Troop Self-Assessment surveys are short surveys that help your troop understand how well it’s doing and where it can improve. They also give helpful tips and resources from Scouting America to make your program better.
Each survey has 9–12 questions and takes about 10 minutes to finish. Troops can use them a few times a year, especially before planning their yearly activities. Leaders like the Scoutmaster and troop committee can also use the results to guide their meetings and decisions.
These surveys go beyond basic data tracked by Unit Metrics, which is a system that checks how likely a troop is to renew its charter. While Unit Metrics looks at a few key numbers, the Troop Self-Assessment surveys take a deeper look at things like how many trips your troop goes on, how fun and well-attended they are, and whether they help Scouts of different ages and ranks.
Scoring is based on 1-4 points per question and results are then calculated for each survey.
The Scoring is based off of the following scale:
81%+ = Excellent
61-80% = Good
60% or below = Needs Improvement
Troops are encouraged to share this information with their commissioners to help improve troop operations and functions.
Troop Self-Assessment Surveys
For best functionality, download these PDFs on a personal computer and open in a PDF reader application. The automated functions do not always work on a mobile device.
- Membership
- Recommendation: to be completed by Committee Chair or Membership Coordinator
- Troop Meetings
- Recommendation: to be completed by Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders’ Council
- Activities/Outings
- Recommendation: to be completed by Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders’ Council with support and data from Committee Chair or Scoutmaster
- Advancement
- Recommendation: to be completed by Advancement Coordinator or Committee Chair
- Patrols and Patrol Method
- Recommendation: to be completed by Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders’ Council with support and data from Committee Chair or Scoutmaster
- Youth Leaders
- Recommendation: to be completed by Senior Patrol Leader or Patrol Leaders’ Council with support and data from Committee Chair or Scoutmaster
- Scoutmaster Team
- Recommendation: to be completed by the Scoutmaster jointly with Assistant Scoutmasters
- Troop Committee
- Recommendation: to be completed by the Troop Committee Chair jointly with the Troop Committee
- Troop Administration and Finance
- Recommendation: to be completed by the Troop Committee Chair with support form Treasurer and other Troop Committee members
Questions or suggestions on how to improve the Troop Self-Assessments can be sent to Scoutsbsachair@scouting.org.