ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL                                  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

WEBELOS  TO  SCOUT TRANSITION
Tracking List 
Fifth Grade Webelos Only 

Pack # _____Webelos Den/Patrol________________District________________ Date ___________ 

Our pack has no 5th grade Webelos _____                    Our pack has _____5th grade Webelos.

Webelos Leader                                                                 Assistant Webelos Leader 

     Name _________________________________                                Name ______________________________
	
       Address_______________________________                                Address______________________________

       City _____________________Zip___________               	          City_____________________Zip_________

       Phone (H)_______________(B)_____________                             Phone (H)______________(B)___________

Return this completed list to your Unit Commissioner or District Executive at      the Scout office no later than October 30th.

WEBELOS NAME                ADDRESS                  CITY          ZIP         PHONE #          BIRTHDATE 

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q	If you den is larger, check here and continue the list on the back.

Your ultimate succession helping boys get into Scouting is getting your Webelos to join a Boy Scout Troop in February.  Your efforts through the Webelos program have made a major contribution towards the Scouting trail for all boys in your den/patrol.  You are the key to a smooth transition for your Webelos.										

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL                                  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

WEBELOS TO  SCOUT TRANSITION
5TH GRADE (SECOND YEAR) WEBELOS LEADER’S ROLE

TARGET DATE___TASK__________________________________________ 

SEPT./OCT.  		Have your den select a Scout patrol name, get patrol patches to wear, make a patrol Flag, and elect a patrol leader. (Check the Scout Handbook for ideas)

 OCTOBER   		Complete and return your Webelos roster (tracking sheet) to your Unit  Commissioner Or pack committee chairman by October 30th. This is very important so that troops can send you Webelos information and invite them to orientation and camp promotion meetings.

              Meet with the local Scoutmaster(s) for transition planning

OCT./NOV	Take your Webelos and their parents to visit a troop meeting. A new Scout-
	Parent informational meeting at the troop should include summer camp plans.

	Ask the Troop to appoint a Webelos Den Chief.  This will aid the new Scouts with    their transition into the Troop.               

DECEMBER  	Encourage your Webelos to make the final decision on joining a Troop

                      	Assist the Cubmaster in planning a top-notch, personalized graduation for the
	February pack meeting.

FEBRUARY   	Graduate your Webelos into Boy Scouts.  Have them complete a Scout applica-            
	Tion and register with the Troop.  New Scouts should have the Scout Handbook
	at this time.          

                        	Webelos should attend Winter Camporee/Klondike Derby with their new troop.  

FEB./MAR.      	Be sure the new Scouts have a schedule and begin attending Troop activities.
	Encourage parents to get involved with the Troop Committee.

                         	Talk to the Scoutmaster about continuing to work with the new Scouts as a patrol	advisor. 
	This will help boys become comfortable in the new troop.           
	
                         	Help as needed with any final details for summer camp preparedness.              

                         	Follow up with any of your Webelos as to why they did not yet join a Troop.     

Note:  Get the name of the nearest Scoutmaster(s) from your Unit Commissioner or District Executive.

Knowing that 70% of all boys who join boy Scouts were Webelos first, it makes good sense to “go after” those Webelos.  New members have vitality, new ideas, and add new parents to the troop!  You can play a critical role in recruiting new Scouts to your Troop through the Webelos Transition Plan.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL                                  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

WEBELOS TO  SCOUT TRANSITION

Scoutmaster’s Role 

TARGET DATE	  TASK_________________________________________________________ 

October        	Choose and make reservations for your Troop’s long-term,summer camp. 

	Meet with your Unit Commissioner and let him/her know your desires for      increasing the troop size.        

		Appoint good scouts to be Webelos Den Chiefs to help get Webelos in nearby
Packs interested in joining your troop.

Identify a Webelos Resource Chairman for the troop to help with nearby packs.

November		Invite Webelos to visit a troop meeting. 

	Hold a Webelos parents’ night to promote the troop’s summer camp plans and get Webelos ready to participate. Give them an information sheet with schedule, fees and general camp information.

December		Plan to be a part of the pack’s February meeting and Webelos’ graduation.

February		Attend the pack meeting in February and help conduct the graduation ceremony.

		Webelos should register as scouts with your troop

Mar./Apr		Invite the Webelos Leader(s) to be the new Scout’s patrol advisor. This will help
   May			the new boys get adjusted and provides and excellent prospect for a new
			Assistant or committee person for the troop.

	     Be sure all new Scouts have the troop schedule so that they and begin 
                                     participating in troop activities

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL                                  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

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Scoutmaster’s Role Continued 

			Hold a spring campout for the troop emphasizing basic Scout skills for new
			boys (e.g. cooking, camping, and patrol methods).  This will build confidence
			in new Scouts and help prepare them for summer camp.

			Have a troop parent’s meeting for final details on summer camp.

			Encourage new parents to join the troop committee.        

NOTE:

For information on packs in your area to recruit new boys from, ask your Unit Commissioner or District Executive.

A list of Webelos leaders and/or Cubmasters, and/or Pack Committee Chairman can be provided to you.

ALSO:	You should receive a list of eligible Webelos in November/December to invite to your troop. If you do not,contact your Unit Commissioner or District Executive.

Your pack has given your Webelos a good beginning on the Scouting trail.  The Webelos program is to prepare and help boys become Boy Scouts.  You are a key to the process of Webelos transition for your pack.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL                                  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

WEBELOS TO SCOUT TRANSITION

Transition Plan

The Pack’s Role 

TARGET DATE____TASK_______________________________________________ 

Oct./Nov.		Encourage your second year Webelos leaders to complete and return their
Den/patrol roster (tracking list) to the District Executive or the Unit Commissioner, via you.

			Encourage your Webelos leader(s) to meet with Scoutmasters in the area.

December		Plan for a top-notch Webelos graduation and the February pack meeting.
			(See Den and Pack Ceremonies, page 144)  Note:  February is the preferred
			month of graduation so that new Scouts can attend March to May troop
			meetings to get acquainted and prepare for summer camp.

			Invite Scoutmaster(s) to your Blue and Gold Banquet as an honored 
guest.  Have him/her sit with the Webelos den/patrol, and assist with the
graduation ceremony.

February		Webelos graduation at your pack meeting.  Assist with the ceremony.

			Ensure Webelos complete a Boy Scout application and register with a troop.

March			Assist the Webelos leader(s) in follow-up with any of your Webelos as to 
			why they did not join a troop. 

Our best resource of interested boys is our Webelos.  In fact, 70% of all Boy Scouts were Webelos.  So, it makes good sense to be sure every interested Webelos and his parents are invited, oriented and welcomed into a Boy Scout Troop.  You are the key to this whole process!

 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN COUNCIL                                  BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

WEBELOS TO  SCOUT TRANSITION

Graduation plan 

Unit Commissioner’s role 

TARGET DATE___TASK_______________________________________________ 

Oct./Nov.		Ensure that Webelos leaders complete and return their 5th grade Webelos 
To Scout Transition Tracking List to you, or the District Executive, no later than the November Roundtable.  Please forward the list if given to you.
		
	Determine if your troop(s) can accommodate more Scouts.  Some troops feel they are big enough.  If not, contact your Dist. Exec. Immediately and help Webelos parents form a new troop to start activities in February.

	Arrange a phone contact or meeting between Webelos leaders and Scoutmasters   
          	to  work the plan.  

	Assist in planning a Webelos visit to a quality troop meeting, including camp promotion information for new parents.  You should attend this troop meeting, and ensure that invitations are telephoned to the parents beforehand.

Dec./Jan.      		Help plan a top-notch graduation for Webelos at their February pack meeting.

February      		Attend graduation.  Be sure new Scouts complete a Boy Scout application and know the troop’s program and meeting schedule.

                      		Assist the troop to turn in applications and ant Webelos graduation report to the scout service center.

March           		Begin to follow up with boys who have not joined.  Get them invited to visit another troop.  

We can only instill the values of Boy Scouting into the lives of Boys who 
become Boy Scouts.