New Leader Info

Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best.
– Juliette Gordon Low (Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA)

How to become a Troop Leader:

1. Register Online
• Go to Adult Registration, complete requested info & click “Continue”.
• After reading instructions, click “Search Roles”
• Enter troop # to which you’d like to be associated (probably your girl’s troop #).
• Select desired volunteer role and click “Next”
• Complete additional membership info, accept the Girl Scout Promise and Law and choose payment option. Click Submit.
• Complete Payment Information and click “Process Changes”.
• Complete Race, Ethnicity, and Number of Years in Girl scouting info and click “Submit”.
2. Complete Background Check
You’ll receive an email that will have background check information.
Background Check Policy
3. Complete Online Training
You’ll receive a second e-mail with a training link.
Volunteer Basics Training Videos
Troop# required to take knowledge check.
4. Review New Leader Resources
New Leader Resources on our Council’s website
Volunteer Toolkit – For Daisy, Brownie, and Junior troops, it’s pre-populated plans for a full year of Girl Scouts! Cadette, Senior, and Ambassador troops don’t get pre-populated meetings yet (coming soon), but you can still access great planning features.
5. Attend New Leader Cafes and Community Meetings
Check our calendar for upcoming meetings and events. We look forward to meeting you soon!

For Your New Girl Members:

1. Parent Registers Girl Online
• Ask parent to go to Girl Registration, fill out all 8 fields and click “Continue”
For Specific Troops: Enter the number you’ve been given in the “Troop/ Group#” box and click search
If you haven’t been given a troop: enter your zip and search for a troop near you. You may narrow down results by choosing a radius and grade for your girl.
• Select the correct troop and click “Next”.
• Complete the additional membership info and accept the Girl Scout Promise/ Law
• Choose the payment option and click submit
•  Complete payment info and click “process changes”
•  Complete Race, Ethnicity, and number of years in Girl Scouting info and click complete!
Registration is now complete!
2. You’ll collect the following from each girl:
Girl Scout Medical Information Form
 (F-185)
Girl Scout Permission Slip (F-204) or
Multi-use Permission Slip (F-204M for multiple events)