Mountain West
Council
Council
This is the name of the local Scouting America council created by merging Ore-Ida Council and Snake River Council.
What is Mountain West Council?
This adult serves as the link between the chartered organization and the Scouting unit, ensuring the unit operates in line with both Scouting policies and the mission of the sponsoring organization.
What is the Chartered Organization Representative (COR)?
Before taking Scouts on an overnight trip, the Unit must Committee must ensure all participants have completed this mandatory training to comply with Scouting America standards.
What is youth protection training?
While the Unit Leader runs day-to-day activities, they must also report to this group of adults to ensure the unit is meeting organizational and program standards.
What is the unit committee?
This U.S. President signed the act of Congress in 1916 that officially chartered the Boy Scouts of America.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Mountain West Council serves youth and families in Southwest Idaho and this neighboring state.
What is Oregon?
A COR must ensure compliance with youth protection, insurance, and national standards. If a unit consistently fails to follow policies, the COR is empowered to escalate concerns to whom?.
What is the local council or council Key 3?
The Committee Chair organizes this group of adults who help run the unit, including positions like treasurer, secretary, advancement coordinator, and membership coordinator.
What is the unit committee?
When the unit faces challenges in membership, retention, or program quality, the Unit Leader collaborates with these other two Key 3 members to address problems and ensure alignment with both the chartered organization and the council.
Who are the Chartered Organization Representative (COR) and Unit Committee Chair?
Scouts have historically served communities during emergencies, including natural disasters and pandemics. During the 1918 Spanish Flu, Scouts helped by doing this critical service.
What is delivering supplies, running errands, and assisting hospitals or the community?
The Order of the Arrow lodge #266 serving Mountain West Council takes its name from a Shoshoni word meaning “sheep-eater,” a traditional reference to this powerful animal featured in the lodge totem.
What is the cougar? Tukarica lodge #266
A COR is not just a liaison; they are recognized as the head of the “Scouting department” within the chartered organization and may also serve on this local body where they have voting privileges
What is the district committee?
Several committee members have resigned, leaving key positions empty. The Committee Chair’s first step is to recruit volunteers from this group to ensure continuity.
What is the chartered organization or parent volunteers?
The Unit Leader must ensure all adult leaders are trained, certified, and compliant with these safety and accountability standards before participating in activities alongside who else?
Charter Committee Representive
The Eagle Scout rank, the highest award in Scouting, was recieved by Aurther Rose Eldred of Oceanside, Newyork. His achievment was recognized on Labor Day of this year.
1912
The very first Scouting unit in the area that is now Mountain West Council was chartered to this Boise church aound 1914 and became Troop 1.
What is the First Presbyterian Church?
The COR is expected to encourage unit leaders and committee members to utilize training opportunities and participate regularly in this organizational support event offered by the council.
What is district roundtable?
High turnover is often caused by lack of clarity in roles, poor communication, or burnout. A Committee Chair can reduce turnover by doing this annually with new and returning committee members.
What is role orientation or training?
A major conflict arises during a high-profile outing: a youth breaks a safety rule, volunteers argue about enforcement, and the chartered organization expresses concern. The Unit Leader must balance discipline, safety, and organizational alignment while collaborating with who to resolve the situation ethically.
Who are the Chartered Organization Representative (COR) and Unit Committee Chair?
During World War I, Scouts contributed to the war effort on the home front by selling these items to support the government and communities.
What are war bonds or Liberty Bonds?
Scouts in the area that became Mountain West Council first gathered for camp around 1916 at this scenic Idaho lake.
What is Payette Lake?
According to official responsibilities, in addition to assisting with charter renewal, a COR must also actively promote this unit performance initiative that measures quality program delivery.
What is Journey to Excellence?
Each year, the Committee Chair works with the Unit Leader to create this document that forecasts income, expenses, and allocations for activities, camp, and supplies.
What is the unit budget or financial plan?
A key volunteer drops out just before a major event. The Unit Leader must adjust schedules, delegate responsibilities, and coordinate with this Key 3 partner to maintain program quality.
Who is the Unit Committee Chair?
In 1938, this President awarded the first Silver Buffalo Medal of Merit to Lord Robert Baden-Powell, recognizing extraordinary service to youth and founder of the international Scouting movement.
Who is President Calvin Coolidge