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SPARC National Conference 2024

Advancing independent schools through auxiliary program excellence

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Chloe Pecor

Carolina Friends School

Assistant Director of Extended Learning

4:00pm MST

Registration Lobby

5:00pm MST

Welcome Reception Palm Court

7:00am MST

Registration Lobby

7:30am MST

Breakfast Main Place Courtyard

8:30am MST

Welcome and Opening Comments SoHo 1 and 2Nat Saltonstall

9:15am MST

SPARC Ignite Opening Session SoHo 1 and 2Michael Brandwein

10:15am MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

11:00am MST

CONFLICT COMMUNICATION: How to Deal with Disagreement, Conflicts, & Hot People without Antacids SoHo 1Michael Brandwein

12:15pm MST

Lunch on the Lawn Palm Court

1:30pm MST

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Afterschool Programming Valley Ho 1Kate Vizen This Job is Bananas Valley Ho 2Karen McCann McClelland • Dan O'Neil

2:45pm MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

3:30pm MST

Auxiliary Program Staff Hiring, Training, Evaluation, and Culture SoHo 1

5:00pm MST

Sky Line Rooftop Reception Sky Line Rooftop

6:30pm MST

Dinner on Your Own TBA

7:00pm MST

Karaoke Night - SPARC Harmony TBA

6:30am MST

Sunrise Yoga Sky Line Rooftop

7:30am MST

Breakfast Main Place Courtyard

8:30am MST

2024 Excellence in Auxiliary Awards SoHo 1 and 2

9:00am MST

SPARC Ignite Session SoHo 1 and 2Nat Saltonstall • David Sullivan

10:15am MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

10:45am MST

Unleashing Summer Camp Magic: Crafting Engaging Special Events SoHo 2Laura Walker • Katie Peterson • Dan O'Neil

12:00pm MST

Lunch on the Lawn Palm Court

1:00pm MST

Building Thriving Workplaces: 6 Game-Changing Strategies for Effectively Partnering with Your HR Team Valley Ho 1Krystal Speed

2:15pm MST

Handling Difficult Conversations with Staff and Stakeholders Valley Ho 1Jason Shuster Run Your Auxiliary Programs Like a Business SoHo 1Bob Rojee

3:15pm MST

Ice Cream Break with Courtyard Games Main Place Courtyard

3:45pm MST

Organizing and Analyzing Your Auxiliary Data with Spreadsheets: A Case Study Valley Ho 1Marcie Glad • Joe Ali

5:00pm MST

Sponsor Reception on Main Place Courtyard Main Place Courtyard

6:00pm MST

Dinner and Evening on Your Own TBA

7:30am MST

Breakfast Sky Line Rooftop

8:45am MST

CANCELLED: Earning Trust: How to Respond When Your Programs are Under Fire TropicanaJeff Malloy Managing Organizational Change: Navigating Transformation for Success Valley Ho 1Mike Evans

9:45am MST

SPARC Connections Main Place Courtyard

10:15am MST

Unlocking Creativity: Dive into Dynamic After School Adventures! Valley Ho 1Laura Kelly • Eva Kammerer When the Unthinkable Happens… SoHo 2Cindi Gonsalves

11:30am MST

SPARC Onward SoHo 1 and 2