Adding Nova/SuperNova (and Mentors) to the drop down list of Merit Badge Counselors

[Bill_W]

I prefer to see a separate drop down list.

Supernova Awards Mentor Information appears to require data elements for each award supported and the type of unit served. I do not know if this has been added to the BSA membership database. Nova Award counselors and mentors can have terms of service (annual renewal dates) that are different than merit badge counselors. At council/district level they need to be managed separately.

Related information discussion:

• Searching for Nova and Supernova Mentor in Scoutbook
• How you can be a Nova counselor for your Scouts, 2014, Scouting magazine
• BSA Home > STEM Nova Awards > Counselors & Mentors

STEM Scouts coming or shutting down?

NOTE: Nova Awards program and STEM Scouts program (units) are not the same. But the STEM Scouts program may need to be planned for. At this time they appear to be excluded from Scoutbook. What happens to them may be dependent on BSA and Learning for Life reorganization.

STEM Scouts 2021

I understand BSA was planning to rollout the 2015 pilot program as a regular program on 1 January 2021. Is this still true? Are STEM Scouts participation and achievement awards being added to Scoutbook for 2021? About STEM Scouts FAQs “Understanding the difference between STEM in Scouting and STEM Scouts”, May 11, 2015 by Bryan Wendell