Centennial Quality Awards Program

The Centennial Quality Awards program is designed to recognize units, districts, councils, areas, and regions in achieving excellence in providing a quality program to a growing youth population in America at all levels of the Boy Scouts of America.

2007

2007 Centennial Quality Unit Recognition Summary Flyer No. 14-238V: This flyer describes the recognitions available to those units, districts, and councils qualifying for the award. It provides a description and shows images of the awards available. It also briefly reviews the schedule for achievement.

2007 Centennial Quality Achievement Form for Council Award No. 14-185: At the end of the year, the council should complete their achievement record for each criteria and share it with their area leadership for achievement. This form can be completed by hand, on a typewriter, or you can enter all of the data on the computer by opening this link. Remember that you cannot save the data, so you will have to completely fill in all blanks, then print it out to be signed by the council and area representatives. The "Interpretations" section is on the second page of the link.

2007 Centennial Quality Achievement Form for District Award No. 14-187: At the end of the year, the district should complete their achievement record for each criteria and share it with their council leadership for achievement. This form can be completed by hand, on a typewriter, or you can enter all of the data on the computer by opening this link. Remember that you cannot save the data, so you will have to completely fill in all blanks, then print it out to be signed by the district and council representatives. The "Interpretations" section is on the second page of the link.

2007 Council Centennial Quality Program Special Order Form for Council and District Awards No. 14-754V: Once the districts and the council have determined they qualify for the 2007 Centennial Quality Award and the achievement form has been completed and signed off, the council should order the proper recognitions. Awards can be ordered through the Scout Shop or from the National Distribution Center. This order form describes those items that are available with catalog numbers and prices.

2007 Centennial Quality Achievement Form for Unit Award No. 14-186: Beginning after October 31, but no later than December 31, the unit leadership should meet with their commissioner or a district representative to complete their achievement record for each criteria. This form can be completed by hand, on a typewriter, or you can enter all of the data on the computer by opening this link. Remember that you cannot save the data, so you will have to completely fill in all blanks, then print it out to be signed by the unit and district representatives. The "Interpretations" section is on the second page of the link. (As a suggestion, it is recommended that the 2008 Commitment form for the Centennial Quality Unit Award be completed during the same visit.)

2007 Order Form for Units No. 14-192: Once the unit has determined they qualify for the 2007 Centennial Quality Unit Award and the achievement form has been completed and signed off by the unit and district leadership, the unit can submit this form to order their recognitions. A unit ribbon is provided at no charge to those units who qualify. Awards can be ordered through the Scout Shop or the Local Council Distributor. This order form describes those items that are available with catalog numbers and prices.

Council Implementation (No. 14-175-1): Learn more about the new Centennial Quality Awards program that replaces the current Quality Awards program in 2007 through 2010; why it was changed; how your council, district and unit should incorporate the new requirements into your program; copies of the forms and interpretations of the requirements; and the implementation schedule.

Unit Implementation (No. 14-175-2): Learn about how your unit can qualify for the new award for 2007. See the unit commitment form and be able to download it for your use.

Unit Commitment Form (No. 14-190): Download the form for completion and sharing with the other members of your unit. The interpretation of the requirements is also available to know how you can qualify.

District Commitment Form (No. 14-190-2): Download the form for completion and sharing with the other members of your district. The interpretation of the requirements is also available to know what you need to do to qualify.

Council Commitment Form (No. 14-190-1): Download the form for completion and sharing with the other members of your council. The interpretation of the requirements is also available to know what you need to do to qualify.

Implementation Folder (No. 14-175): The award implementation packet with: the design of the new awards that will be available after October 31, 2007 and comments from a representative group of volunteers and professionals who helped to provide direction and feedback with the new requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions: Consult this page to view answers to common questions about the 2007 Centennial Quality Awards program.

National Commissioner's Podcast: National Commissioner Don Belcher discusses the Centennial Quality awards in two episodes of his podcast.

2008

2008 How to Succeed at Earning the Centennial Award! No. 14-582 NEW DVD!: How to Succeed at Earning the Centennial Quality Award! Provides a message for volunteers to help them understand each quality program indicator. It provides examples of how to interpret each criterion and how to establish and achieve the goals set. It is designed to be shown at council, district, or unit meetings.

Instructions to access the forms on the DVD mailed to councils for each district: 1) Click on Start on your toolbar; 2) Click on My Computer; 3) Find the DVD Drive that has the Centennial Quality Award DVD; 4) Right click on that DVD Drive; 5) Click Open; 6) The three forms will be there to download or save to your computer.

2008 Council Implementation Booklet No. 14-975-I (07): Learn more about the 2008 Centennial Quality Award program; how your council, district and unit should incorporate the requirements into your program; copies of the forms and interpretations of the requirements; the implementation schedule; and the tools to assist you in setting your commitment and achieving the award for this year.

2008 Centennial Quality Commitment and Achievement Form for Council Award No. 14-190-1_08: By March 1, 2008, the council should complete their 2008 Commitment form and share it with their area leadership for approval. This form can be completed by hand, on a typewriter, or you can enter all of the data on the computer by opening this link. Due to a new process you are now able to type in the form, save the entered data, and then come back to your saved form, or send it to someone else with the blanks filled in. The "Interpretations" section is on the second page of the link and provides additional interpretation about the achievement for each criteria. There will also be an "Implementation Booklet" providing more details about the program. You will use this same form and complete the "Achievement" column at the end of December 31, 2008.

2008 Centennial Quality Commitment And Achievement Form For District AwardNo. 14-190-2_08: By February 15, 2008, the district should complete their 2008 Commitment form and share it with their council leadership for approval. This form can be completed by hand, on a typewriter, or you can enter all of the data on the computer by opening this link. Due to a new process you are now able to type in the form, save the entered data, and then come back to your saved form, or send it to someone else with the blanks filled in. The "Interpretations" section is on the second page of the link and provides additional interpretation about the achievement for each criteria. There will also be an "Implementation Booklet" providing more details about the program. You will use this same form and complete the "Achievement" column at the end of December 31, 2008.

2008 Centennial Quality Commitment And Achievement Form For Unit AwardNo. 14-190_08: Between October 31, 2007 and January 31, 2008, the district leadership should meet with the leadership of all units to discuss and complete the 2008 Centennial Quality Unit Award Commitment form. This form can be completed by hand, on a typewriter, or you can enter all of the data on the computer by opening this link. Due to a new process you are now able to type in the form, save the entered data, and then come back to your saved form, or send it to someone else with the blanks filled in. The "Interpretations" section is on the second page of the link and provides additional interpretation about the achievement for each criteria. You will use this same form and complete the "Achievement" column at the end of 2008 after you have qualified after October 31, 2008, but before December 31, 2008.

Comparison of 2007 and 2008 Centennial Quality Unit Award Forms: This document provides a side-by-side comparison of the criterai for the 2007 and 2008 Centennial Quality Unit Award forms.

Frequently Asked Questions: Consult this page to view answers to common questions about the 2008 Centennial Quality Awards program.