as he advances in Scouting. Your support is extremely important to him.Let him know you are interested in and support his involvement in Scouting.This includes attending Courts of Honor and helping with activities.

Troop Resource Survey

One-way to support the Troop is to complete aTroop Resource Survey. This helps the current adult leaders learn more about you and what resources you might be able to make available to the Troop.Please give the completed Troop Resource to the Scoutmaster or Committee Chair.

Weblos Dens

Troop 245 regularly welcomes Webelos Scouts from a number of Cub Scout Packs. Webelos Scouts are the future of Scouting.We welcome these new Scouts and do our best to provide them the full Boy Scout program.However, each New Scout Patrol requires at leasttwo registered, trained, full-time adult advisors for at least the first year or until they reach First Class Scout rank. To continue to provide a quality Scouting program to all Scouts, Troop 245 requires the following from each incoming Webelos Den:

Each incoming Webelos Den must provide two registered adult leaders at the time their den first meets with the Troop. Adult leader registration forms and registration fees must be received by the Troop before the Crossover ceremony.

The new adult leaders must accompany their Scouts to the first meeting with the Troop. If additional New Scouts entering the Troop will have less than two adult leaders for each New Scout Patrol, Troop 245 may find it necessary to suspend entry of New Scouts.If this occurs, we will make every effort to find another Troop that can accommodate your Webelos Scouts.