On Arrival

• Please check in at the registration desk.  Last minute updates will be provided and any additional paperwork at that time.


• Make sure your room has all the requested resources, report any issues with room to the registration desk


• Your lunch will be provided by the Merit Badge committee.                                    


• On behalf of the scouts, Thank You for being an important part of this year's Merit Badge College.

Youth Protection

• Always have 2 deep leadership in your class room
  
  
  
  • At least one Unit Leader should be assigned to your class to help you
    
    
    
    • Your assistant can help fill out paper work while you teach
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • If you don’t have an assistant request one from the registration desk
  
  
  • If you have a large class request additional assistance
  
  
  
  

Class Roster

• Record attendance


• Validate Scouts are assigned to your class/session


• Add any last minute changes to your Roster at the bottom


• Record merit badge results


• Record notes  for Unit leader, Scout or Parent,  These will be recorded and returned to the Unit leaders


• Turn in your Roster with your completed Merit Badge applications to the registration table

Merit Badge Applications

• Check Merit Badge applications as scouts arrive (ask assistant to do this)
  
  
  
  • Scout must sign and fill in the top section
  
  
  • Unit Leader must sign and fill in the middle section
  
  
  • Every scout must have a Merit Badge application to participate in the class
  
  
  • Circle any missing pre-requisites
  
  
  
  


• Near the end of the class complete the Merit Badge applications
  
  
  
  • Instructor must sign the bottom of the application
  
  
  • Check the correct box to indicate if the scout completed all requirements or partial
  
  
  • If partial requirements then write the missing requirements in the notes section at bottom
  
  
  • Deliver the completed merit badge applications to the college registration table.
  
  
  
  

Class Rules

• Do Not Turn away Scouts who are missing prerequisites!
  
  
  
  • Simply circle the missing prerequisites  on the MB application
  
  
  
  


• Do not let scouts out of class early to roam campus unsupervised


• Do not accept disruptive behavior.  Have uncooperative scouts escorted to the college Registration table.  Their Unit leader will be contacted and will take charge of the scout


• Do not forget to take breaks frequently; 20 minutes is about all a scout can handle before needing a 5 min break.


• Do not forget to have fun and make it a fun experience for the scouts.


• Have Scouts clean up the room before dismissing class

General Information:

• $9.00 per Scout (includes lunch)


• $5.00 per adult (includes lunch)
  
  
  
  • All units should provide at least 2 adult leaders
  
  
  
  


• Registration process:
  
  
  
  • Log on to www.meritbadge.info to register your scouts.
  
  
  • Click on Event “2017 Old North State Uwharrie District Merit Badge College”
  
  
  • Enter your scouts in the registration section
  
  
  • Print out your scout’s classes and verify for accuracy
  
  
  • That’s all you need to do..
  
  
  • Your scouts do not need to report to the registration table unless they have changes to make
  
  
  • Saturday March 11 just tell your scouts to go directly to their classes..
  
  
  
  


• Registration will be opened to units outside of the Uwharrie district on February 27, 2016.  Class sizes are limited so register early!


• Many classes have prerequisites which must be done if you wish to complete the badge during class. Some classes also have age and/or rank requirements. Unless indicated otherwise, all other requirements for the Merit Badge should be covered in class. For ALL classes, Scouts are required to READ the Merit Badge Pamphlet.  Also, Scouts are required to BRING a SIGNED Merit Badge Registration form to class.


• All Scouts and leaders are expected to be in full Class A uniforms.

Class Registration Notes

• Meritbadge.info will only allow one merit badge per class. 
  
  
  
  • In some cases we are offering 2 merit badges per class.
  
  
  • The following classes offer 2 merit badges ---
    
    
    
    • Crime Prevention & Finger Printing
    
    
    • Safety & Fire Safety
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • If your scout registers for these classes you will receive both merit badge application forms for that class.
  
  
  
  


• 2 of our Citizenship in the Community classes are geared for a specific county. 
  
  
  
  • You will see the county name in the room number field.
  
  
  • Scouts from Davie should take the class for Davie County and Scouts from Davidson should take the class for Davidson county
  
  
  • Scouts from outside both counties can simply select any one of these classes but please select the class with no county designation first until it fills up.
  
  
  
  

Automated Reporting

Merit Badge Applications

• Print all the MB apps and sign your name on the Unit Leader line. 


• Signing the app means that you agree the scout is ready to take the class and has completed all prerequisites. 


• On the Bus ride check with the scout and circle any prerequisite that was not completed. 


• Give the MB App to the Scout and make sure he signs the application and fills in the top section.  This is a good test to see if the scout brought writing devices!


• Explain to the scout that he is to hand over his MB app to his instructor and leave it there.


• Explain to the scout that he must not lose the application form.  No credit for MB without a completed form!


• Instructors will sign the MB App form and return it to the registration desk after class.


• You will pick up all MB apps from the registration desk at the end of the day.

My Schedule Report

• Print all the pages


• Cut out each Scout's individual report


• Hand out the schedules to the scouts on the bus trip


• Explain to the Scouts that the My Schedule report will tell them which class, building and room to go to and when to be there


• Explain that you do not have backup copies so do not lose the schedule

Bus Schedule Report

• Print all pages


• This report is designed to provide a roster of scouts who should be traveling together to MB College

Unit Schedule Report

• Print only your unit's page


• Use this page to keep track of your scouts during the day


• Suggest that you note any schedule changes on this form for later reference.

Participate to make college great!

• Provide cell phone and email contact information for your unit’s leaders attending college.


• Ask to be assigned to a class to help the instructor


• Provide 2 deep leadership in class


• Help maintain discipline


• Collect Merit Badge Applications as scouts enter the room.  Every scout must have a Merit badge application to attend the session


• Check roster to make sure Scout is supposed to be in class, and record attendance


• Check Merit Badge applications
  
  
  
  • Scout must sign and fill in the top section
  
  
  • Unit Leader must sign and fill in the middle section
  
  
  • Verify prerequisite status is filled in.  Circle any missing prerequisites and mark MB Application status as InComplete
  
  
  
  


• Near the end of the class complete the Merit Badge applications
  
  
  
  • Instructor must sign the bottom of the application
  
  
  • Check the correct box to indicate if the scout completed all requirements or partial
  
  
  • If partial requirements then circle the missing requirements in the notes section at bottom.
  
  
  • Deliver the completed merit badge applications to the college registration table.
  
  
  
  


• Update the class Roster with merit Badge results
  
  
  
  • Deliver completed class Roster to registration table
  
  
  
  


• Encourage your scouts and leaders to use their cameras and smart phones to take some candid photos during the event.  Share those photos with the District’s facebook page. 
  
  
  
  • Your unit historian should utilize these photos to publish an article about the troops involvement.
  
  
  
  

• Payment can be made at following link:


• http://bsaonsc.doubleknot.com/event/2017-uwharrie-merit-badge-college/2054768

• Payment can be made at the Council office

• Make checks payable to Old North State Council. 


• Be sure to mark your payment with “Uwharrie District MBC-Davidson Co”


• Send a copy of your Roster with Payment (this is important to be sure that the correct boy is being paid for).


• Sorry No refunds.  The Merit Badge College committee will have to pay in advance for Rooms, Food, etc. based on your registration counts.