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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Information is available for the following event(s). (click on the event for more information.)
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COUNCIL YOUTH PROTECTION & CAMP RULE EXPECTATIONS
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This is an affirmation of current Youth Protection incident reporting practices. For some, this is a clarification of the BSA’s tradition of Youth Protection. For many, there will be no change in how we conduct business. See the "BSA Youth Protection Policy"
link below.
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There are two types of Youth Protection–related reporting:
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When you witness or suspect any child has been abused or neglected - See the "Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse" link below.
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When you witness a violation of the BSA’s Youth Protection policies - See the "Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse" link below.
Also, the way the council will handle Criminal background checks for our volunteers and paid staff, is we are going to require a criminal background check release form to be filled out by all adults participating in a district or council event that takes place over a three 24-hour period; for example a Friday, Saturday and Sunday camporee, Cub Family Camp, Boy Scout or Cub Scout Resident Camp, Winter
Camp, OA event or/and Concho Valley District Day Camp.
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The new Camp Youth Protection Training Lecture Series Texas YC06-0014 will only be required for Boy Scout Resident Camp at Camp Sol Mayer, Cub Scout Resident Camp at Camp Sol Mayer, Cub Family Camp held at Camp Fawcett and Baden Powell Park. We will be conducting this training at all district and council activities and roundtables. Any attendee that would like to
become a facilitator of this class needs to participate in our Trainers Edge Course Saturday, May 19th at Camp Sol Mayer beginning at 8:00 am or be a teacher, facilitator, instructor by trade approved by your district training chair and district executive.
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BSA Youth Protection Policy (pdf)
Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse (pdf)
Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse (pdf)
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| SUMMER CAMP 2012
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The Concho Valley Council has a great summer-camp program planned that allows Scouts to advance while experiencing the best that
Scouting has to offer. At Camp Sol Mayer campers can scale a climbing wall, canoe, ride horses,
learn to shoot a 22 rifle, 20 gauge shotgun, and/or work on requirements to reach First Class.
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| The Leaders Guide is now available on the Council website along with an Online Summer Camp -Campsite Reservation Form.
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• Summer Camp 2012
• Leaders Guide (pdf)
• Staff Application (pdf)
• Summer Camp-Campsite Reservation Form
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FAMILY FRIENDS OF SCOUTING (FOS)
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The FAMILY FRIENDS OF SCOUTING (FOS) is an annual, council-wide presentation conducted in every Pack, Troop, Crew, and Post between January and April. The Family FOS campaign asks parents and families to consider financially supporting the Scouting program in an effort to provide a better program for more youth.
PARTICIPATION IS EASY:
Schedule a 5-7 minute time at a unit meeting when a district representative can make the Friends of Scouting presentation.
Let your District Executive know when that time will be. Some good opportunities to make the presentation may include Pack Blue & Gold, Troop Courts of Honor, or any event where all parents will be present.
Support the presentation by welcoming & introducing the presenter to your unit at the beginning of the allotted time.
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| ADVANCEMENT NEWS
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Effective February 1, 2012 only Online Advancement will be accepted.
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Online Advancement Link
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FEBRUARY 2012 NEWSLETTER
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Click HERE to view the current Council
Newsletter.
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2012 SPANISH WOODBADGE COURSE
BECHTEL SUMMIT
July 22nd - 28th, 2012
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The Boy Scouts of America, along with the leadership of National executive board member Jose Niño invite you to the first-ever Spanish Wood Badge Course at the Bechtel Summit in West Virginia to be held in conjunction with our friends from Scouts de Mexico. Certain segments of this course will also be conducted in English.
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English/ Spanish Flyer (pdf)
Spanish/ English Flyer (pdf)
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2012 EAGLE SCOUT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
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The applications for the 2012 NESA Eagle Scout scholarships are now available at www.nesa.org. The homepage features a link that leads directly to the forms. Please help us spread the word to Eagle Scouts in your council.
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These are the only scholarship applications acceptable in 2012. These applications must be printed and mailed to the national office when completed.
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All scholarship applications must be postmarked no later than midnight on January 31, 2012.
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ANNOUNCING THE BSA VEHICLE DONATION PROGRAM
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 The Concho Valley Council is excited to announce the Boy Scouts of America vehicle donation program supported by a national agreement with Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. and One Car
One Difference. This program provides a new way to raise money for our council, as well as drive awareness for the Boy Scouts of America nationally. IAA has also invested in a public awareness campaign, One Car One Difference, to increase the public’s understanding of the value a donated vehicle has to an organization such as the Boy Scouts of America. The National Development Office, Boy Scouts of America and IAA are excited about the potential of this program for the entire organization.
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Click on the image above to visit the "One Car One Difference" website.
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| 2011-2015 DELIVERING THE PROMISE STRATEGIC PLAN
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• 2011-2015 Strategic Plan (pdf)
• Boy Scout Survey (pdf )
• Cub Scout Parent Survey (pdf )
• Adult Leader Survey (pdf )
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2011 ANNUAL REPORT (pdf )
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OUTSTANDING EAGLE SCOUT AWARD (NOESA)
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The
national committee of the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA) is
pleased to announce a new award that goes into effect January 1, 2011.
The NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (NOESA) will be awarded by local
council NESA committees. The requirements and procedures are presented
in the linked document (below).
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• NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award (pdf )
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YOUTH PROTECTION TRAINING POLICY CHANGES
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Recently, the Boy Scouts of America announced important changes to its Youth Protection policies. The purpose of these changes is to increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting.
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To view these important changes, click on the link below.
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• Youth Protection Training Policy Changes
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BE A SCOUT
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THE BSA IS PUTTING SCOUTING ON THE MAP! Thats right! The BSA is putting Scouting
on the map all across the nation! In time for Join Scouting 2010, the Boy Scouts of America
has its own joining Web page with information on Scouting, plus an actual Google map
application that will help potential Scouts and their parents find packs, troops, and crews in their communities. It’s real and it’s coming!
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• "Be
A Scout"
Brochure (pdf )
• Join Scouting Web Site
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