BS-43 I Have a Unit Commissioner

Now What Do I Do with Him/Her

By Richard MuirUnit CommissionerGreat Plains DistrictCircle Ten Council

Agenda

Introductions My Unit Structure Best Kept Secret: My Unit Commissioner My UC’s Background What does my UC do for my Unit What information do we share Do you know your UC?

Introduction

Name District, Council Unit type Position Best Unit Experience My UC’s Name

My Unit Structure

Unit Leader Unit leader assistants Unit Committee Unit Charter Members Liaisons

Best Kept Secret

District Liaison A Resource How we utilize our UC

My UC’s Background

Hard Working Volunteer Former UNIT Leader Former Scout Son(s) in Scouting Attended Scouting University Enjoy’s Scouting Believes in Scouting Program

What Does My UC do for my UNIT?

Membership Re-Charter Quality Unit Advisor Counselor District Representative

What Information Do we Share?

Unit Numbers Unit Charter Information Unit Contacts Unit Goals District Goals District Contact Information District Calendar/Schedules

Do You Know Your UC?

Who is my UC? How do I contact him? When should we meet? Where should we meet? What do we discuss? How often should we communicate?

BSA Organization Chart

NATIONAL COUNCILBSA

REGION

AREA

CHARTERED ORGANIZATION

DISTRICT Great Plains

UNIT COMMITTEE

LOCAL COUNCILCircle 10

UNITS – Packs, Troops, Crews,Teams, Posts, Ships, Etc.

Unit Commissioners

Adult leadership team for district

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From My District Commissioner Commissioners play several roles, including being a friend, a representative, someone to help insure your

unit stays healthy, a teacher and a coach.  Their job is to be a liaison between you and the council and to help you keep your unit operating at maximum efficiency by maintaining contact with you to help you find assistance when you need it, help you identify where your unit could be better and give suggestions on ways to remedy weaknesses in your program.

Our job as commissioners is to help you deliver the promise of Scouting to the youth of our district.  Look for your Unit commissioner to be more visible around your unit, get to know them, they have a wealth of scouting experience and most of them have been in your shoes as Scouters. Use them as an extra pair of eyes to help you continually evaluate how your unit is working.  Ask them for help. Ask them questions. If they don't know the answer, they know where to find it.

  The mission of the Great Plains Commissioner Service is "To improve the QUALITY of program in every

unit in the District". We are successful when you are successful.

Your Unit Commissioner is a great resource. Use them and look on them as a friend to your unit. If you have any questions about your Commissioner or the Commissioner Service, Please feel free to contact me.

Dave FornadelDistrict Commissioner