GTC Council Commissioner Library
2023 Archive
Meetings, last Tuesday of each month (except June and Dec) at 7:00 pm
Documents below include (1) Council Commissioner Meeting Agendas by month, (2) National Service Territory (NST) documents from NST Council Commissioner meetings, (2) flyers to events recommended by NST 9, and (4) Presentations relevant to Commissioners. If you do not find what you are looking for here, check our RESOURCES FOR COMMISSIONERS or email commissioners@GTCBSA.org.
December 2023
Commissioner Confab, Changes to the Cub Scout Program, Mike Rooney, December 3, 2023
posted December 6, 2023Break this out into its own windowCommissioner Confab, Changes to the Cub Scout Program, December 3, 2023
posted December 6, 2023Break this out into its own windowLet's discuss the rule on registering all adults who participate in overnight activities.
Posted December 6, 2023
Also available at https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2023/11/08/lets-discuss-the-bsas-rule-on-registering-all-adults-who-participate-in-overnight-activities/.
November 2023
Commissioner Confab, Safety Culture, November 5, 2023
posted November 29, 2023Break this out into its own windowCommissioner Confab, Safety Culture, Breakout Discussion Notes, November 5, 2023
posted November 29, 2023Break this out into its own windowOctober 2023
Meeting Agenda, October 24, 2023
posted October 24, 2023Commissioner Confab, Charter & Membership Renewal Update, with Kevin Phillips, October 1, 2023
posted October 3, 2023Commissioner Confab, Charter & Membership Renewal Update Breakout Notes, October 1, 2023
posted October 3, 2023September 2023
Meeting Agenda, September 26, 2023
posted September 26, 2023August 2023
Meeting Agenda, August 29, 2023
posted August 29, 2023Commissioner Confab, Preparing for Charter Renewal, with Kevin Phillips, August 6, 2023
posted August 13, 2023Commissioner Confab, Commissioner breakout notes on Preparing for Charter Renewal, with Kevin Phillips, August 6, 2023
posted August 13, 2023July 2023
Meeting Agenda, July 25, 2023
posted July 25, 2023Detailed Assessments-Deck
Ed Martin's Presentation - July 25, 2023
Ed Martin's Presentation - July 25, 2023
Detailed Assessment - Unit Service Plan
Ed Martin's Presentation - July 25, 2023
Ed Martin's Presentation - July 25, 2023
Why do a Unit Service Plan
Ed Martin's Presentation - July 25, 2023
Ed Martin's Presentation - July 25, 2023
Additional documents: from https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/manuals/
Commissioner Manual: Introduction to Unit Service, August 2020
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Purpose of Scouting
Charter Concept
The Chartered Organization’s Role
The Role of the Local Council
Traditional unit Organization
Districts
Unit Service
Concept of Unit Service
Adequate Number of Trained Commissioners
Unit Service Vision
Unit Service Mission
Unit Service Objectives
Unit Service Goals
Unit Service Methods
Roles the Commissioner Plays
Commissioner Contacts
Commissioner Tools
Unit Assessment and Unit Service Plan
District Committee
Charter renewal for Units / Review Journey to Excellence
Leader recognition
Commissioner Training
Orientation or Onboarding
Summary
Resources
Additional documents: from https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/manuals/
Commissioner Manual: The Unit Service Plan, June 2018.
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The Role of the Unit Service Plan
Why Build a Unit Service Plan?
Developing a Detailed Collaborative Assessment
Journey to Excellence Tools
Unit Assessment Scoring Matrix
Building a Unit Service Plan
Linking Needs to Resources
Process Overview
In Summary
Resources
Membership Fee Question and Answer PowerPoint
A Powerpoint deck that summarizes the information provided during our Q & A session regarding charter renewal and annual fees...as discussed, we'll take a deeper dive into charter renewal in our August Confab.
posted July 12, 2023
Commissioner Confab, The Unit Dashboard, with Mike Weber, July 9, 2023
posted July 13Video: An Overview of the Unit Dashboard
by Mike Weber
posted July 14, 2023Additional help on Commissioner Tools is at https://www.scouting.org/commissioners/tools/
Commissioner Confab, NST Commissioners Breakout notes on The Unit Dashboard, with Mike Weber, July 9, 2023
Summary notes from the breakout of the NST9 commissioners.
posted July 13, 2023Commissioner Confab, NST Commissioners Breakout notes on The Unit Dashboard, with Mike Weber, July 9, 2023
Summary notes from the breakout for NST commissioners and service team members.
posted July 13, 2023June2023
posted June 27, 2023Meeting Agenda, June 27, 2023
posted April 21, 2023May 2023
No meeting in May due to the National Annual Meeting
NST 9 Commissioners Meeting, May 23, 2023
posted May 22, 2023In My.Scouting.org
Unit Dashboard added to Commissioner Tools
National 05/22/2023
Attention Commissioners - A new unit dashboard is now available that consolidates valuable information about each unit into a single location. Information includes leader contacts, membership, advancement, roundtable attendance, and unit activities with hyperlinks to more detail as needed. Check out this overview video to learn more: Unit Dashboard Overview.
Commissioner Confab, Engaging Commissioners, with Jenny Chapin, May 7, 2023
posted May 12, 2023Commissioner Confab Breakout Session Notes, Engaging Commissioners, with Jenny Chapin, May 7, 2023
posted May 12, 2023April 2023
Meeting is in person and virtual, April 25, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Meeting Agenda, April 25, 2023
posted April 21, 2023NST9 Commissioners Meeting, April 19, 2023
Posted April 21, 2023Commissioner Confab, The Council Commissioner Role in the Key 3, with Stephen Friot, Jeff Goldsmith, and Wendy Shaw, April 2, 2023
posted April 10, 2023Commissioner Confab, The Council Commissioner Role in the Key 3, Breakout Session Notes, April 2, 2023
posted April 10, 2023April Confab Pool Results
posted April 10, 2023March 2023
Meeting is in person and virtual, March 28, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Meeting Agenda, March 28, 2023
Added March 26, 2023Commissioner and Program Sessionfrom the NST 9 Program Conference, March 4, 2023
Added March 7, 2023Commissioner Confab, Creating an Effective Council Commissioner Team, with Karen Bengtson & Kuruvila Mani, March 5, 2023
posted March 9, 2023
Commissioner Confab, Creating an Effective Council Commissioner Team, Breakout Session Notes, March 5, 2023
posted March 9, 2023
February 2023
Meeting is in person and virtual, February 28, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Meeting Agenda, February 28, 2023
Commissioner Confab, Finding Your Seat at the Table, February 5, 2023
Added February 7, 2023Commissioner Confab, Breakout Session Notes, Finding Your Seat at the Table, February 5, 2023
Added February 7, 2023January 2023
Meeting is in person and virtual, January 31, 2023, 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Meeting Agenda, January 31, 2023
NST 9 End of Year Summary, December 2022
added January 18, 2023
Definition's to accompany NST 9 End of Year Summary
Added January 18, 2023
NST 9 Commissioner Meeting, The Commissioner and Program, January 15, 2023
Added January 18, 2023
Commissioner Confab - BSA Charter Partners, January 8, 2023
Published January 13, 2023
Combined Commissioner Confab Breakout Notes, January 8, 2023
Posted January 13, 2023