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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Anyone who signs up for troop leader should expect to lead ALL of the meetings themselves, without parental help, period. [/b] There are always two troop leaders to share that responsibility, and they get to choose whether to meet weekly/biweekly/monthly according to what works for them.

Our troop was pretty low-key, so most of the time, our meetings would just be a circle-time style routine, an activity checked out from the GS HQ library, and a snack, which the parents would take turns bringing.  I know a lot of troops go way above and beyond this.  If the parents are pushing for anything EXTRA beyond barebones meetings, and the troop leaders can’t/don’t want to do it all, then THE PARENTS NEED TO HELP.

Beyond the meetings themselves, anything extra that the troop does, whether it’s cookie sales (not every troop does this!), going on field trips, camping, parents should expect to help.  If they don’t, then they shouldn’t expect anything beyond a basic GS meeting.[/quote]

Not sure where you are getting this- this varies by troop.  Parental expectations for a troop should be that the troop leaders will run it the way that the disclose they will run it.  If a troop leader wants to run a troop with the expectation that they can lead ALL of the meetings, period, then that is fine. However, if. troop leader says that he/she will not run the troop unless parents help lead some or all of the meetings then that is fine, too.  There is no universal method here.  The DC based service unit has gotten away from having one designated troop leader or even requiring that a troop leader be at each meeting.  [/quote]

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