Parent Meeting

We put together a handbook for our parents. I found the initial version online, and tweaked it a little to be more applicable to our Council, Service Unit and Troop. You can access it here.

We met half of our parents at our Service Unit's Growing Daisy program, so they actually received their handbook prior to our parent meeting and we had them fill out the Daisy Information Sheet so we had an easy way to remember their contact information.

Here's our outline for our parent meeting:

Parent Meeting

• Introductions 
• Leader Introductions
• Service Unit Information
• Troop Meeting Date/Time/Location
• Uniforms
• No dues, so parents are responsible for purchasing uniforms
• Give Daisy petal set to the leaders for us to hand out to the girls as each petal is earned
• Financial Assistance available for those who may need it
• Forms (Amanda)
• Daisy Information Sheet
• on the back under special info: please let us know if there are any holidays that your family does not celebrate
• All About Me Sheet
• fill out with your daughters at home and have them bring it to the first meeting
• Health History
• it is important to list all allergies and to keep us updated if there are any changes to your child’s health
• Parent Involvement Form
• successful troops have great parent participation
• Photo Release Form
• Allows us to post any pictures on our Facebook group, our Service Unit Facebook group and the Council Facebook page/website
• Snack Sign Up Sheet
• Petal Work
• The first few months of meetings and extra curricular activities will be set around the Daisy Petals
• There are 10 petals that the girls will earn
• STEM Mondays
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
• The girls will choose in advance what type of STEM activities they would like to work on
• Important because women are underrepresented in these fields
• Attend 3 STEM Mondays to earn a fun patch
• Calendar
• Service Unit Events
• Events that we are invited to participate in with all the other troops
• Troop Events
• Events designated for our troop only
• We will have the girls decide on what type of outside activities, events and field trips they would like to participate in
• Some may be open to scouts and their families
• Product Sales Information
• Candy, Nut and Magazines Sales
• Girls can start selling today if parent permission slip is turned in
• We ask that parents do not advertise on online sites (Craigslist or Fort Riley Sales page) but they can post about it on their personal facebook
• Girls will turn in order forms by [Insert Date]
• Products will be distributed to the girls between [Insert Date]
• All products can purchased online, but they will have to pay a shipping fee
• Have all girls fill out the address forms which will provide $2.50 per booklet
• Cookie Sales
• Order taking will start January 1st
• Only two weeks of booth sales this year!
•  Questions?