Eagle Project Process
Advancement Procedure
Eagle Service Project Approval Process:
NOTE: You shall not perform anything but planning (no work) until obtaining ALL the approval signatures (this is as noted in the eagle project work book). The Eagle Project is for the scout to show leadership, as such there should be minimal parental involvement.
1) After attaining Life rank (or if very close to Life), attend a district eagle orientation session (this is not required but highly recommended).
2) Contact civic group(s), churches or public entities and discuss project(s).
3) Arrive at tentative project with the group, churches or public entity.
4) Contact the Eagle advisor (this is presently Greg Harter) or the Scoutmaster and discuss the project.
5) Eagle advisor/ Scoutmaster gives their approval to proceed.
6) Plan the project.
- Document all visits, phone calls and time spent.
7) Present plan to the Eagle advisor, plan includes (but is not limited to):
- Detailed description.
- Detailed drawings.
- Materials required.
- Tools required.
- Safety precautions.
- Cost and who pays.
- If funds need to raised, how and where.
- Who will help.
- Estimate of time needed to complete the actual project.
Note: The plan should be presented so that it could be given to someone else and completed as you intend. This does require a great deal of detail.
8) Eagle advisor reviews and approves the plan.
9) Present plan to the group the project will benefit and obtain approval signature.
10) Contact the scoutmaster and schedule project review.
11) Scoutmaster reviews and approves the project.
12) Contact the committee chair and schedule to appear at the next committee meeting to present the project.
13) Committee approves
14) Contact district advancement committee representative (this is presently Greg Harter).
15) Present the project to the district advancement committee representative.
16) District advancement committee representative approves.
17) Perform the project.
Note: The above steps need to be completed in order.