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Patrol
Leaders' Council (PLC)
The Patrol
Leaders' Council, or PLC, is responsible for planning and conducting the
troop's activities. Good troops are run by the Scouts with guidance and
advice from the adults serving the Scouts. The PLC is the means by which
the troop is run by Scouts. The PLC is an opportunity to learn about leadership
not by reading, but by practicing.
The PLC
is responsible for planning troop activities and keeping the troop focused
on its schedule and goals. The PLC meets usually on the third Sunday of
the month but can be scheduled anytime the PLC decides that a meeting
is needed.
Troop
Meeting Plans
Here
are the Troop meeting plans for each Monday of the month.
Members
Of The PLC
Great
organizations have great leadership and a Scout troop is no exception.
Scouts will get out of the troop what they are willing to put into it
and leadership is the key to making an organization, and this troop,
a success.
The
PLC is made up of:
- the
senior patrol leader who presides over the PLC meetings,
- the
assistant senior patrol leader who presides in the SPL's absence,
- all
patrol leaders who represent their patrol's and reports the information
from meetings to their patrol,
- the
scribe who created the agendas with the SPL and takes the minutes
of the meeting, and
- the
troop guide who attends the meeting with the patrol leader from the
new Scout patrol.
The
Scoutmaster and assistant Scoutmasters working with the patrol leaders
also attend to offer advice and guidance. The patrol leaders' council
plans the yearly troop program at the annual troop program planning
conference. It then meets monthly to fine-tune the plans for the upcoming
month.
At
any time the PLC may request that a Scout in position of responsibility
attend the PLC to report what they are doing. An example may be the
Quartermaster providing a report on the condition of the equipment or
the librarian reporting on which resources the troop has and needs to
acquire.
Responsinilities
Of The PLC
The
expectations of the PLC meeting are:
- the
PLC will be run by the SPL,
- the
PLC will be attended by all members,
- the
PLC will be run by rules of good meetings and will include an agenda,
be focused, on track and accomplish the goal,
- Goal
- planning all aspects and activities for the month ahead including
identifying the activities, schedule and action items,
- the
PLC will identify problems in the troop such as lack of advancement,
issues for adult leadership and any other perceived problems,
- the
PLC will bring new ideas to the troop including recruitment, scheduled
events, new camping locations, meeting themes, guest speakers and
more.
Planning
Resources
Here
are some resources to help the PLC plan an exciting program.
Program
Features for Troops, Teams, and Crews bring together 48 features to
help making program planning easier for unit and youth leaders. The
online version puts interactive planning resources at your finger tips
or download each of the volumes individually to print and share.
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