Crosswinds District - Life to Eagle Discussions and Training Tom Allen – Crosswinds District Eagle Board Chair Gantt Edmiston – Crosswinds District Advancement Chair debor@crosswindsbsa.org Thursday, May 24, 2018
Crosswinds District Life-to-Eagle Discussion http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/L2E-xwinds.pdf Thursday, May 24, 2018 Reading Resources and BSA Forms: Do NOT use Apple Mac “Preview.app” to complete any BSA fillable PDF form 1. Guide to Advancement 2017 http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/33088.pdf GTA Video: Guide to Advancement 2. Eagle Scout Rank Application (ESRA - BSA doc 512-728 April 2017) http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-728_WB_fillable.pdf 3. Eagle Scout Service Project Workbook (ESSP) – (BSA doc 512-927 October 2015) http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/512-927_fillable.pdf (Adobe PDF) 4. Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/rules.pdf 5. Navigating the Eagle Scout Service Project – Info for Project Beneficiaries (PDF) Eagle candidates give this to project recipients when getting their initial approval signature This is also the last two pages of the ESSP workbook http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/510-025.pdf 6. 2017 Boy Scout Rank Requirements (summary) https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/boyscouts/pdf/524-012_BS_Requirements_WEB.pdf 7. Crosswinds District/Council contacts http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/CrosswindsContactInfo.pdf 8. EagleRefs™ service – Letters and Project Registration http://eaglerefs.org 9. Internet Advancement https://scoutnet.scouting.org/iadv/ui/home/default.aspx Will be replaced with Scoutbook-Lite (Fall 2018) 10. Life 2 Eagle Presentation (slide deck) http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/L2E-slides.pdf Presented by: Tom Allen: Crosswinds District Eagle Board Chair email: debor@crosswindsbsa.org Gantt Edmiston – Crosswinds District Advancement Chair email: debor@crosswindsbsa.org
The Mission and Aims of the Boy Scouts of America Mission of the BSA Aims of Scouting Character Development “….prepare young people to make ethical and Citizenship Training moral choices over their Mental and Physical lifetimes by instilling in Fitness them the values of the Scout Oath and Scout Law.”
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines Guide to Advancement – Video https://youtu.be/rVoG4FNmsCU
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines District Eagle Guidelines and History http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/rules.pdf Give your Scouts the LINK to the District Guidelines, as part of their board of review for Life rank. We have found it very successful to go ahead and make them aware of it. We certainly cannot make them read it, but if they do, 98% of the process and procedures they will need, is there. The Guidelines are a living document, for over 14 years. Every time we have had some L2E question, that is not addressed, the answer goes in the document. Make sure you spend some time and review it, as we will do now, over the next hour.
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines District Eagle Guidelines and History http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/rules.pdf Like the Guide to Advancement, we will indicate absolute requirements with “must” or “shall”. Suggested best practices are offered with words like, “should” or “will”, Other options and guidelines are indicated with terms such as “may” or “can.”
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines District Eagle Board of Review Dress Policy: “It is preferred a Scout be in full field uniform for any board of review. He should wear as much of it as he owns, and it should be as correct as possible, with the badges worn properly. It may be the uniform as the members of his troop, team, crew, or ship wear it. If wearing all or part of the uniform is impractical for whatever reason, the candidate should be clean and neat in his appearance and dressed appropriately, according to his means, for the milestone marked by the occasion. Regardless of unit, district, or council expectations or rules, boards of review shall not reject candidates solely for reasons related to uniforming or attire, as long as they are dressed to the above description. Candidates shall not be required to purchase uniforming or clothing such as coats and ties to participate in a board of review.” [GTA 8.0.0.4]
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines District Eagle Board of Review Dress Policy: If an Eagle candidate wears the field uniform to their reviews, they should have the Life rank patch affixed to their uniform. Spoof or unofficial patches should be removed from the Scout’s uniform, before attending any Eagle proposal or final review.
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines District Eagle Board of Review (DEBOR) planning and scheduling: The following dates and timelines should be noted and followed: Crosswinds DEBOR meetings are always held the first Thursday of every month, 7pm to 9pm Meeting place: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1811 Seabrook Ave & Cary Parkway / Cary The Scout’s leaders may be contacted, via email, no later than the last Monday before the next scheduled meeting of the Crosswinds DEBOR to confirm the Scout’s appointment with the board. Please respond within 24 hours to all emails. Please ensure that “ debor@crosswindsbsa.org ” is allowed to send email through any firewalls / spam blockers. Very important for Gmail receivers.
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines District Eagle Board of Review (DEBOR) planning and scheduling: Scouts and leaders may also view the DEBOR schedule online http://tiny.cc/DEBOR-SignUp Also linked from the Crosswinds District website. http://crosswindsbsa.org/scouting-programs/eagle-scout-information/ Leaders can monitor this page 24 x 7 We update it anytime we have “movement” in Proposal or Final Eagle work. Check this page first, before emailing debor@crosswindsbsa.org If you do not see your expectations, please ask!
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines Eagle Scout Service Project (ESSP) Workbook : [GTA 9.0.2.8] BSA Pub#: 512-927, available at this link: http://www.scouting.org/advancement.aspx Also linked from Crosswinds District website Document is a “protected, fillable” PDF. It will not open inside a web browser, using a browser “PDF helper” application Save PDF to local computer disk, and edit with free Adobe Reader software only Apple/Mac users, use Mac version of Adobe Reader, do not use Preview.app
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines Eagle Scout Service Project (ESSP) Workbook : [GTA 9.0.2.8] The workbook is a requirement for Eagle rank 5, the latest revision must be used. Scout has option of completing with a computer, using Adobe Reader (free) OR Scout can also complete by hand, using only a black or blue ink pen Scouting cannot dictate which method must used, however we can require that all supplied data be legible. If the Scout chooses to complete by hand, and we cannot read it, it will get rejected, or Eagle rank review may be adjourned for revisions. ESSP allows Scout to type more than the provided space, the document will grow
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines Eagle Scout Service Project (ESSP) Workbook : [GTA 9.0.2.8] ESSP also allows photos to be embedded, however the file size grows rapidly We recommend that photos not be inserted because they: Make the resulting ESSP workbook very large in file size • Photos are very small and hard to view, even more so, if printed in black/white • Increase the number of pages for the Proposal document • We ask that Scout keep original project proposal approval signatures and bring them with their completed original workbook to the District proposal review. Any proposals recipients that are WCPSS (Wake County Schools) must have signature of the school head Principal. Only exception, Principal must provide an authorization of their proxy, via note in the margin of the ESSP workbook. An assistant Principal, is not sufficient.
Crosswinds District Eagle Guidelines Guidance for Completion of ESSP Workbook Proposal Page B, requires Council and District Contact information. http://crosswindsbsa.org/debor/CrosswindsContactInfo.pdf Referenced in the District Guidelines, Scouts should copy advice into their workbook, preferably with the same information. [Switch to desktop: CrosswindsContactInfo] Units can provide each candidate with their own unit “template” as long as the District and Council information is identical to above.
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