The Patrol Leader Council of Troop 68 recently held their yearly planning session to create the agenda for the 2022-2023 program year. They did a great job, and I believe they had fun doing it. They did take it quite seriously.
As a start to the session, the five Scouts were given a sheet to rate the troop on 22 subjects. They rated each one on a scale of one to five, One being the most in need of work and Five being the high score. The Scouts were asked to be truthful as they rated each subject. The scores were then added up to create an overall score. We also took the individual scores and added them up together to create an average score.
The Scouts gave the troop good scores. Fourteen subjects had an average score of 5. Seven subjects had a score of 4. One subject had a score of 3. Five of the subjects received an unanimous 5 points. Of a possible 110 points, the Scouts gave their troop an average score of 101 points. Not bad when you think about it.
So, what are the questions? I am so glad you asked. Here are the 22 subjects. Give the “test” to your youth leaders and see would they rate your troop and program. If you dare!
a) Are parents involved with the troop?. 5 4 3 2 1
b) Do we have good youth leadership? 5 4 3 2 1
c) Scoutmaster and adult leadership? 5 4 3 2 1
d) Good example being set by youth and adult leaders. 5 4 3 2 1
e) Fundraising, Available funds. 5 4 3 2 1
f) Is good sportsmanship demonstrated? 5 4 3 2 1
g) Cooperation between troop members. 5 4 3 2 1
h) Number of members (scouts). 5 4 3 2 1
i) Good communication within troop. 5 4 3 2 1
j) Is there Positive encouragement within the troop? 5 4 3 2 1
k) Confidence shown by leaders and Scouts. 5 4 3 2 1
l) Is there Good Effort shown by the membership?. 5 4 3 2 1
m) Is the troop Seriousness when it needs to be? 5 4 3 2 1
n) Uniform used and worn properly. 5 4 3 2 1
o) Setting goals, attaining of goals. 5 4 3 2 1
p) Good attendance at meetings and outings. 5 4 3 2 1
q) Has there been good advancement? 5 4 3 2 1
r) Does the troop have Good Activities. 5 4 3 2 1
s) Do the Scouts have a Good attitude. 5 4 3 2 1
t) Is the troop Well organized? 5 4 3 2 1
u) Is the program FUN!!! 5 4 3 2 1
v) Is bullying avoided within the troop? 5 4 3 2 1
