Programming
Rechartering Emails Expected Today
The bad news is we are in rechartering season. The good news is that we’re about to get it started so we can get it completed sooner.
That last report we expect rechartering emails to go out today, Wednesday.
This means it is crucial to get our 144 people in the district who have expired or expiring (i.e., less than 90 days until expiration) youth protection training up to speed as soon as possible. We have several scoutmasters, committee chairs in chartered organization representatives who have expired or expiring training. This means their unit’s rechartering cannot proceed forward. If their training is currently expired, they are not authorized to participate in scouting activities. This is even worse.
Unit should have a Denna five the key three personnel for the upcoming year, two additional committee members, unit leader training, YPT, and the other prerequisites to rechartering.
In the email containing the rechartering codes, there is a checklist of items to prepare. Please make sure to do those as soon as possible so that when you’re turning date arrives, your unit is ready to complete the rechartering process.
Remember our goal is to complete rechartering in the district before the end of October. If there are units that need additional time to cover the dues from popcorn proceeds, we’re willing to work with you on that.
October Roundtable
October Roundtable on October 13, 2016 will focus on rechartering preparation for the following weeks.
Remember Recharter Applications are due on October 20, 26, 0r 27, 2016, depending on the date assigned to your unit.
Roundtable will address many issues and will offer a Youth Protection Training at the end for those interested.
YPT Status report
I have not been able to pull the YPT reports from my.scouting.org this morning because the website is down for maintenance.
Please make sure that your unit has its YPT up to date in the next 10 days to expedite the rechartering process. If you do not have the report, log in to my.scouting.org. Visit the Training Manager page for your unit. The report is available on the right column.
Contact Jeff Heck or Con Sullivan if you cannot pull the report by this afternoon.
YPT Report: 192 expired/expiring
We are 15 days away from the opening of rechartering season. We have 192 scouters who have had their YPT status lapse or will lapse in the next 90 days. We have a handful more whose memberships will drop because their YPT expires before March 1, 2017.
This is a very bad trend. We are making little to no progress on fixing this problem.
Please talk to your committees about fixing this as soon as possible to make rechartering easier.
Camporee Planning
As we all know the Fall Camporee is fast approaching Friday, October 7, 2016 to Sunday, October 9, 2016.
We will have a planning meeting this Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 6:00 pm at St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th, Room N103-104, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Enter by Entry #7, turn left down the first hallway, third door on left. (If Entry #7 is locked, go to Entry #6, and turn left in corridor, then right down last hallway).
This will be our final planning meeting for the Camporee. All units should send a representative and have their event planned with rules and scoring. Remember ideas should have already been submitted to Fall Camporee Chair Brian Crow via email. Priority will go to units having the earliest date stamp, for any duplicated ideas.
Our Winter Camporee is scheduled for January 20-22, 2017. (We will have a new president at noon that Friday. I will let you determine whether that is good or bad.)
Our Spring Camporee is scheduled for April 21-23, 2017 at Ransburg Scout Reservation. There will be a strong emphasis on shooting sports. We will have NRA Instructors onsite to manage rifles and pistol shooting. We will plan on offering archery. Our goal is to have more opportunities to aim at targets that scouts get at summer camp.
These upcoming camporees may be discussed at the Camporee Planning Meeting, but the emphasis will be on the Fall Camporee.
September 2016 Roundtable Resources
The following items and webpages are scheduled to be discussed at the September 2016 Roundtable.
- Budget and planning resources (spreadsheets on pages):
- Packs: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/CubScouts/Leaders/PackCommitteeResources.aspx.
- Troops: http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/Planning.aspx
OA/Firecrafter Cook Out at Marrott Park
Arrowmen
Cub Scout Training Continues
This week North Star is focused on Cub Scout Leader Training.
Last night we held a class for Den Leader Training.
Tonight, Wednesday, we will hold another Den Leader Training at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, Room 401, Indianapolis, IN 46260. 7:00 pm. We will also hold a Cubmaster Specific and Pack Traininer/Committee Challenge (Pack Trainers are members of the committee, so their training is now committee training) will be held in an adjacent room.
Tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday, we will hold the same trainings at 7:00 pm but at the Scout Center.
You can RSVP on the District Website for training. If you do not RSVP, show up anyway! (RSVPs just help us have peace of mind that we have the right number of chairs.)
Advice for SPLs
Many scoutmasters do not enjoy the start of a new Senior Patrol Leader’s term of office. The new youth leader has a lot to learn. The scoutmaster has to spend time teaching him the ropes, which may feel annoying, since the last SPL had gotten it all figured out. He had not required so much of the scoutmaster’s time as the new guy does.
Sometimes it is is useful to find an ally in getting the new SPL.
Clarke Greene recently posted a podcast about advice to a new SPL.
Take a look at the support materials and additional resources he points out.
Cub Scout Family Camping
Fall is great for camping! Family camping is crucial for happy Cub Scouts.
Your pack should have a campout on the schedule.
Council has several different Family Campouts where you can participate and reduce the amount of planning you need to do.
Some packs would prefer to camp on their own. If you do this, make sure that one of your adults has BALOO training.
CAC North Star Unofficial Website 
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