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Eagle Project Approval and
Board Information 3/9/04
We will be available to respond to requests for Eagle
Project approval and board of reviews in a very timely manner (hopefully within
7-10 days). These are most important maters to us and your scouts. We will try
to hold them near you but sometimes will have you drive a short distance. This
only happens once in a lifetime so sorry if you may have to drive to Irving or
to Coppell.
Most projects take 3 weeks or longer to get approval by
your troop and the district. Please do not wait until the last minute
to get busy on this project.
Projects:
- Be sure all parts of the eagle project workbook are
filled out up to the 4 signatures on the bottom of page 6. Remember you may
not start on the project until approved or you will have to do another
project. You probably should have most of this typed up on separate sheets of
paper since there usually is not enough room in the form. Write “see
attached” in all areas that are not filled in the booklet.
- Be sure to have a list of all equipment needed for the
project down to how many hammers or wheelbarrows they need and where they are
acquiring the material. Every list should include first aid kit, water, and
cups.
- IMPORTANT! List and describe the possible safety hazards that are
anticipated in the project and how you are going to attempt to avoid them.
For example goggles are needed to avoid eye injuries. Not just how you are
going to treat them. A first aid kit should be on all lists of materials for
every project and we assume you can treat injuries.
- Have the scout make a list of all time spent on planning. That is
every time they talk on the phone, meet with people, and type up proposals.
All time spent preparing for this project listed. The total needs to be put
into the workbook later. Also have all persons who are working on the
project sign in and sign out. You will need to have a total on how long each person
works on the actual project and the total amount of time all workers spent on
the project.
- If there is any question whether a project might not be
adequate, call or email me and you can get a pre-approval on its worthiness.
- These projects should be the scout's project. It should
not be a project that the organization was going to do anyway and the scout is
just going to join them and provide the man power. The project should be one of pride and more of a
permanent nature. Cleaning up and mowing should not be considered since it
will grow back or be dirty next week. Make it something the scout will drive
by years later and exclaim, “I did that!”
- Please contact Roger Knapp for approval of all projects.
Hm: 972-986-5976 Email: rknapp ..at.. rogerknapp.com
[..at.. = @] The scout
should be in Scout's Uniform for this meeting to approve the project.
NOTE: I will be at my troop's meeting on Tuesday Night 7pm at Woodhaven
Presbyterian Church in Irving. You can find
me there or
Randy Svajda can also approve it. It is good to call or email me to be
sure I will be there.
Eagle Board of Reviews.
- The scout should come in Scout uniform. We
recommend Shirt,
Pants, and sash with MB on it. We require the same amount of uniform
that your troop requires for court of honors or their board of reviews. The
board should take approximately 1 hour. We will have
several teams that are trained on providing the boards. There will be two
board members from our district teams and there needs to be one or two adults from the
troop to be there with the board.
- Be sure all paper work is complete before arranging a
board.
- Bring a printout of your ranks and merit badges from
your troop advancement person or from the council office.
- There needs to be separate sheets of paper with (1)
Future ambitions (2) list of leadership positions in scouts, church, school,
other organizations and (3) list of honors and awards. It would be nice
to see a copy of these award certificates in the book.
- Be sure the 6 months of leadership was performed after
Life rank date. It would be better to have more than 1 week more than
the 6 months since the National Review has rejected one because it was not
precisely 6 months.
- We require letters of recommendation from
at least three of the references listed on the application to be brought with the scout to the eagle board of review
or sent to me before the board. If
the references are not willing to give the letters to the scouts, then have
the letters mailed to Roger Knapp, 1413 Lookout Cir, Irving, TX 75060 or email
to me .
- Bring an Advancement Form to be filled out at the board
for the actual badge.
- I strongly encourage the boy prepare a 2 inch Eagle Book
for his board. Most use a ring notebook with sections. He will keep this as
a memento for the rest of his life. Suggestions for the book:
- Eagle Scout Rank Application
- Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook
- All attachments, pictures, and materials that you used
in your project.
- Your typed up ambitions and life purposes.
- Your typed up list of leadership positions.
- Your typed up list of honors and awards.
- Letters of recommendation ... minimum of 3.
- Cards for rank advancement and merit badges or the print
out from your troop.
- Patches he collected.
- Now you need to put originals or copies of :
- Scout training certificates, and certificates of
scouting events you attended.
- Pictures of your scouting from cubs thru eagle.
- Pictures of your family, pets, church, sports,
parades, etc.
- Awards for spelling bee champ, school awards, etc.
Certificates of achievement in sports, church and any activities in which
you were involved. You can have copies of it if your parents want to keep
the originals.
The purpose of the book is to have a clear overall image of
the boy. What has he done in his life so far and what kind of leader is he. It
is good to see a well rounded boy who is active in the community, family,
church, sports, and scouts.
The Eagle awards will usually come in from National in 4-6
weeks or less.
Roger Knapp M.D.
www.rogerknapp.com
rknapp ..at.. rogerknapp.com [..at.. = @]
Hm:
972-986-5976 evenings |
