SPARC National Conference 2024

Auxiliary began as an afterthought at most schools, so many schools are still catching up on how to incorporate auxiliary and those employees. You work at a school for a reason: community!!

Learn to increase/maximize your visibility! You'll discover how to discuss your visibility through proper channels all the way to the top (supervisor, eventually with Head of School; your desire to be visible is a good thing!) We'll cover individual visibility: carline, lunch duty, recess duty, field trips, subbing, and more! Make sure your programs are visible to the rest of the school community (parent, student, faculty, and administrative).

Learn the benefits of collaborating with: Communications, Advancement, Business, DEI, Admissions, Technology, Facilities, and Head of School.

Main takeaways:

Maximizing your visibility as an individual can increase your department’s visibility
Maximizing your department’s visibility can spread awareness and understanding
Working to include inter-departmental collaboration as a job expectation can help support auxiliary departments in myriad ways
Wanting visibility is a good thing; advocating for your position doesn’t have to be mutually inclusive with advocating for yourself

We'll have time at end for group involvement to share anecdotal best practices and questions.