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2024 SPARC After School Program Jumpstart - Session 4 of 4

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Zoom Meeting
Category: Webinars
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This event listing is for Session 4 of 4. Registration for this series may only be completed online at the first session event listing, while open.

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)

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

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.

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