2024 SPARC After School Program Jumpstart
Use this summer to get ready for next year’s after school expedition! Join your SPARC Guides and fellow adventurers in a virtual professional development experience to outfit you for after school success. Together let’s draw the plan, pack the right gear, build the right team, and set a course for the future of your program. Along the way you will meet fellow after school professionals who can help sustain your journey throughout the year.
Program Structure
- Virtual
- Four 60 minute sessions
- Approximately 50% presentation and 50% interaction
- Facilitated by SPARC advisors/invited adjuncts
Schedule
- 4 sessions (July 9, 16, 23, 30)
Registration Fees:
SPARC Member: FREE
Non-Member: $125
Recordings:
All webinar registrants will receive a follow-up e-mail after the event with links to the webinar recording and applicable materials. Note that SPARC members always have access to every recorded event on SPARC Connect.
Session 1: Program
- Clarity of purpose
- Connections to school day
- Models for delivery
- Possibilities and limitations
- Assessing program impact
Session 2: Staffing
- Recruiting
- Training and development
- Team building
- Supervision
- Evaluation and feedback
Session 3: Relationships
- Parents/Faculty/Administration
- Amplifying your “brand” internally
- Measuring student experience
- Data collection and reporting
Session 4: Management
- Scheduling/space use
- Safety
- Food
- Transportation
- Registration/technology
Registration Options
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Registration Options
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Price |
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Member
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FREE |
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Non-Member
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$125.00 |
PRESENTERS
This series will be led by SPARC Senior Advisors David Sullivan, Bob Rojee, and Karen McCann McClelland.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Questions should be directed to Nat Saltonstall, Executive Director, SPARC.