Download the Role of the District Advancement Committee
Download the Role of the District Advancement Committee

As District Advancement Chairpersons we should strive to develop a committee of interested Scouters who will work with us to provide our Scouts with the best Advancement program we can. This committee will vary in number based on the size of the district and the possibility that other council or district committees cover some of the positions. This committee would do two primary things:

1. Spread the work load (the chairperson is not doing it all and burning out because of the work load)
2. Insures that Advancement changes are being communicated to the unit level leaders as soon as possible.

Positions that we would want to fill are:

a) Dean of Merit Badge Counselors – Their responsibility is to maintain and edit a current list of approved, trained and registered counselors. The Dean will follow the MB Counselor guideline established by the Council Advancement Committee.

b) Eagle Advisor – Their responsibility is to assure that units are following currently approved Eagle program.

c) Eagle Project Approval Coordinator – Their responsibility is to coordinate the Eagle project approval system scheduling. This will require at least two certified and registered adults for approval.

d) Eagle Board of Review Coordinator – Their responsibility is to coordinate the Eagle Scout Board of Review scheduling. This will require at several certified and registered adults for representation of the district on all Eagle Scout Boards of Review.

e) Venture Coordinator – A person to monitor Crew advancement activities.

f) Boy Scout Coordinator – A person to monitor Troop advancement activities.

g) Cub Scout Coordinator - A person to monitor Pack advancement activities.

h) Lifesaving Awards - A person to investigate situations, present summaries and maintain records.

i) Meritorious Awards - A person to investigate situations, present summaries and maintain records.

j) Conservation Awards - A person to investigate situations, present summaries and maintain records.

k) Records Retention - A person to maintain a current record (chart) of any advancement in the district.

l) National Eagle Scout Association - A person knowledgeable in the current requirements to keep the district’s Troops and Crews aware of the association’s requirements and news.

m) Silvers Committee (District Award of Merit & Silver Beaver) – A group of people qualified to collect records, check background information and recommend suitable candidates for recognition.

n) Religious Awards – A person knowledgeable on all award information.

o) Media Person – A person responsible to contact local paper, cable TV and/or radio regarding recognition of any of the above.

All of these areas fall under the district advancement chairman’s area of responsibilities even though some of them get overlooked because they are not ongoing all the time. To have key Scouters being responsible for carrying out these jobs would make the role of the District Advancement Chairperson so much easier.

adopted 8/26/00