Resources

While Troop 307 is Scout-led, meaning Youth-led, to achieve all the activities, there has to be lots of strong support from Parents and Adult leaders.  We are always welcoming new volunteers to help! 

To become an Adult Leader, you:

1. Must be over 21 years old

2. Submit an adult application to our local Scouts BSA council - Alamo Area Council, with support from Troop 307 Committee Chair and Charter Organization Representative and pass the background check

3. Take Youth Protection Training through Scouts BSA

4. Take Position Specific Training through my.scouting

See here for more information.

Parental Involvement

All Sports and extra-curricular programs need some level of involvement from Parents.  The Scouts lead the program but they need lots of support.

As a parent, you will need to:

• Check in with your Scout regularly to offer support, encouragement, and motivation to help encourage them advance – this means achieving the next rank. 

• Check in with your Scout on their merit badges – offer support, encouragement and motivation to completing them. 

• Encourage your Scout to attend a campout every few months.  To advance, they MUST go camping.  Winter & summer camps are not enough to fulfill the requirements within the time they have.

More Resources 

• Merit Badge Counselor Guide – a good place to see what’s involved with being a Merit Badge Counselor.

• Mentoring Training – a guide to the BSA view on mentoring – why, how, and when.

• Scoutmaster Conference Training

We keep all the personal, medical, and advancement data in a program called Scoutbook that allows involved leaders to monitor and access the information needed to do their jobs for your scouts.  This is what we consider the “gold standard” for information, so if you need to change an address, or an email, etc, this is the one you want to update.  

As a parent, you can get (read) access to your scout’s personal and advancement records – on the web or on your phone! New scouts and their parents should be able to be added on Scoutbook within two weeks of joining the troop. For more info see: https://scoutbook.scouting.org