Commissioner Service
June Roundtable Agenda
Our June Roundtable will be held, as always, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, 4th Floor, Indianapolis. RSVPs are welcome, but not required.
We plan on introducing our new District Executive Con Sullivan. He will be asked to give a few remarks.
The opening general session will be “Maximizing Council Resources for Your Unit” by District Commissioner Jeff Heck.
We will then break into Cub Roundtables and Scout Roundtables.
Sharla Merrick our Cub Roundtable Commissioner will host a conversation on Cub Recruitment, with a special emphasis on what will be happening in July, August, and September this year.
Jeff Heck will host a conversation about planning high adventure and using fellow district members as resources. We will discuss BSA bases and non-BSA trip ideas, planning cycles, and problems to watch out for.
Please be sure to invite any and all adults from your units. It is very important to get as many membership coordinators from all of our units to participate in Sharla’s discussion. Cub Recruiting this year is going to require Boy Scout Troops’ help, so please have your membership coordinator attend.
– Jeff Heck
District Committee Planning Session June 11th
All members of North Star District Committee should attend Committee Planning Meeting.
To that goal, Vice President of District Operations Stroh Bronn and Director of Field Services Rob Hemmelgarn will be leading this session on the evening of June 11th. The session will be held at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Room N101 (the same room as the May District Committee Meeting). The class will begin at 7:00 p.m.
Article about Importance of Roundtable Attendance
There are a handful of very valuable websites for adult scouters outside of the official BSA websites. One that should be a special focus for Unit Committee Members is Bobwhite Blather. This is recent written by a long-time Troop Committee Chair.
In a recent article, Bobwhite Blather talks about the important of Roundtable attendance and its effect on the unit.
I would recommend sharing the article with all of your adult leaders in your Pack, Troop, or Crew.
Schedule Cub Leaders for Training
This summer is going to be busy in preparation for our unified Back to School Night for Scouting on August 27, 2015. That means that the District will be stretched thin in August and September trying to serve all of our Cub Packs.
In preparation for an expected large influx of new Cub Scouts, District is emphasizing the need to train our Cub Leaders as early as possible to avoid the September rush of new leaders (which will also be required for Fall Rechartering).
Council is offering Cub Leader position specific training at the Golden Burke Scout Service Center on August 4th, August 12th, September 1st, September 8th, September 22nd, October 6th, and October 13th.
Commissioner training May 18th
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Have you ever wondered what a commissioner is? Have you ever wanted to be trained as a commissioner?
Monday, May 18th will be your opportunity to come learned about being a commissioner. It is in opportunity to serve units. It’s an opportunity to learn more about how Scouting is supposed to work. It gives you the opportunity to see other units in action so that you can take some of these ideas back to your home unit.
Join us at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 W. 86th St., Indianapolis. We will be entering on the north side of the building at entrance six or seven. Classes for unit commissioner basic training and assistant district commissioner start at 7 PM. If you’re interested in attending, send an RSVP through the event calendar 
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May 2015 Roundtable Thank You
On May 7, 2015, Darin Steindl our Council Assistant Director of Field Services talked to our attendees about the next six months in scouting. With Back to School Night, the new recruiting marketing campaign, popcorn sales, and council programming activities, Darin had a full offering. We had a wonderful turn out to take the message back to their units.
I would like to thank the following people for taking time out of their personal schedule and away from their units to continue their education about what council and district is scheduled to do to help improve their units. Thank you to
| Name | Unit |
| Greg Hoyes | Troop 804 |
| Thomas Petersen | Troop 804 |
| Kurt Thomas | Troop 73 |
| Vince Hernly | Troop 73 |
| Mike Yates | Troop 56 |
| Don Bievenour | Troop 56 |
| Mike Rodriguez | Troop 514 |
| Tom Sugar | Troop 358 |
| Ron Wells | Troop 343 |
| Brian Crow | Troop 343 |
| John Ruggles | Troop 343 |
| Andrew Himebaugh | Troop 343 |
| Dan Ramsey | Troop 18 |
| Edward Spahr | Troop 174 |
| Patrick Sweeney | Pack 514 |
| Mario Clarizia | Pack 358 |
| Jason des Bordes | Pack 18 |
| Eric Hernandez | Pack 175/ Troop 174 |
| Justin Scott | Ass’t District Comm’r for training |
I believe a few people arrived late and we did not get them the sign-in sheet. If you know anyone whom I may have inadvertently omitted, please put it in the comments below so that they get the credit they deserve.
Thank you to Darin for having a lively and thorough discussion of the topics. Darin told us that he will make himself available to units who want to hear the same presentation. Please contact him at the council office for additional information.
Thank you to Rob Hemmelgarn, Darin’s boss and the district’s key advisor during our reorganization, for taking the time in a hectic evening schedule for making time for North Star.
Additional information that Darin provided on popcorn sales and cub scout recruiting have been added to the previous blog posts. New blog posts about the effects on scouts with the new cub marketing, advancement programs, rocket launches, pack/family overnight campout opportunities, and new Journey to Excellence rules will be in later blog posts.
How do we improve our Trained status for our unit?
The Journey to Excellence Award encourages 100% Trained status among the Scouters in each unit. For many established units, some of the Scouters have been involved for decades with varying levels of active participation with the youth.
Obviously all registered scouters must have a current Youth Protection Training. There are no exceptions to this requirement.
However, for scouters who wish to remain registered with a unit but do not wish to pursue the training requirements of their assistant unit leader (e.g., Assistant Cubmaster, Assistant Den Leader, Assistant Scoutmaster, or Assistant Crew Advisor), a new registration option exists. This will be important at Rechartering because untrained persons will not be Rechartered.
Upcoming Roundtable: Who Should Attend?
On Thursday, May 7th, the district will hold its next Roundtable. Click the link to provide an optional RSVP, which is requested.
The topic will be the “Ideal Year in Scouting,” presented by Darin Stendl from the Council office, and our future district executive’s supervisor. This is an important topic for Cub Packs and Scout Troops who hold their annual planning during school’s summer break or in August after classes start.
The Ideal Year in Scouting is way to help your scouts plan for the coming year while helping your adult leaders understand how they can support the scout choices. This covers many issues from programming ideas to financing outings.
So who should attend?
Who are the District Chair and Commissioner?
For information about the District Committee, visit the Committee page. It will give you updated information as to who has accepted positions on the committee and which positions remain vacant. Steve James is the District Committee Chairman.
For information about the District Commissioner Service and its mission, visit the Commissioner page. After the Commissioner Staff has held its first meeting in May, this page will be updated with Unit Commissioner names and unit assignments. Jeffrey Heck is the District Commissioner. His email is jheck@cacnorthstar.org. His phone is (317)822-8220.
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