District Roundtables
To provide unit leadership with the skill to
do...
This important part of commissioner service is covered in detail
in the annual Roundtable Planning Guides that provide
complete methods and month-by-month suggestions for each of the
monthly roundtables.
- To provide unit leadership with the will to do—the morale,
enthusiasm, inspiration, and vision that periodically renew the
desire to serve youth.
- To provide the skill to do—skills, techniques, information,
program ideas—the know-how that makes for successful unit
operation.
They are designed for all unit leaders.
- Cub Scout leader roundtables are for Cubmasters, assistant
Cubmasters, den leaders, Webelos den leaders, and pack committee
members.
- Boy Scout leader roundtables are for Scoutmasters, assistant
Scoutmasters, and troop committee members.
- Varsity leader huddles are for Varsity Scout Coaches and
other team leaders.
- Venturing roundtables are for adult crew leaders. On
occasion, youth officers should attend also.
People will want to come when:
- There is a genuine sense of fellowship. They need to feel
that they are wanted, that they are important, that they belong.
- There is a separate, helpful session for each program phase.
Cub Scouting people are not much interested in discussing Boy
Scouting, nor do Venturing leaders want to spend the evening
watching Cub Scout demonstrations.
- They get specific helps they can use during the coming
month.
- Learning is largely by doing or watching instead of just
listening. The ideal is to let the individual watch and then
practice.
- A dependable schedule is maintained. This means both a
regular night and a regular hour for opening and closing.
Roundtables early in the month allow time for other steps in
unit program planning before the end of the month.
- Every item in the program has been thoughtfully planned,
carefully prepared, and snappily executed. The most important
factor in next month's attendance is this month's program.
- Physical arrangements are good.
To ensure a good program:
- Plan and assign parts well in advance.
- Build part of the program around next month's theme.
- Use competent masters of ceremonies to preside.
- Include practical items that unit people can make use of.
- Use unit people to put on the program.
- Use some activities that involve the participation of
everyone.
- Emphasize action and doing rather than sitting and
listening.
- Make it the place to get program material.
- Include fellowship and morale features, and have
refreshments at the end of the program.
- Keep it positive. Feature success.
To secure full attendance:
- When organizing each new unit, explain how roundtables help
the unit.
- Be sure the roundtable program is practical and fun.
- Involve many people in the production of the roundtable.
- Provide good publicity before and after each roundtable.
- Recognize attendance, and give credit for good
attendance—both individual and unit.
Unit commissioner participation is important. Some proven ways of
promoting it are:
- Recognition by the commissioner staff that the roundtable is
their party at which they are hosts.
- Recognition by the commissioner staff that the roundtable is
a basic part of their job.
- Each unit commissioner should feel responsible for the
attendance and participation of the people from his or her
units.
- Agreement in the commissioner staff that assigning a
roundtable commissioner to a roundtable does not relieve others
of all responsibility.
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