Why is an emphasis now being placed on open troop placement?
Open troop placement has always been the policy of the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore. The policy will now be more actively implemented to best meet the needs of girl members and better support the pathways model of girl participation. If a troop falls below the minimum troop size, which is 10 girls registered for Daisy, Brownie and Junior levels and 5 girls registered with the Teen girl groups, girls will be added to the troop.