District Committee

June 7, 2010

Recently, the Boy Scouts of America announced important changes to its Youth Protection policies. The purpose of these changes is to increase awareness of this societal problem and to create even greater barriers to abuse than already exist today in Scouting.

Effective June 1, 2010:

Youth Protection training is required for all BSA registered volunteers, regardless of their position.
New leaders are required to take Youth Protection training before submitting an application for registration. The certificate of completion for this training must be submitted at the time the application is made and before volunteer service with youth begins.
Youth Protection training must be taken every two years. If a volunteer's Youth Protection training record is not current at the time of recharter, the volunteer will not be reregistered.
To find out more about the Youth Protection policies of the Boy Scouts of America and how to help Scouting keep your family safe, see the Parent's Guide in any of the Cub Scouting or Boy Scouting handbooks, or go to http://www.scouting.org/Training/YouthProtection.aspx.

Questions and Answers

The following are answers to some of the questions we have received about these important changes. To read more, visit www.scouting.org/youthprotection.

The Mountain District has completed its Annual Business Meeting. Congratulations and thanks to Russ Eagle for taking the role of Mountain District Chairman and to Mark Mullins for continuing as the Mountain District Commissioner. In addition to these leaders, thanks to the district members at large for their support commitment for units in our district.

Have you ever asked, what is MyScouting.org? What is this online training that is so often mentioned? Then perhaps this video is for you. It is short (less than 5 minutes) and walks you through all of the features of Myscouting.org, especially the ones relating to training. Give it a try and let us know what you think! (just click the link below)

http://www.screencast.com/t/uTEBdDsGVQ8

Wood Badge course SR-948 is around the corner. If you are interested in attending this course, please visit, http://woodbadgecac.org for more information.