Soaring Eagle District MB Forum 2017

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1 Soaring Eagle District MB Forum 2017 Registration Packet January 7 th & January 28 th Resurrection Church Roe Timeline NOW: Make your Advancement Chair aware of this packet. OCT: Give notice to scouts wanting to take Personal Fitness, Family Life or Personal Management to start 90 day plans. Troop should assist if possible. Check in (Add/Deletes) First class Break Second class UNIT REGISTRATION Forum Schedule 8:00 8:30 a 8:30 10:30 a 10:30 10:45 a 10:45 a 12:45 p 2017 Merit Badge Forum Details The ROSTER form with Scout Name and Merit Badge Number should be found ON-LINE, completed per indicated instructions and ED to HERB STRAIN at sedmbf@aol.com (See registration instructions on left.) The UNIT Registration Form is a Microsoft Word Form found on the District s Website: bsa.org/soaring eagle activities and camping Please enter all information on that form. Registration must be completed by unit. No individual registrations will be accepted. See your unit s Advancement Chair or other designated individual to register. NOV: Complete MB signups at unit meetings DEC: electronic copy of roster to: sedmbf@aol.com DEC: Mail registration form & payment to Council office REGISTRATION 1. ROSTER with Scout Names and Merit Badge NUMBERS to sedmbf@aol.com by 12/3/16. A copy is available by clicking the link under Activities/Merit Badge Forum at 2. Fill out REGISTRATION form completely. Mail with payment to: Lizz Rhodus Heart of America Council POB Kansas City, MO REGISTRATION DEADLINE EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM ENROLLMENT CAP COST NO REFUNDS PAYMENT PRIORITY ADULT REGISTRATION/ PARTICIPATION MERIT BADGE SCHEDULES Friday, December 3rd, No exceptions will be granted. Classes are filled as rosters are received. The earlier your roster is submitted, the more likely your Scouts will receive their top choices. Remember to register by scout name and MB number otherwise registrations will be rejected and asked to be resubmitted. Enrollment is limited. Preference will be given to Soaring Eagle District Scouts. Scouts: $2 (regardless of number of merit badges) Adults: free Scouts may substitute for other scouts in the same classes assigned. Complete payment is due with the Registration form (attached) by December 3 rd Make checks payable to HOAC and write Acct in the memo field. Mail or hand deliver to the Scout office! Soaring Eagle District scouts have priority if classes fill to capacity. Each unit is required to provide at least two adults for every 10 Scouts attending for assistance in the classroom and hallways, and one additional adult for troop management (Scout advocacy, check-in, break time management). All adults attending, regardless of their responsibilities, must be included on the registration form. Most merit badges will meet for two hours on both Saturdays (4 hours total). First Aid and Emergency Preparedness, meet all day on both Saturdays (8 hours total). A few merit badges meet for two hours on one of the two Saturdays. Every effort will be made to offer 2 hour MB s on both Saturdays. See the merit badge list for details.

2 MERIT BADGE SELECTION PLEASE SUPPLY 4 MB OPTIONS FOR EACH SCOUT. Every attempt will be made to see that Scouts get their top choices. If the Scout does not provide four choices, he may find himself with no merit badges if classes are full. No changes will be allowed after the registration deadline. If a change is necessary after registration, it will be handled in the ADD/DROP line during check in. NOTE: A registration sign-up Best Practices document is available for unit leaders on the Soaring Eagle District website: bsa.org/soaring eagle activities and camping LEADER TO DO s Additional MB Forum Information Give the announcement flyer to advancement chair. Forward district announcing that MB Forum Registration Packet and Roster Enrollment Form is available on website to advancement chair and all unit leaders. Encourage leaders in unit to be Merit Badge Instructors for event. Contact Herb Strain. Hold MB signups at unit meetings (Nov) Identify at least two adults for every 10 Scouts & 1 more for Troop Management. ROSTER with Scout Names and Merit Badge NUMBERS to Herb Strain at sedmbf@aol.com by 12/3/16. Make your payment to the HOAC Council Office. Contact Information MB Forum Director: Herb Strain sedmbf@aol.com Life to Eagle SKILLS SESSIONS for Life Scouts and Adults SCOUT CONDUCT AND DRESS CODE COMPLETED REGISTRATION PACKETS MERIT BADGE WORKSHEETS PREREQUISITES HOMEWORK MB CLASS ATTENDANCE ADULT CHECK-IN Life Scouts can enroll in a class to learn in-depth about the Life to Eagle Process in the Trailhead District. This acts like a one Saturday merit badge and is only offered on the second Saturday, first session. Training for adults who want to mentor Life Scouts in the Life to Eagle Process at the troop level will be offered the second Saturday, second session. Class A dress and conduct should exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. We are guests of Church of the Resurrection and must treat the building with the utmost respect. Please insist the no food outside of the Troop Management Room policy is followed by your scouts AND leaders! Completed troop rosters, scout class schedules, will be ed to the unit leader listed on the registration form a few days before the forum begins. Blue Merit Badge Cards will not be used. All Partial & Completions will be reported electronically shortly after the Forum. Worksheets for each of the merit badges one for each student will be provided by the merit badge instructors on the first day of the forum. Worksheets are also available online at: Scouts should read the current merit badge book prior to the forum. Personal Management and Family Life have (3 month) requirements which must be completed in advance of the second session. See the prerequisites document for more information. Most instructors will make assignments during the first Saturday and require their completion by the second Saturday. Scouts who register for a merit badge class but fail to attend the first day of the merit badge will be dropped from the class for the 2 nd Saturday. No special arrangements should be attempted with any Merit Badge counselor to make up missed material from the first Saturday. Scouts missing the first day of a 2 day merit badge should report to the Add/Delete line during check-in on the 2 nd Saturday to enroll in an available One Saturday Merit Badge. No exceptions. This rule is very important since much material is covered in the first day of merit badge classes and homework is often assigned. It is important to be respectful of MB Counselor and scout time. It is not fair to MB Counselors or the other scouts when time is spent catching up scouts that were not in attendance the first Saturday. All adults who remain at merit badge forum must check in at the registration table upon arrival both days, regardless of where they will be spending their time. Unregistered adults may not stay. Class A Field Uniform Required for ALL SCOUTS!!!

3 Soaring Eagle District 2017 Merit Badge Forum Troop Registration Form Complete this form and mail with payment to: Lizz Rhodus Heart of America Council POB Kansas City, MO REGISTRATION FORM with payment must be received in the Council office no later than December 3, ROSTERS with SCOUT NAME and MERIT BADGE NUMBER are due to Herb Strain via by 12/3/16 to Troop Crew Unit Number: GL Account: District: Troop / Crew leader information: Name Address City, ST Zip Total Scouts / Crew members: x $2 $ Total adult leaders: Free Totals: $ Please be sure to Send roster electronically and not with this form (see roster for details). Make check payable to HOAC with Acct in the memo field Print this page and submit with your payment

4 MERIT BAE OFFERINS MERIT BAE Note: Use Merit Badge Numbers Below for Registration Class Hours to Complete Recommended Year in Scouts Notes See Below Animation 4 b Automotive Maintenance 4 b Chemistr 4 b 4 Citienship in the Communit 4 nd up b Citienship in the Nation 4 nd up b Citienship in the orld 4 nd up b Coin Collecting a Communications 4 nd up b Crime Prevention a igital Technolog 4 b Electronics 4 b Emergenc Preparedness nd up d Engineering 4 b 4 Environmental Science 4 b Famil Life 4 nd up b c e Fingerprinting a Fire Safet 4 b First Aid nd up d ame esign 4 b Inventing 4 b Law 4 b Medicine 4 b Movie Maing 4 nd up b 4 Music a Personal Management 4 nd up b c e Photograph 4 b Programming 4 b Public Speaing 4 b Radio 4 b Sports a Traffic Safet a eather a Life to Eagle Training a f a b This merit badge will be completed on a single Saturda one hour session. Most of these merit badges have pre requisites that must be completed prior to class in order to complete the MB. This merit badge will be completed on two Saturdas. two hour sessions c d e f This merit badge requires das to complete. See prerequisites Prerequisites should be started ASAP to complete the badge in anuar. This merit badge meets both class sessions on both Saturdas. If ou select this merit badge it will be the onl one ou tae. two 4 hour sessions This merit badge has prerequisites that must be completed before the second session to complete the badge at the Forum. This course teaches Life Scouts about the Life to Eagle Process. It is not a merit badge. This will be offered the first session of the second Saturda.

5 Parents Leaders Scouts Please ive Bac Please consider giving bac to our generous Hosts The Church of the Resurrection The have requested our participants donate to their Beds Ministr The Beds Program provides new beds to children who don t have beds of their own in ansas Cit urban and suburban communities. Our purpose is to recognie and address the phsical need for sleep thus providing a sense of comfort rest and peace. Beds Program Needs List New standard pillows New twin sheet sets New twin blanets or comforters New twin mattresses Twin bed frames New childrens paamas sie t 4/ Chec out our Fall needs here. linen Place donated linens in the Collections area at Resurrection Leawood. The must be clearl mared FOR THE BES PRORAM. If ou have a large number of linens or mattress donations contact bedsforeverbodgmail.com to mae deliver/pic up arrangements. COR Beds Ministr The Beds Program

6 SOARIN EALE ISTRICT MERIT BAER FORUM SCOUT COURSE REISTRATION FORM Chec in add / delete First Class Session Brea Second Class Session Forum Schedule :am :am :am :am :am :4am :4am :4pm Merit Badge Forum anuar th anuar th Church of the Resurrection th and Roe Scout to do MERIT BAE Note: Use Merit Badge Numbers Below for Registration Class Hours to Complete Recommended Year in Scouts Notes See Below a b c d Choose 4 merit badges in case our first choices are unavailable Obtain and read the most current merit badge boos. Begin da merit badges as soon as possible. Complete all required prerequisites. This merit badge will be completed on a single Saturda one hour session This merit badge will be completed on two Saturdas. two hour sessions This merit badge requires das to complete. See prerequisites Prerequisites should be started ASAP to complete the badge in anuar. This merit badge meets both class sessions on both Saturdas. If ou select this merit badge it will be the onl one ou tae. two 4 hour sessions Animation 4 b Automotive Maintenance 4 b Chemistr 4 b 4 Citienship in the Communit 4 nd up b Citienship in the Nation 4 nd up b Citienship in the orld 4 nd up b Coin Collecting a Communications 4 nd up b Crime Prevention a igital Technolog 4 b Electronics 4 b Emergenc Preparedness nd up d Engineering 4 b 4 Environmental Science 4 b Famil Life 4 nd up b c e Fingerprinting a Fire Safet 4 b First Aid nd up d ame esign 4 b Inventing 4 b Law 4 b Medicine 4 b Movie Maing 4 nd up b 4 Music a Personal Management 4 nd up b c e Photograph 4 b Programming 4 b Public Speaing 4 b Radio 4 b Sports a Traffic Safet a eather a Life to Eagle Training a f e This merit badge has prerequisites that must be completed before the second session to complete the badge at the Forum. Scout Name Scout Phone Scout Ran First Choice Merit Badge Name Merit Badge Number f This course teaches Life Scouts about the Life to Eagle Process. It is not a merit badge. This will be offered the first session of the second Saturda. Second Choice Third Choice Fourth Choice Parents Leaders Scouts Please ive Bac Please consider giving bac to our generous Hosts The Church of the Resurrection The have requested our participants donate to their Beds Ministr The Beds Program provides new beds to children who don t have beds of their own in ansas Cit urban and suburban communities. Our purpose is to recognie and address the phsical need for sleep thus providing a sense of comfort rest and peace. Beds Program Needs List New standard pillows New twin sheet sets New twin blanets or comforters New twin mattresses Twin bed frames New childrens paamas sie t 4/ Chec out our Fall needs here. linen Place donated linens in the Collections area at Resurrection Leawood. The must be clearl mared FOR THE BES PRORAM. If ou have a large number of linens or mattress donations contact bedsforeverbodgmail.com to mae deliver/pic up arrangements.

7 SCOUT SIGN-UP BEST PRACTICES The goal for MB sign-up is for EVERY scout to get their 1 st and/or 2 nd MB choices. Due to the way the computer registration program works, if sign-ups are not entered in a somewhat logical, mathematical fashion, it may impact the enrollment results returned for a scout. FACTS ABOUT THE SYSTEM: Soaring Eagle District Merit Badge Forum (MBF) 2017 The total number of hours for the MBF is 8 hours. The 8 hours are completed in four 2-hour sessions. For 4 hour merit badges, Part 1 (first 2 hours) is on the first Saturday and Part 2 (second 2 hours) is on the second Saturday. 8 hour merit badges require 4 hours on each Saturday to complete. One session merit badges are two hours long and only meet on one of the Saturdays. Priority is given to make the first choice MB fit in a scout s schedule. If available, the scout is enrolled in that merit badge. Second priority is given to make the second choice MB fit in a scout s schedule. If available, the scout is enrolled for the second choice merit badge. If the first or second choices cannot be scheduled due to timing discrepancies or availability, then 3 rd and/or 4 th choices are considered. If 3 rd and 4 th choices are not provided, then the scout is not enrolled in any MBs and will have to go to the Add/Delete line, which provides limited opportunity for classes. ACTIONS BY UNIT LEADERS TO INCREASE SCOUTS GETTING 1 st and 2 nd CHOICES: First Aid and Emergency Preparedness require attendance throughout the entire 8 hours of the forum. If a scout wants one of these courses, you must put it in the 1st Choice position. Note: Do not enroll a scout in Emergency Preparedness unless they have completed the First Aid MB. They cannot complete the Emergency Prep MB without it as completing the First Aid MB is Requirement #1. If a Scout wants two, four hour MBs as their 1 st and 2 nd choice, or 1 st and 3 rd choice, don t put a 1 Saturday (2 hour) MB in the 1 st or 2 nd choice position. DO THE MATH: If the scout wants o First Aid or Emergency Prep(8 hours) put in 1 st choice position (8+0= 8 Hr total) o Two, 4 hour MBs enter them in 1 st and 2 nd choice position (4+4=8 Hr total) o Two, 1 Saturday (2 hour) MBs enter them consecutively, in conjunction with another 4 hour MB (2+2+4=8 hours total) o Four, 1 Saturday (2 hour) MBs enter them in priority order ( =8hr total). If a Scout will be gone ONE of the Saturdays, they should only enroll in 2 hour MBs and note which Saturday they will attend. Please do not enroll them for any four hour classes. ENTER FOUR CHOICES FOR ALL SCOUTS, NO MATTER WHAT!!! 4 choices = shorter ADD/DELETE lines

8 Prerequisites for the a Badges Note he amily ife and Personal anagement prereuisites do not reuire the aide of the counselor. In most cases, the scouts do not have these day reuirements completed by the end of the orum and therefore the roop should aide in providing counselors to complete the badge. Famil Life Merit Badge Requirement : Prepare a list of your regular home duties or chores at least five and do them for days. eep a record of how often you do each of them. Discuss with your counselor the effect your chores had on your family. Personal Management Merit Badge Requirement : Do the following a. Prepare a budget reflecting your epected income allowance, gifts, wages, epenses, and savings. rack your actual income, epenses, and savings for consecutive weeks. ou may use the forms provided in this pamphlet, devise your own, or use a computer generated version. hen complete, present the results to your merit badge counselor. b. ompare epected income with epected epenses.. If epenses eceed income, determine steps to balance your budget.. If income eceeds epenses, state how you would use the ecess money new goal, savings.