HEART OF AMERICA COUNCIL WEBELOS TO SCOUT

TRANSITION PLAN

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COUNCIL WEBELOS TO SCOUT

CHAIRForrest Bolles913-302-1421

Forrest.Bolles@gmail.com

WHY DO WE NEED A PLAN?The transition from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts is when we lose a large percentage of our membership. An effective Webelos to Scout Transition plan is essential for retaining our current Cub Scouts by moving them into a Boy Scout Troop.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Webelos to Scout transition is everyone’s responsibility -- Webelos Leaders, Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Parents, Commissioners and the District Committee.

• All must work together to ensure that Webelos and their parents know all the great fun and adventure in store for them when they become Boy Scouts.

• Webelos is not the end of Cub Scouts. The transition from Webelos to Boy Scouts is a normal and expected part of the program.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES• DISTRICT WEBELOS TRANSITION CHAIR• TROOP AND TROOP MEMBERSHIP CHAIR• PACK AND PACK MEMBERSHIP CHAIR• WEBELOS II DEN LEADER• UNIT COMMISSIONER

DISTRICT WEBELOS TRANSITION CHAIR

• CONTACT ALL PACKS IN EARLY FALL TO UPDATE A LIST OF ALL FIFTH-GRADE WEBELOS SCOUTS.

• COACH CUBMASTERS, WEBELOS DEN LEADERS • TRACK AND MAINTAIN RECORDS OF WEBELOS TRANSITION • WORK WITH UNIT COMMISSIONERS TO FOLLOW-UP ON

WEBELOS WHO HAVE NOT JOINED A TROOP

TROOP & TROOP MEMBERSHIP CHAIR• APPOINT A TROOP MEMBERSHIP CHAIR• ESTABLISH CONNECTION WITH PACKS IN YOUR AREA• TRAIN DEN CHIEFS AND ENCOURAGE PACKS TO USE DEN CHIEFS• HOST WEBELOS II AT TROOP MEETING, ACTIVITIES, EVENTS,

CAMPOUTS• VISIT PACKS TO ORIENT BEARS AND WEBELOS I• COMMUNICATE WITH WEBELOS II LEADERS, WEBELOS II,

WEBELOS II PARENTS• COORDINATE LEADERSHIP POSITIONS FOR WEBELOS II LEADERS

IN TROOP• HELP CUBMASTERS PLAN CROSS-OVER CEREMONIES

PACK & PACK MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

• MOTIVATE WEBELOS II LEADERS TO ENSURE CROSS-OVER• DEVELOP WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH TROOPS IN AREA• COORDINATE WITH SCOUTMASTERS FOR ASSIGNMENT OF DEN

CHIEFS• COORDINATE WITH SCOUTMASTER FOR WEBELOS OVERNIGHT

ACTIVITIES AND TROOP MEETING VISITS• INVITE TROOPS IN AREA TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN

SPECIAL PACK EVENTS• ENCOURAGE WEBELOS II LEADRS TO CROSS TO TROOP

LEADERSHIP ROLES• PLAN CROSS-OVER

WEBELOS II DEN LEADERS

• BE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE TRANSITION TO BOY SCOUTS• SPEAK TO YOUR WEBELOS II AND THEIR PARENTS IN SEPTEMBER

ABOUT TROOP VISITS • ENSURE THAT PARENTS OF WEBELOS II UNDERSTAND THAT THEY

ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TROOP THEIR SON CHOOSES

• EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BOY SCOUTS AND CUB SCOUTS AND THE DIFFERENT ROLES OF PARENTS

• ENSURE THAT EVERY WEBELOS II RECEIVES AN INVITATION TO JOIN ONE OR MORE TROOPS

UNIT COMMISSIONERS• HELP EVERY TROOP CONNECT WITH ONE OR MORE PACKS AND EVERY

PACK CONNECT WITH ONE OR MORE TROOPS• EDUCATE UNITS ON NEED FOR THE WEBELOS TO BOY SCOUT TRANSITION

PLAN AND EXECUTION• PROMOTE COMMUNICATION AMONG UNITS • PROMOTE COMMUNICATION OF PACKS WITH WEBELOS FAMILIES• HELP KEEP UNITS FOCUSED ON THE SCHEDULE• ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE WEBELOS ARE IDENTIFIED• ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE WEBELOS ARE INVITED TO JOIN ONE OR MORE

TROOPS• ENSURE THAT UNITS FOLLOW-UP WITH WEBELOS THAT DO NOT CROSS

TIMELINE• AUGUST – COMPILE WEBELOS LISTS, PLAN

FOR TROOP/WEBELOS II CAMPOUT, APPOINT DEN CHIEFS

• SEPTEMBER – FIRST CONTACT (TROOP LETTER, CHECKLISTS, NEWSLETTERS)

• OCTOBER – TROOP/DEN ACTIVITY, INVITATIONS, DISTRICT-LEVEL WEBLEOS/TROOP EVENT

• NOVEMBER – TROOPS VISIT WITH DENS, DENS VISIT TROOPS

TIMELINE• DECEMBER – DENS VISIT TROOPS • JANUARY – DENS VISIT TROOPS, CROSS-OVERS• FEBRUARY – CROSS-OVERS, FOLLOW-UP• MARCH – CROSS-OVERS, FOLLOW-UP• APRIL – JUNE – INTEGRATION AND TRAINING

OF NEW SCOUTS, SUMMER CAMP PLANNING/PREPARATION

OUR GOAL

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