Progress to Keys -- Arrowhead Honor

Recharter Resources	Centennial Quality Awards Program	BSAC Recharter Handbook	BSAC Recharter Workbook
Commissioner Training	Commissioner Basic	Commissioner Conference	Trainer Development Conference
District Commissioners	District chart

Recharter Resources

Centennial Quality Awards Program for 2007–2010
The Centennial Quality Awards program is designed to recognize units, districts, councils, areas, and regions in achieving excellence in providing a quality program to a growing youth population in America at all levels of the Boy Scouts of America.
Learn about how your unit can qualify for the new award for 2007. See the unit commitment form and be able to download it for your use.

Each level of the organization will establish annual goals to accomplish in key areas of quality program delivery from 2007 through 2010. When a unit, district, or council earns this award, it makes a statement that they have provided their youth members with the highest quality rogram experience possible.
Today, set your goals and work toward achieving the award. Your youth members are counting on you!
Good luck as you work toward helping celebrate our 100th anniversary by achieving this award for 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010: When Tradition Meets Tomorrow! Unit Implementation form.
Centennial Quality Awards Flyer to see the pins, ribbon, plaque.

Individual members of qualifying Centennial Quality Units wear the appropriate patch in position three on the right sleeve of their uniform (for packs and troops, below the den or patrol emblem).

Commissioner Training

Commissioner Basic Training
3 session course "Why Commissioners?," "Units: the Commissioner's Greatest Priority," and "How to Help a Unit."

Commissioner Conference
The BSAC/ESC Commissioners' Conference brings together skilled staff from two Councils to present practical, field-proven techniques in such topics as unit visits, unit leader counseling skills, unit charter renewal steps, commissioner priorities, unit problem solving, leader development, roundtable planning, the national Quality Unit Award, and Commissioner lifesaving.
Attend 4 sessions from any of the following: Introduction to Commissioners Service, Advancement, High Adventure, Venturing, Cub Camping / Family Camping, University of Scouting overview or Dutch Oven Cooking.

Trainer Development Conference
A one-day course designed to improve your teaching and presentation skills and familiarize you with principles, methods, and techniques used in effective training. Anyone who teaches scouts to scouters should could to this conference to learn how to put the "pizzazz" into whatever you do. Also, you can earn 2 credit hours toward a degree at the University of Scouting by completing this conference.

Distinguished Commissioners Award
To upgrade Commissioner Service and to recognize Commissioners who are providing quality service.

Distinguished Commissioner Service Award Plaque
approximately 5 x 7 inches. The medallion is cast in three colors:

• Council Commissioner -- silver
• District Commissioner, Assistant District Commissioner, and Roundtable Commissioners -- gold
• Unit Commissioner -- bronze

Distinguished Commissioner Service Bolo Tie

An embroidered square knot (silver knot on red background, may also be presented. Local councils certify the eligibility of individuals, and present the recognition. (There is no national application.)

District Commissioners

District Unit Commissioners - see individual districts for more information.
American Elm District
Black Walnut District
Buckeye District
Great Oaks District
Hawthorn District
Old Sycamore District
Tamarack District

We hope that you have are interested in a Unit Commissioner. You have learned about what is available in the Black Swamp Area Council's Commissioner program from our links and now would like more information about the history of Commissioner service, the awards as well as other resources from National. Click here to learn more.

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