Den Leader’s Responsibilities
- Take the Fast Start Leader Training
- Use
the disk provided or
- Online
- GEC-BSA.org
- Click
on Programs
- Click
on Training
- Click
on Cub Scout Leaders
- Click
on Go to Cub Scout Fast Start Leader Training
- Click
on Take Fast Start Training Online
- Send
an email to the Committee Chair, Melanie Jacobs @ MJacobs@Teledyne.com
to let her know when you have completed your training.
- Attend
New Leader Essentials Training and the leader specific training.
- Oct.
8th from 8AM to Noon
- Location:
Church of Christ, Rancho Cordova
- During
your training you will learn:
- How
a den meeting is conducted
- How
shared leadership gives each boy and adult partner an opportunity to lead
- How
and when dens meet
- How
you and your den fit into the Cub Scout pack
- What
Cub Scouting literature is used in planning
- Run
your monthly den meeting
- Each
parent is responsible for planning at least one of your den’s meetings
for the year
- Let
the parents know the theme for each month and have them sign up for the
month that they would like to host.
- Give
them the den’s copy of the Program Helps the month before they host the
den meeting to assist them in planning the meeting.
- Plan
your Go-See-It (Tigers) or Field Trip
- Attend
the monthly Committee Meeting
- If
you want to learn more about what to do in your den meetings, attend the
monthly Roundtable meetings. These
meetings last 1 hour.
Assistant Den Leader’s Responsibilities
- Similar
to the team parent for soccer, baseball, basketball, etc.
- Take
the Fast Start Leader Training
- Use
the disk provided or
- Online
- GEC-BSA.org
- Click
on Programs
- Click
on Training
- Click
on Cub Scout Leaders
- Click
on Go to Cub Scout Fast Start Leader Training
- Click
on Take Fast Start Training Online
- Send
an email to the Committee Chair, Melanie Jacobs @ MJacobs@Teledyne.com
to let her know when you have completed your training.
- Attend
New Leader Essentials Training and the leader specific training.
- Oct.
8th from 8AM to Noon
- Location:
Church of Christ, Rancho Cordova
- During
your training you will learn:
- How
a den meeting is conducted
- How
shared leadership gives each boy and adult partner an opportunity to lead
- How
and when dens meet
- How
you and your den fit into the Cub Scout pack
- What
Cub Scouting literature is used in planning
- Attend
the monthly Committee Meeting when your leader is unable to attend.
- The
Committee Chair will let all of the Asst. Den Leaders know what he/she might
need for the next pack function. Asst.
Den Leader will then volunteer or get a volunteer within their den to get
items that are required at the next pack function.
The pack will reimburse all costs incurred for the items at the pack
meeting, so there is no out of pocket cost to the Asst. Den Leader or any
other volunteer.
- For
special events, like the Blue & Gold dinner and the Pinewood Derby, the
Asst. Den Leader would be responsible for getting at least one parent from
their den to volunteer to help with the setup and/or cleanup at the Blue
& Gold dinner or to help serve and clean up the Raceway Café during the
Pinewood Derby.
- Keep
track of all of the boys’ achievements and electives using the tracking
chart.
- Any
additional duties that the den leader might feel that the Asst. Den Leader
could help them out with.
- Collecting
the money and order forms for popcorn.
Picking up popcorn from the Popcorn Kernel and distributing it to the
boys in your den.
Parent’s Responsibilities
- Plan
and host at least one of the den meetings during the year
- Den
Meeting is based upon the monthly theme in the Program Helps
- Attend
and assist at den and pack meetings
- Volunteer
to help with at least one pack function or volunteer to become part of the
Pack Committee.
- Work
with your son on achievements and electives
- Participate
in Pack fundraisers.