Commissioner's Corner

We as Commissioner’s have an obligation to ensure we receive all the training required to perform our Commissioner duties in the best manner possible.

We need to ensure we provide the units we serve every possible opportunity to be successful in recruitment, training, planning, program and the big one FUN.

We need to start working with our units in January to help them understand what it takes to be a Quality Unit. Use the Quality Unit form applicable to the unit(s) you are working with and go over the requirements (In January) to allow them to plan and schedule activities to allow them to meet the Quality Unit criteria. Almost 100 percent of our units are capable of achieving Quality Unit status we have great leaders with high motivation, we just need to provide the extra insight into what it takes to have a Great Program and fun year for the Leaders and Youth.

We need to make 100 percent contacts with our units and ensure:

Unit Leaders are going to Roundtables where training will be provided.
Have all OUR unit’s received/picked-up their rechartering packet and reviewed the contents.
Unit Commissioners work with the Units Committee Chair to explain anything in the rechartering packet/process they may not fully understand, answer any question they may have.
Make sure the * items are completed/covered (i.e. two-deep leadership and training etc).
Turn the recharter packet in early. This allows time for review and corrections to meet District and then Council suspense’s, also to correct any errors.

Visit the unit(s) your work with (at least 1 time each month) this includes a unit meeting and committee meeting. Make sure they have and are using an annual calendar.

Make sure all Venture, Varsity, Boy Scout, and Cub Scout units/leaders have an annual plan and a calendar of events. Make sure they are planning out activities and events in advance.

“For Boy Scout units (remember the annual planning process happens in November for the next year by the Patrol Leaders Council—the scouts should be planning events—the adults (committee etc schedule the events, leadership and transportation).”

Make the Commissioner meetings (1st Tuesday of the Month 6:30 p.m. LDS Church
750 E. Ave. J, Lancaster, Ca 93535). Be prepared to provide your unit reports.

I appreciate the time you donate and all you do for scouting and the youth in the scouting organization.

Always remember the bottom line “What we do is for the Youths in Scouting”.

So let’s continue to keep the Antelope Valley District on track, trained and having fun.

A.V. District Commissioner