Girl Scout Jargon
Glossary of Terms for Girl Scout
Leaders 01 – pronounced Oh-One – the main leader for each troop. Each troop can only have one 01, but remember, the 01 should have lots of help and not do everything herself.
02 – pronounced Oh-Two – the secondary leader(s) or co-leader(s) for each troop. Each troop can have several 02s, each of which should help form the leadership team for each troop, spend lots of time with the girls in the troop, and share the jobs and responsibilities for the troop.
03 – pronounced Oh-Three – a member of the leadership team of a troop that has a job for only part of the year such as “cookie mom” and is not particularly active the rest of the year.
Adult Education Calendar – see Program-at-a-Glance.
Adult Volunteer Application – each 01 and 02 needs to fill out an Adult Application and Background Check form – and any 03 that might handle money such as a cookie mom. Anyone having regular contact with the girls, drivers to events or anyone co-signing on the checking account must also fill these out. The application and background check forms can be found on-line at the Council site (www.girlscoutsaz.org) under Membership.
Annual Meeting – this is an annual business meeting held by council and open to all leaders. Many topics are up for discussion at this meeting and delegates can vote for items on the agenda thereby giving their voice to the direction that council will be taking for the upcoming year. To be a delegate, you must be nominated at a leader meeting prior to the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is held in April.
Background Check – see Adult Volunteer Application.
Basic Training – no we won't make you do 100 push ups and run 50 miles. This class – formerly called Basic Troop Management, currently called Leadership Essentials – will teach you about the basic tenets of Girl Scouting and also how to organize a troop.
Campference – An annual training weekend, usually held in October. Typically focuses on outdoors training such as backpacking and Troop Camp Certification.
Coach - a support person that can be assigned to new leaders to help them through the maze that is their first year of being a leader.
Cookie Mom – a leader, co-leader or mom in the troop that is willing to coordinate cookie sales and booth sales for the troop.
Cookie Sales – every Spring, we sell cookies to raise money for our individual troop accounts to help pay for any events that we attend as a troop, supplies for our troop meetings, or for troop registration for each Fall.
Cookie Sales Coordinator – also known as Neighborhood Cookie Manager – a member of the Service Team that hands out all of the materials you need to sell cookies, explains everything and also is your source for those cookies once they arrive so that you can hand them out to your customers. The same person is also your source for more cookies to sell at cookie booths.
Council – the national Girl Scout organization has broken the U.S. up into “councils” that represent a large geographical area. Our local council covers most of Arizona. More information can be found at www.girlscoutsaz.org for our local council or www.girlscouts.org for the national organization. Our council's name is Arizona Cactus Pine.
Encampment – an annual troop camping weekend offered by the neighborhood and coordinated by one of the Service Team members. You need to have the TCC and First Aid/CPR training completed for at least one of your adult members (or sometimes you can buddy with an experienced troop that has these certifications).
Fall Sales – every Fall, we sell nuts and candies to raise money for our individual troop accounts to help pay for any events that we attend as a troop, supplies for our troop meetings, or for troop registration for each Fall.
Fall Sales Mom – a leader, co-leader or mom in the troop that is willing to coordinate Fall sales for the troop. Fall Sales Coordinator – also known as Fall Products Coordinator or Fall Products Manager – a member of the Service Team that hands out all of the materials you need to sell Fall Sales items, explains everything and also is your source for those items once they arrive so that you can hand them out to your customers.
Financial Consultant – a member of the Service Team that helps troop leaders fill out their financial report forms at the end of each year, and answers questions regarding troop money and troop checking accounts. If you want to earn extra money beyond cookie sales and fall sales, this is the gal who you need to talk to for approval of your ideas. Financials – financial reports must be turned in at the end of every year. (For details and help on this, talk to the Financial Consultant or another member of the Service Team.)
Fun in the Forest – an annual training weekend usually held in April. This training weekend tends to focus more on “outdoor” skills such as how to take your troop backpacking.
Getting Started Class – each new leader (01 and 02) needs to take this class in order to understand all of the forms that will need to be filled out for registering a troop and many other rules to follow for insurance purposes and other things. This is the first class that each leader and co-leader should take.
Getting Started Coach – member(s) of the Service Team who conduct the Getting Started Class.
Leadership Essentials – See Basic Training. Leader Fiesta – an annual training day that typically includes a lot of energizing topics such as Songs and Games, or Outdoor Destinations – many great topics are offered at this annual training which is usually held in February.
Leader Meetings – leaders from our neighborhood get together once a month to discuss issues, upcoming events and generally support each other. Our council MSE also attends whenever she can.
Level Training – For each level of girl scouts, Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, etc. there is a course to help you deal with and guide the particular age group that you will be working with. This is typically the third course you should take after Welcome and Basic.
MRC (or Marcy) – In the back of the council shop, you can find many materials that are avialble to borrow for your troop meetings. They hold several classes here also.
MSE – Membership Services Executive – a paid Council staff member assigned to our neighborhood who will help us with all council-related questions and rules, and also let us know about all upcoming council sponsored events.
Neighborhood – a grouping of schools set up by Council to form a large group of troops and leaders who can help and support each other and plan fun events.
Outdoor Education 101 – Stepping into the Outdoors: A training class offered by council that will teach you how to progress your girls into outdoor activities and eventually camping.
Program-at-a-Glance – this booklet is produced by council and lists all events offered by the council and by other sources too. It is printed twice a year. All of this information is also available on-line at www.girlscoutsaz.org. Also, printed in the back of this booklet, is the calendar of training courses offered for leaders for the year.
Registrar – a member of the Service Team who will help you register your troop for each year, and fill out the appropriate forms.
School Coordinators – members of the Service Team who work directly with one or more schools to help form new troops, keep existing troop leaders happy and recruit and place girls in both new and existing troops.
Service Team – a group of leaders who also do some extra jobs to help the neighborhood. There are many jobs such as Financial Consultant, Registrar, Event Coordinators, School Coordinators, etc.
Super Saturday – an annual all-day training session that typically includes level training, First Aid and a couple of other things. A great way to get a bunch of training done in one day. Usually held in September or October. TAT or Totally Awesome Tuesday – this is an event held by council. These events are for Juniors only, and are usually held on the last Tuesday of the month. Typically, bridging 3rd grade Brownies are invited to attend the very last one in May.
Training – some training courses are offered by the neighborhood, some by council. Some of the Council courses are offered as at-home study courses and/or on-line courses. See Program-at-a-Glance.
Troop Camp Certification or TCC – this is a training class, which is listed in the Adult Education Calendar as “Outdoor Education 102 – Troop Camp Certification”, that you will need to take before you take your troop on a camping trip. It is an over-night course held at Sombrero and sometimes is also offered at Campference. There is also a precursor course that should be taken called “Outdoor Education 101 – Stepping into the Outdoors” that will teach you how to progress your girls into outdoor activities and eventually camping.
VAC – Annual Volunteer Administrative Conference meeting – a great way to get "revved up" for the upcoming year by attending workshops, networking with other leaders and having some outdoor fun. Not a training weekend, but a great way to network and get fresh ideas. Occurs at the beginning of each year – typically in August.
Volunteer Coach – see Coach.