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Who makes out the yearly schedule of what each level is doing when?
As the director, I make a DRAFT of the schedule. We have a meeting in mid-July to revise it, and I invite all staff, parents, and PFs to attend and contribute. The draft is just a starting point, and I expect people to propose changes to it. When we're done, I expect everyone to be happy with it, and commit to it. That covers some of what the classes do, but not the bulk of it.
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Who grades the honor work that is handed in?
The honor instructor does.
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How much self motivation do the level leaders have? Do they look at the schedule, see what needs to be done and do it? Or does the Director assign tasks to level leader?
It depends on the leader. An experienced leader does not need (or want) my input. A new one does. I offer to schedule out their class activities if they want me to. There are some things that the club does together (knot tying, camping skills, CPR, sometimes first aid), and those are built into the "master" schedule. We also schedule our outreach activities as a club.
The master schedule also includes which class is responsible for worship during the meeting, but I let the leader choose their own worship topic (based on what they need to present for their class).
I also tell new leaders not to use class time working on the pledge, law, pledge of allegiance, PF aim, motto, or books of the Bible, as those are built into our opening exercises. By the end of the year, every kid in semi-regular attendance will know all of that.
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How many directors do you have? Are they a married couple, if man/woman?
We have but one, but I
am half of a married couple!
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How much reporting do the level leaders do to the director?
We try to have monthly staff meetings, and I ask how it's going then. I also set benchmarks for the reading, but that's more on the kids than on the staff. We have a Fun Night on New Year's Eve, and they have to have their reading done (and 75% of the merit points) to qualify. For Fun Day at the end of the year, they have to have 75% and be invested in a basic level.
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Does your church nominating committee decide who is PF director?
The PF director is a member of the Church Board, so must be nominated and elected. Our church office year runs from Jan 1-Dec 31, but PF and Adventurer leadership works better when it runs from Jul 1-Jun 30. The Church Manual allows the Church Board to serve as the Nominating Committee when the Nominating Committee is not in session, so our church board nominates those positions separately at a time that works better for those two offices. Then we have a first and second reading, and the church votes on the nominations. I would prefer it if church offices all ran from Jul1-Jun30, but our conference prefers it the way it is and pushes for that.
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