Setting GoalsSetting Goals

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This Session Will CoverThis Session Will Cover Mission, Vision, and ValuesMission, Vision, and Values Developing SMART GoalsDeveloping SMART Goals Journey to Excellence – how does Journey to Excellence – how does

this program impact our overall this program impact our overall goalsgoals

Work Session to review and update Work Session to review and update our troop level goals for the next our troop level goals for the next year.year.

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Mission, Vision and Mission, Vision and ValuesValues

MissionMission – Explains the organization’s or – Explains the organization’s or individual’s main aim or purpose – It defines why individual’s main aim or purpose – It defines why we existwe exist

VisionVision – Expresses the organization’s or – Expresses the organization’s or individual’s desired destination within a certain individual’s desired destination within a certain time frame – It defines where we are going.time frame – It defines where we are going.

ValuesValues – Represent the basic priorities in the – Represent the basic priorities in the organization that drive the mission. organization that drive the mission.

GoalsGoals – The roadmap to make the vision a reality – The roadmap to make the vision a reality Values, mission and vision are all linked Values, mission and vision are all linked

together and our goals help us achieve together and our goals help us achieve them.them.

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BSA Mission and VisionBSA Mission and Vision MissionMissionThe mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare

young people to make moral and ethical choices over young people to make moral and ethical choices over their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the their lifetime by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.Scout Oath and Law.

VisionVisionThe Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth The Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth

program of character development and values-based program of character development and values-based leadership training. In the future Scouting will leadership training. In the future Scouting will continue to:continue to: Offer young people responsible fun and adventure;Offer young people responsible fun and adventure; Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them Instill in young people lifetime values and develop in them

ethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Lawethical character as expressed in the Scout Oath and Law Train young people in citizenship, service and leadershipTrain young people in citizenship, service and leadership Serve America’s communities and families with its quality, Serve America’s communities and families with its quality,

values-based programvalues-based program

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SMART GoalsSMART Goals SSpecific – let’s be as detailed as we can so pecific – let’s be as detailed as we can so

that we can easily see how we’re doingthat we can easily see how we’re doing MMeasurable – We can’t tell if we’re easurable – We can’t tell if we’re

improving if we can’t measure our improving if we can’t measure our progressprogress

AAttainable – let’s be realistic about what ttainable – let’s be realistic about what we can achieve in the next year.we can achieve in the next year.

RRelevant – keep in mind our short and elevant – keep in mind our short and longer term mission and make sure the longer term mission and make sure the goals support itgoals support it

TTimely – let’s be as specific as we can with imely – let’s be as specific as we can with timing and keep to our 1 year time horizontiming and keep to our 1 year time horizon

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Journey To ExcellenceJourney To Excellence

““Scouting’s Journey to Excellence” is the Scouting’s Journey to Excellence” is the BSA’s new council performance BSA’s new council performance recognition program designed to recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units, measure the performance of our units, districts, and councils. It is replacing the districts, and councils. It is replacing the Centennial Quality Awards Program as a Centennial Quality Awards Program as a means of encouraging excellence in means of encouraging excellence in providing a quality program at all levels providing a quality program at all levels of the BSAof the BSA

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Troop GoalsTroop Goals Outdoor Program Outdoor Program – Camping, Hiking, – Camping, Hiking,

Backpacking, Summer Camp, High AdventureBackpacking, Summer Camp, High Adventure Recruitment and Retention Recruitment and Retention – Webelos – Webelos

transition, outside recruitment, roster sizetransition, outside recruitment, roster size Advancement and LearningAdvancement and Learning ServiceService – to our Chartered Org and the – to our Chartered Org and the

CommunityCommunity Leadership – Leadership – PLC participation, Elections, PLC participation, Elections,

Youth leader training completedYouth leader training completed Individual Patrol GoalsIndividual Patrol Goals

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Journey to Excellence Journey to Excellence GoalsGoals AdvancementAdvancement – increase percentage of scouts earning rank – increase percentage of scouts earning rank

advancementsadvancements RetentionRetention – improve retention rate – improve retention rate Building Boy Scouting Building Boy Scouting – increase in overall troop membership– increase in overall troop membership Trained Leadership Trained Leadership – Adult positions and Youth Leader – Adult positions and Youth Leader

TrainingTraining CampingCamping – Troop conducts short term weekend camping PLUS – Troop conducts short term weekend camping PLUS

attends Long Term Camping – summer camp/high adventureattends Long Term Camping – summer camp/high adventure Patrol Method Patrol Method – Troop has functioning PLC– Troop has functioning PLC ServiceService – Troop participates in Service Projects – Troop participates in Service Projects Webelos to Scout Transition Webelos to Scout Transition – have a plan!– have a plan! BudgetBudget – Troop operates with a Budget – scouts participate – Troop operates with a Budget – scouts participate Courts of Honor Courts of Honor – Troop holds COH’s to recognize – Troop holds COH’s to recognize

achievementachievement FitnessFitness – New in 2012 – build a fitness plans into our yearly – New in 2012 – build a fitness plans into our yearly

programprogram

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Troop Goals for Next Troop Goals for Next YearYear

How did we do measuring against How did we do measuring against our goals last year?our goals last year?

How can we improve in the coming How can we improve in the coming year?year?

What are your specific leadership What are your specific leadership goals that will help the Troop goals that will help the Troop improve.improve.

Remember to set SMART Goals!Remember to set SMART Goals!