Special Edition Online Roundtable Alpine District March 26, 2020 BSA COVID-19 FAQ • In-Person Unit Activities • Advancement • Advancement – Cub Scouts • Advancement — Scouts BSA, and Sea Scouts

https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/ Boys’ Life for Free! BOYS’SLIDE SUBLIFE- APPTITLE Limited Time! Download the Boys’ Life App to Read a Whole Year of Boys’ Life for Free Connecting young people virtually because never stops! 3-5 April 2020

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Free Account Features Listed (most offer additional features for a paid account): • Cisco WebEx: Full featured, no time limit, allows up to 100 participants • Zoom: Great features, 40-minute time limit, allows up to 100 participants • Google Hangouts: Easy to use, no time limit, allows up to 10 participants • Skype: Good stability, four-hour time limit, allows up to 50 participants • UberConference: Excellent video quality, 45-minute time limit, allows up to 10 participants • FreeConferenceCall.com: Old standby for audio conferencing, can also share screen. Six-hour time limit, allows up to 1000 participants. Onboarding New Scouts MEMBERSHIPSLIDE SUB-TITLE

• Encourage parents to submit online applications via BeAScout • Webelos can join a troop before the have held their Crossover Ceremony • Webelos Leaders should make sure all Cub advancement has been recorded in Scoutbook or Internet Advancement 2.0 BEFORE a scout applies to a troop • Info meeting for new scout parents can be held online Guidelines for Virtual Communication GuidelinesSLIDE SUB-TITLE during Social Distancing

• When emailing an adult volunteer, scouts should always include a parent or guardian in the email thread. • When a scout is using Video Chat, always have another person present with you either virtually or in the room and introduce them to the person you are working with. • Always print any approval emails and attach them to your Blue Card as evidence of completion. Rank Advancement ADVANCEMENTSLIDE SUB-TITLE

• Scout Skill ranks: Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class and First Class • Opportunities for older scouts who have achieved the rank of First Class or higher to reach out online to one or two new scouts to work on requirements for Scout Skill ranks • Troop Advancement Chair should establish procedure for tracking requirements that have been completed online Merit badges for social distancing: ADVANCEMENTSLIDE SUB-TITLE 58 badges Scouts can complete at home The merit badges on the list meet two main criteria: • They don’t involve visits to public places or companies. • Their requirements can be completed indoors or in an average-size yard. • American Business • Family Life • Plumbing • American Heritage • Fingerprinting • Pottery • Animation • First Aid • Programming • Art • Game Design • Pulp & Paper • Basketry • Genealogy • Railroading • Bird Study • Graphic Arts • Robotics • Chemistry • Home Repairs • Salesmanship • Chess • Leatherworking • Scholarship • Citizenship in the World • Mammal Study • Sculpture • Collections • Metalwork • Search & Rescue • Composite Materials • Mining in Society • Soil & Water Conservation https://blog.scoutingmagazine. • Cooking • Model Design & Building • Space Exploration org/2020/03/20/merit-badges- • Digital Technology • Moviemaking • Stamp Collecting for-social-distancing/ • Drafting • Music • Sustainability • Electricity • Nuclear Science • Textile • Electronics • Oceanography • Theater • Energy • Painting • Weather • Engineering • Photography • Wilderness Survival • Environmental Science • Plant Science • Woodcarving • Woodwork Online Merit Badge Classes ADVANCEMENTSLIDE SUB-TITLE

• : https://scoutingevent.com/083-OnlineMB • Piedmont Council: https://www.piedmontcouncilbsa.org/mbuonline • Black Warrior Council: https://www.facebook.com/BlackWarriorBSA/posts/1369669723237187 • Scoutworks: https://scoutworks.weebly.com/online-merit-badge-courses.html • Scoutmaster Bucky: http://www.scoutmasterbucky.com/ • Please share any others you know of How to conduct a Board of Review through videoconferencing ADVANCEMENTSLIDE SUB-TITLE

1. For Eagle Scout Boards of Review, the local council must grant permission to hold it by videoconference. 2. Test all equipment 3. Make sure everyone is visible 4. A parent or guardian of the Scout, or two registered adult leaders (as required by the Guide to Safe Scouting) who are familiar with these requirements for videoconference boards of review, must be directly present with the Scout at the beginning of the conference. 5. Once the review process has been concluded, if the Scout is under age 18, the Scout’s parent or guardian, or two registered adult leaders, must rejoin the Scout. https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/16/how-to- conduct-a-board-of-review-through-videoconferencing 6. Videoconference boards of review must not be recorded. 7. If an appeal is necessary (as outlined in the Guide to Advancement), this may be conducted via videoconference as well. Virtual Eagle Board of Review

March 23, 2020, courtesy of Dr. David Clemens Online Resources WebSLIDE Sites SUB-TITLE BSA Covid-19 FAQ page • https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/

BSA Scouting at Home • BSA National: https://www.scouting.org/scoutingathome/ • Dan Beard Council: http://www.danbeard.org/scouting-at-home/ • Northern Star Council: http://www.northernstar.org/scouting-from- home • Mid America Council: https://mac-bsa.org/scoutingathome/ • Rocky Mountain Council: https://rockymountainscouts.org/resources/scoutingathome/ Scouting from Home Health & Safety

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