Patrol Leaders Council (PLC) Meeting

Troop 65 Patrol Leaders Council (PLC)

Tips for holding a successful PLC meeting:

1. Follow an Agenda

*Hand out the agenda before the meeting so everyone is prepared *Wording in the agenda should state the specific goal: “Plan November 1st meeting” *Begin and end the meeting on time.

2. Come to the meeting with ideas and suggestions ready *Think about the goals and how to meet them prior to the meeting

3. Stay focused on the immediate task *SPL must keep the group on target; individuals must avoid sidetracking the group *Keep the meeting brisk, with short remarks and quick comments

4. Develop an “Action Items” list as each goal is discussed

*This is a list of who is responsible for each particular task *Review this list at the end of the meeting

5. Print and distribute the meeting minutes as soon as possible *Distribute to all members, whether they attended the meeting or not

Sample Agenda

6:30 Old Business (Any leftover items from the last meeting)

1). Uniform incentives 2). Combining two patrols

6:45 Plan three monthly meetings

1). Programs 2). Games 3). Service Patrols

7:15 New Business

7:25 Review Action Items

7:28 Scoutmaster Review