Indian Prairie District Advancement Resources


District Merit Badge Counselor Information

Board of Review Guidelines (for all ranks)   MS-Word  PDF

Merit Badge Counselor Guidelines    MS-Word  PDF

Cub Scout Internet Advancement Training Slides   Powerpoint   PDF
Boy Scout Internet Advancement Training Slides   Powerpoint   PDF

Eagle Scout Resources

Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, BSA
Scoutmaster's Eagle Scout process checklist  MS-Word  PDF
How a scoutmaster can guide an eagle candidate through the process
Eagle Project Approval Guidelines  MS-Word  PDF
District expectations for an eagle project writeup
Eagle Project Requirements  MS-Word  PDF
Requirements for an eagle project (from BSA rules)
Eagle Package Contents  MS-Word   PDF List of items to be included in an eagle package
http://www.threefirescouncil.org/images/Advancement/Files/helpfulhintseaglecandidate.pdf
Three Fires Council hints on the eagle project writeup and reference letters
http://www.nesa.org/trail/manual.html
National BSA Eagle site (including the electronic workbook)
http://www.nesa.org/trail/58-728.pdf
Eagle Scout Application
http://www.threefirescouncil.org/images/Advancement/Files/eaglescoutcharacterreference.pdf
Eagle Scout Character Reference Letter
http://www.threefirescouncil.org/images/Advancement/Files/eaglepalmapp.pdf
Application for Eagle Palm
http://www.usscouts.org/advance/boyscout/bsrankalt.asp
Procedures for application for alternate rank requirements for scouts with special needs
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/58-730.pdf
Application for alternate Eagle merit badges for scouts with special needs

Board of Review Resources

Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures, BSA, 1998, ISBN 0-8395-3088-9.
http://www.meritbadge.com/info/policy4.htm
National BSA policies related to Boards of Review
http://clipart.usscouts.org/ScoutDoc/Troops/SaddlebackDistBORGuide.doc
     Other versions and formatting:
http://www.macscouter.com/Scoutmaster/BORGuide.pdf
http://www.macscouter.com/Scoutmaster/BoR/index.html
Board of review guidelines and sample questions developed by Saddleback District
http://clipart.usscouts.org/ScoutDoc/Troops/SaddlebackDistBORQuestions.doc
Additional questions suggested by the Saddleback District for the various ranks
http://www.netwoods.com/document/egl-bor.html
List of questions for Eagle Boards of Review
http://www.eaglescout.org/finale/bor.html
Another set of questions and guidelines for an Eagle Board of Review
http://www.longspeakbsa.org/advancement/board_of_review.shtml
Longs Peak Council’s Board of Review Guidelines and Questions

Useful Merit Badge Counselor Links

http://usscouts.org/usscouts/meritbadges.asp Current and previous merit badge requirements.  Some resources and links for badges.
http://www.meritbadge.com Merit badge resources including:
a)    Current and previous requirements
b)    Worksheets
c)    Program plans
d)    Other useful links
http://www.wpcbsa.org/Download/MBCounseling.PDF Official BSA Merit Badge Counseling publication.
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php?title=Merit_Badge_Counseling Brief merit badge counselor orientation.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34405.pdf Merit badge counselor application form (available from the threefirescouncil.org site under Unit Operations Forms).
http://www.scouting.org/factsheets/02-500.html Fact sheet listing counts of merit badges earned.
http://www.meritbadge.com/info/policy1.htm Relevant excerpts from BSA “Advancement Committee Policies and Procedures”.
https://scoutnet.scouting.org/elearning On-line youth protection training – suggested but not required for counselors.