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Scoutmaster Podcast 95 The Patrol Leader’s Council
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Great podcast on an important topic. It’s pivotal to the success of a Scout troop that the PLC has the authority and autonomy to chart the troop’s course within the boundaries of Scouting, and that the adults don’t horn in on the process except, as you explained, to get them to thinking about the details.
The committee also needs to realize their role is to support the activities and decisions made by the Scouts to the greatest extent possible.
In our troop, the senior patrol leader has a seat at the committee table, and while he’s not a “voting” member of the committee, he’s on the agenda to present the PLC’s plan each month and receive feedback from the committee. Having a clearer idea of the planned activities, we can then discuss what we need to do to help them put it into motion. It also gives the SPL an opportunity to see how the committee operates and gives him a better appreciation for how all the pieces come together.
That podcast was spot-on
Good work Clarke!
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Excellent summary of the PLC. Currently our PLC meets at Sonny’s once a month and has dinner around a big round table back in the corner. The SM stops by and chats for a minute and then goes and has some sweet tea or dinner with the other parents who are eating and socializing.
I agree that no adults should be at the table with the Scouts. They are learning to report upwards. Reporting is an important part of the leadership training they receive. They get used to reporting to the SM and the Committee. It also sets up accountability.
I personally am not real fond of the idea of turning a monthly meeting into a business meeting (PLC, BOR, etc) but I’m not opposed either if it works. I want my SPL, PLs and Instructors on the ground with the guys 48 weeks a year (we take two weeks off at summer camp and two weeks off at Christmas). That”s just me.