Shawnee Trails District Unit Service

Roundtable

Roundtable is our monthly gathering for unit and district leaders. This is a great way to learn about upcoming events and activities, camping and training opportunities, program updates, new Scouting initiatives, and get ideas to make your Scouting program better.

During Roundtable, we will take a few minutes at the joint opening of the program to make announcements that are applicable to all of our unit leaders. Similarly, if there are program-specific announcements that need to be made we will conduct those in each breakout. Announcements are asked to be coordinated with R.J and his team, as our goal at Roundtable is to provide you with the program you want and need to improve your unit program. Interesting and useful program is the main purpose of Roundtable!

Roundtables are held the first Thursday of the month, except July. They start at 7:00PM and are located at Shawnee United Methodist Church, located at 10700 Johnson Drive, Shawnee Mission, KS 66203.

Journey to Excellence

Scouting's Journey to Excellence is the BSA's performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units, districts, and councils. Visit the National JTE website for more details and information. 

As part of the Journey to Excellence program, units are asked to enter their service projects and hours online. Anyone can enter service projects and multiple people within the unit can be authorized to enter service projects. If you need to enter service hours, you will need a Unit ID number to get started. If your unit has never entered service hours, of if someone needs to be added, that person will need to start with a Unit ID number. From there, that individual can set up their own person profile within the service hour website, without having to need the Unit ID in the future. Do you need to know your Unit ID number? Contact Matt Thoman. 

• 2019 JTE forms can be found here. 
• JTE Guidebooks can be found here.
• JTE Tracking Workbooks can be found here.

Unit Marketing

There are many resources that exist for you to use within your unit that are available from the council and the BSA to help you promote your unit. Whether you are looking for recruitment resources, marketing materials, or collateral information about the BSA, many new resources exist that you can use to promote your program. 

• BSA Marketing & Membership Hub
• BSA Brand Center
• BeAScout.org
• Pack Recruitment Resources
• Troop Recruitment Resources

Scouting Resources

Youth join Scouting for our outstanding program offerings. Having a well-planned, well-rounded, year-round program is key to membership retention and success! The BSA has many resources available online and in our local Scout Shop to assist you in developing, planning, and carrying out your program! A comprehensive list forms can be found in Scouting Forms.

Cub Scout Resources

• Den Leader Resources
• Cubmaster Resources
• Pack Committee Resources

Scout BSA Resources

• Troop Leader Resources
• Troop Program Resources
• Advancement Educational Presentations
• NAYLE-National Advanced Youth Leadership Experience
• Patrol Plus

Ideal Year of Scouting

Providing a year-round, quality Scouting program should be the goal of every Scouting unit. The Ideal Year of Scouting helps you develop an annual program plan, a budget to go along with that plan, and a fundraising plan to reach your program goals. The result is a well-managed, well-financed Scouting unit. For more information about the Ideal Year of Scouting, go to HOAC Ideal Year of Scouting.

Community Events

Throughout the year, community events will be offered to the members of Shawnee Trails District. We will do our best to keep a list of updated events and activities that are available for you to build into your unit programs here on our Activities and Camping page. In addition to these things that are available locally, there are businesses and organizations that offer Scout Day events or participation discounts to Scouts, you can find many of those council-wide offers here!

District Resources

District Activities like Cub Scout Family Campout, District Pinewood Derby, Camporee, and the District Dinner are opportunities for units to include these programs in their yearly plan to enhance and supplement their unit program and demonstrate how many more Scouts are out there that you may not realize!

District Advancement helps units understand the advancement program and processes to ensure that the youth in the program are learning the information and being properly recognized in a timely manner for their knowledge growth in Scouting!