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Serve These Scout Leaders as a Commissioner.
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Dedication: This website is dedicated to the thousands of dedicated Scouters who call themselves Commissioners and give of their time and talents to help Scout Leaders deliver the
best possible Scouting Program to youth members and to the Scout leaders they serve.
It's A Tough Job: Being a commissioner is not an easy job and frequently a pretty misunderstood job. We all know about the stereotypes of a chubby, coffee mug clutching, badge-bedecked
commissioner who doesn't seem to do very much. But is this really so? What does a
commissioner really do? How can he/she do it better? Here you will find the answers to
those questions along with many resources that are designed especially for commissioners,
but can also be used by all Scouters.
Learn more about resources available at The NetCommish Website
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Looking for an example of how a Commissioner can help? Here's a great example from a Council newsletter
that is now also a regular feature of the NetCommish. It is a Commissioner's column called "Ask Andy" that gives Scouters great, helpful advice.
Andy writes
"Got a question? Send it to me at
AskAndyBSA@yahoo.com
-be sure to let me know your Scouting
position, town, state, and council!"
Want to reprint a column or part of a column
in your Council newsletter? Write to
AskAndyBSA@yahoo.com.
Link to this website by using the URL -
http://netcommish.com
Link to Ask Andy with a
specific URL -
http://netcommish.com/AskAndy.asp
Index to Ask Andy issues with thanks to Mark
Dukas -
http://netcommish.com/askandyindex.xls
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- April 23, 2008
- Apr - The Scoutmaster Fallacy
- April 1, 2008
- March 25, 2008
- March 12, 2008
- March 4, 2008
- February 12, 2008
- Feb - Green Zone Scouting
- January 30, 2008
- January 22, 2008
- January 18, 2008
- January 10, 2008
- January 2, 2008
- December 22, 2007
- December 20, 2007
- November 12, 2007
- November 7, 2007
- October 12, 2007
- October 6, 2007
- September 16, 2007
- August 11, 2007
- July 22, 2007
- July 15, 2007
- July 9, 2007
- June 29, 2007
- June 17, 2007
- June 8, 2007
- June 1, 2007
- More-May 2007
- Mid-May 2007
- May 2007
- Mid-April 2007
- April 2007 - Service Above Self
- April 2007
- Special - What's Active All About
- Mid-March 2007
- March 2007
- Special - The Bridge to Nowhere
- February 2007
- Mid-January 2007
- Special - NJLIC to YSDC
- January 2007
- December 2006
- Mid-November 2006
- November 2006
- Mid-October 2006
- October 2006
- More-September 2006
- Mid-September 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- Mid-July 2006
- July 2006
- Special - Are we really that smart?
- June 2006
- Mid-May 2006
- May 2006
- Mid-April 2006
- April 2006
- Mid-March 2006
- March 2006
- Mid-February 2006
- February 2006
- Special - Knots
- Mid-January 2006
- January 2006
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We're always delighted to be honored: As the webmaster, I'm happy to see this site honored. But all of the real kudus go the
the wonderful and great Scouting volunteers who have shared so much information here. Without them this site would be only a shadow of what it is now.
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Share Your Commissioner Presentations Here: Help the NetCommish build a resource library of commissioner materials. Thanks.
Commish Stuff:
Annual Charter Agreement: Annual Charter Agreement by Craig Bond
Annual Charter Renewal 2007: Annual Charter Renewal Process by David Skolnick
Ask Andy -
Always Fresh -
Always Current
Basic Training -
Commissioner Basic Training by Robert Naples, Assistant Council Commissioner, Occoneechee Council
Centennial Award
Training Presentation by Richard
Diesslin
Charter Renewal Charter Renewal by Robert Yslas
College of Commissioner Science Websites Visit the Lord Baden-Powell University of Scouting website at http://lbpuniv.org/ Inland Northwest Council COCS
College of Commissioner Science Bob Koch prepared both a brochure and registration package for Suffolk County Council's CCS that are good examples of how to do a promotional brochure and a registration package.
Commissioner Basic Training
Basic Training
by
Robert F. Naples (10/2/2006) | Syllabus for Basic Training Version 2.4 (6/6/2006) -
by George Crowl
Commissioner College Courses Cascade Pacific Council
BCS Courses Bachelor of Commissioner Science Courses Ver. 4.0 by George Crowl with updated rechartering graphics - Revised 2005
MCS Courses Master of Commissioner Science Courses Ver. 3.0 by George Crowl - Revised 2005
DCS Courses Doctor of Commissioner Science Courses Ver. 1.3 by George Crowl
- Revised 2005
MCS-403 Orienting & Training Commissioners by Keith Cooke
Commissioner Basic Training Unit Commissioner Training Syllabus by .Richard R. Poirot
Commissioner Ceremony Commissioner Pledge
Commissioner Form: Unofficial District Level Commissioning Form by Randy Worcester, Assistant District Commissioner,
Cogioba District,
Middle Tennessee Council
Commissioner History
Thumbnail History of the Commissioner Service by Mike Walton
Committee Training:
Troop Committee Challenge Training
Presentation by Doug Fairbairn,
ADC, South Plains Council
Den Chief Training by Roger Claff, National Capital Area Council -
Program |
Materials | Supplement |
Den Chief Card
Difficult Volunteer? How to Remove a Volunteer by Rob Beam
Join Scouting Night Training
Cub Round Up Night Syllabus by Richard R. Poirot
District Commissioner, Northern District, Scenic Trails Council
No Lapse, No Drop Commitment Power Point Presentation (with presenter notes) by Bob Koch, DC, Suffolk County Council.
Plan Commish Training Annual Commissioner Training Plan
Retention in Scouting by Joseph
E. Wherry, ACC for Unit Visits,
Mid-America Council -
Website -
Thesis
Scouting & Disabilities
Scouting for the Disabled - Rise to the Challenge by Terry Thrasher
Unit Visitation -
75 Points of Unit Visitation by Al Rota, UC, Greater Cleveland Area Council
Recent Features:
Dates for upcoming World and National Jamborees.
Commissioner Expectations from 1953.
College of Commissioner Science dates and locations.
Commissioner Clipart.
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