Communications and Tools

The pack uses various tools for administration, communication, and advancement. The primary tool for tracking advancement and communications is Scoutbook Plus -- it uses email or texting to distribute communications. The unit also uses Discord for quick communications. Social media is only used for promotional materials. See below for details.

My Scouting

All parents and leaders should get access to My Scouting, a portal containing your profile, you and your scouts registration information and renewals. It's also used by unit key 3 for rosters and other unit administration.

My Scouting - Parent profile, annual registration, training, and pack administration tools

Scoutbook Plus 

When you register your scout, each parent will receive access to the scouts advancement record via Scoutbook Plus, a tool provided by Scouting America. The website is used by the leaders and committee to send email and text communication to parents. It is also the primary tool used for advancement. If you need help setting up your account or have difficulty receiving these emails, please let the cubmaster know. If using Gmail, the emails will likely be automatically sorted unless you drag them to your primary inbox. My Scouting is a 

Scoutbook Plus - Rank and Advancement, Communications and other tools

Pack Website

You are reading our website right now! Our website is one of our primary tools for promotion and we often send out emails linking to the website for additional information. The welcome and registration kits will be available on the website as well as online links to join our pack. 

Den Websites

Some of our dens have websites or other materials, see Den Websites for those links.

Scouting America Website and Handbooks

Scouting America has lots of good information on the programs, as well as whole section of the site dedicated to handbooks used by each den. You can find more information about Handbooks on our page dedicated to those.

Scouting America - Program resources, training, and more

Calendar

We use a Google calendar to keep organized. Find out more information on how to subscribe at our website so you can see events on your smartphone.

Calendar instructions

Discord for Chat and Announcements 

Discord is very similar to Slack or Microsoft Teams. It is a channel-based communication app and website. In addition to communicating via email, we are asking parents to download the Discord app to facilitate better communications with den leaders, cubmaster, committee chair, other leaders, and even other parents within the unit.

We will make announcements and send out info on Discord in addition to traditional email communications. Discord will allow us to send quick alerts and communicate in inclement weather, building closings, or other similar reasons.

Join Pack 236 Discord Community

Once joined, simply 

Login to Discord

Facebook Page

We have a presence on Facebook as a “page”. You can like or follow our page to see our public promotional posts. You can share these posts with friends.

Pack Facebook Page