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Palmyra District Venturing Teen Leader Council Teen Leader Councils (TLCs) are organizations of Venturing officers established at a council, district, or stake level that provide youth leadership for Venturing programs. They are a "critical part of any comprehensive plan for strengthening Venturing"(Here's Venturing: A Guide to Implementing Venturing in a District and Council, Boy Scouts of Amenica, 2003, p. 57). With the increased commitment to Venturing occurring in this district (more trained leaders, higher attendance at Roundtable, etc.), it is proposed now to organize a Palmyra District Venturing TLC to:
Membership: Membership in the Palmyra District TLC shall be: 1. The TLC cabinet, made up of a chairman, two vice-chairmen, secretary, and treasurer, as selected by district staff and approved by crew representatives, and. 2. Crew presidents or other representatives, from participating crews in the district. Adult support: Advisor, plus associate advisors. The TLC advisors and cabinet shall be a part of the program staff of the district, somewhat similar to that of the Order of the Arrow. Organization and methods: A TLC is organized similar to crews, using Venturing methods (leadership, group activities, adult association, recognition, ideals, high adventure, and teaching others) and Venturing tools, such as Program Capability Inventory (PCI), Venturing Activity Interest Survey (VAIS), officer's seminar, code and bylaws, and Distinctive Dress Identity/uniform. TLC meetings: The TLC will generally meet in connection with monthly Roundtables, initially in the general session, then in a brief combined opening session with the adult Venturer leaders, and then split off for a separate TLC meeting. Depending on the activity calendar and workload of the TLC, it may not be necessary for this council to meet every month. TLC cabinet meetings: The TLC cabinet may hold separate preparation meetings as needed. Representation to Council Venturing bodies: The Palmyra district TLC shall stand ready to send representatives to Utah National Parks Council or inter-district meetings when organized, to assist with development of council Venturing programs and activities. District program development: The TLC will work closely with Venturing representatives on the district program committees for activities and camping/outdoors. As much as is possible, these youths will take the lead for calendaring, planning, publicizing, carrying out, and evaluating district Venturing activities, with the assistance of these program committee members and other adult consultants. Crew participation: Initially, crew participation in the TLC by sending a representative, may be limited to 1-2 crews per stake. The primary condition for participation shall be that the crew commit to work toward becoming a "Model" crew. This will entail adult leaders becoming fully trained and providing recommended training to the crew officers, the crew being fully organized, using effective annual calendaring and activity planning processes, having code and bylaws, being uniformed, etc. Special attention and supports will be provided these crews by the TLC and by adult district Venturing program and commissioner staff, to help them progress over time toward a model crew standard. Participation in this initiative as a prospective model crew will be voluntary, but each stake shall be strongly encouraged to have at least one crew in this initial group. Over time, additional crews may request and be accepted to participate, consistent with district resources to provide needed assistance. Crews not participating in the model crew initiative shall be equally welcome at district Venturing activities along with the model crews. Eventually, if more model crews are functioning, stakes may choose to organize their own TLCs. Then the district TLC may primarily be made up of representatives from these stake TLCs. (Go to Model Crew proposal page)
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