Centennial Quality Unit Award

[Scoutfish]

I read this while looking up something else.

 

Centennial Quality Unit Award

 

The Centennial Quality Unit Award recognizes outstanding packs, troops, teams, crews, and ships that conduct quality programs for their youth. All members, both youth and adults, of a pack that earns this award may wear the Centennial Quality Unit emblem (pictured to the right) on their uniforms, and a streamer may be displayed on the pack flag.

 

To qualify as a Centennial Quality Unit, a pack must meet all of the following conditions:

 

1.We will have______ percent of our direct contact leaders complete Basic Leader Training and Youth Protection Training.

2.We will provide excellent programs to achieve our goal of _______ percent youth retention, recharter on time, and will recruit _______ new members.

3.In the spirit of the National Parent initiative, we will recruit _______ new parents / adults to assist our unit program.

4.We will have _______ percent of our youth earn advancement awards.

5.We will have _______ percent of our youth participate in at least _______ outdoor experiences or group activities during the year.

6.We will conduct annual program planning and will provide the financial resources to deliver a quality program to all members.

 

 

Additionally, the pack must meet two of the following conditions:

 

■We received _______ visits from our unit commissioner this year.

■We will support the council by participating in Friends of Scouting and the annual product sale.

 

 

 

Cub ScThough it is possible to qualify as a Centennial Quality Unit for meeting only six of the 8 conditions above, out leaders are encouraged to aim for all 8. These qualities have been shown to be critical indicators of successful pack operations.

 

 

So I suppose requirement # 1 is a moot point now as it has to be 100%

 

I can't figure out the math:

 

"To qualify as a Centennial Quality Unit, a pack must meet all of the following conditions:"

 

There are 6 listed, then it says:

"Additionally, the pack must meet two of the following conditions:"

 

There are only 2 listed .

This now brings the REQUIRED amount to 8 items.

 

But then it says:

"Cub ScThough it is possible to qualify as a Centennial Quality Unit for meeting only six of the 8 conditions above, out leaders are encouraged to aim for all 8."

 

So...you are required to meet 8 of 8 requirements, one of which( #1) is now changed, but you can get by with 6?

 

 

[ScoutNut]

I am not sure where you saw this but it is not the current (2010) form, and (as you noted) seems to have some discrepancies.

 

Criteria #1 is - We will have ___ percent of our direct-contact leaders qualify as trained leaders.

 

This is still a very valid criteria as most councils do NOT require 100% of their direct contact leaders to be trained.

 

Criteria #6 has slightly different wording - We will conduct an annual program-planning conference, develop an annual

budget, and will provide the financial resources to deliver a quality program to all members.

 

In order to qualify for the Centennial Quality Unit Award a unit must achieve each of it's goals for ALL SIX of the criteria.

 

The last two items you listed - Unit Commissioner visits, and participating in FOS and the annual product sale, are OPTIONAL only. They are NOT required to qualify for the award.

 

Your Pack should have filled out a 2010 commitment form with their goals, and turned it in to your council, by the middle of February, 2010. Contact your Committee Chair to see if he/she has a copy of the form.