Seminole Springs District was honored with the designation of Quality Unit for 2009, and this recognition came during the 2010 CFCBSA Board Retreat last night, held at Camp LaNoChe. The Centennial Quality Awards program is designed to recognize units, districts, councils, areas, and regions for achieving excellence in providing a quality program to a growing youth population in America at all levels of the Boy Scouts of America. The Centennial Quality Award is named in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. The award began in 2007 and continues until 2010
. Each year that you qualify, you will qualify to receive recognition for that year. There was a red background in 2007, a white background in 2008, a blue background in 2009, and 2010 will have a red, white, and blue background.
Special note: If earned all four years, a special distinction will be available to recognize groups who qualify in 2010.
The award patch is displayed on the uniform's right sleeve below the patrol emblem or den numeral. Only the most recent year's patch is worn, not a string of past year patches.
The BSA National Strategic Plan is guided by five pillars supported by measurable, specific goals. The plan requires immediate and continued attention to each pillar. Each year there will be an emphasis on one of the pillars.
- 2006—Emphasized research in guiding our movement.
- 2007—Focused on helping every local council to become fiscally sound.
- 2008—Launch a campaign to engage 1 million new volunteers.
- 2009—Salute chartered organizations and strategic alliances and highlight our tradition of service.
- 2010—Celebrate our 100th anniversary.
The Criteria for Centennial Quality Unit are as follows:
1. Centennial Quality Units. At least 60 percent of the traditional units qualified as Centennial Quality Units this year. Note: New
units organized during the year can also qualify for the award.
2. New units organized. Establish a number of new units to be organized. Use district new-unit charts and determine how many
new units are needed to serve the youth population in the district.
3. Membership growth or density. Record membership growth of traditional members or an agreed-upon gain in traditional
density, PLUS increase or maintain the number of Exploring members.
4. Youth retention. Using the retention figures from MyBSA, increase the total retention of youth members by the percentage your
council and district leadership agree upon.
5. Finance. Achieve finance goals as approved by the council and district leadership.
6. Unit retention. Establish a percentage of units to retain based on last year’s retention rate. Work with the commissioner staff and
establish a rechartering goal.
7. Commissioner service. Add an agreed-upon number of new unit commissioners, increase commissioner unit visits per unit to a
specified number per year, and improve the ratio of commissioners to units.
8. District committee. Recruit an agreed-upon number of new district committee members to increase the number of members
registered and active over last year.
Additional goals. When the council leadership meets with the district leaders as part of the annual Key 3 planning meeting, they
will review other important items. These may include, but are not limited to: every district position filled with an active, registered
volunteer; camp attendance; participation in district and council events; balanced growth; annual conference visits with chartered
organization leaders; and other important items.
