Introduction of Mentors and Needs Assessment District unit commissioner introduces mentor to troop leaders. Mentor and troop leaders assess the troop's advancement and camping needs. Mentor and troop leaders develop a written action plan for achieving the needs of the troop. The application form may be downloaded from this site. This free software may be downloaded from Adobe .
Implementation Carrying out the action plan is the implementation phase of the program.
Once the action plan has been carried out, the mentor, troop leaders, and district commissioner meet to evaluate the mentor 's performance and to discuss whether the action plan was fulfilled. The evaluation process is required and should not be omitted under any circumstance. In the evaluation process, several things should be addressed. One excellent indicator of improvement in the troop's advancement program is the percentage of troop members advancing or achieving First Class or above. This final phase of the Order of the Arrow Scoutreach Mentoring Program is an opportunity to recognize mentors for their diligent efforts in assisting urban and rural troops.