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- 1. DIVERSITY IN SANDIA DISTRICT MAKING BSA MORE ACCESSIBLE TO SPANISH SPEAKING FAMILIES JOHN LUTZ TROOP 166 SCOUTMASTER
- 2. MY VISION • Woodbadge Ticket Vision: • Increase district membership and diversity by making Scouting more accessible to Spanish speaking families in the Sandia District by providing readily available resources within the next calendar year.
- 3. TICKET GOALS 1) Meet with Sandia District Committee to roll out plan and start dialogue 01 2) Reach out to all Sandia District Troops and identify if the troop has Spanish speaking leaders or parent volunteers 02 3) Identify volunteers in the community and within Sandia District troops to act as Spanish Speaking Allies 03 4) Plan and host a “Spanish for Scouts” workshop focusing on common words and phrases for outdoor safety 04 5) Develop and distribute playbook of best practices and Spanish language resources to Sandia District Units 05
- 4. GOAL 1: COMMITTEE PRESENTATION • Communicate problem statement: Not enough resources readily available for both Unit Leaders and Spanish speaking families in our district. • Communicate vision statement • Share Goals • Identify any parallel initiatives • Gain exposure to any blind spots or previous efforts
- 5. GOAL 2: SPANISH ENABLED UNITS • Reach out to Sandia District Units to identify “Spanish enabled” units. • Spanish speaking leaders and volunteers will help mitigate language as a barrier to entry for potential scouts with Spanish speaking parents. (Often times, youth will speak English due to attending school; however, some parents will not)
- 6. GOAL 3: SPANISH SPEAKING ALLY PROGRAM • Reach out to Sandia District units and the community at large to identify Spanish speaking allies that can act as liaisons and a resource to Spanish speaking families • Allies are intended to help: • Get Spanish speaking parents up to speed in Scouting • Reduce the intimidation factor of acronyms and ceremony • Bridge the communication gap between unit leaders and Spanish speaking families
- 7. GOAL 4: SPANISH FOR SCOUTERS WORKSHOP • Plan and host a “Spanish for Scouters” workshop to help Sandia District unit leaders and volunteers gain access to basic Spanish relating to Scouting activities • Words and phrases will relate to outdoor safety • Spanish for Scouters will be hosted by Troop 166 at Faith Lutheran Church in Albuquerque, NM • Event to be publicized via Facebook, E-mail, and through District communications
- 8. GOAL 5: SPANISH LANGUAGE PLAYBOOK • Develop and distribute a Spanish Language Playbook document to Sandia District Units • Contents: • Spanish enabled unit list • Spanish speaking ally roster • Best practices for unit communications with regards to Spanish speaking families
- 9. QUESTIONS?