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7:30am • Continental Breakfast
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8:30am • Welcome to SPARC
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9:15am • Ignite General Session
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10:15am • SPARC Connections
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11:00am • The Next Generation of Building Auxiliary Programs at Independent Schools
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11:00am • Streamlining Program Management with Google Workspace: A Collaborative Roundtable
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11:00am • Little Fires Everywhere
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11:00am • The Parent Trap Playbook: Magic in the Middle
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11:00am • From Data to Decisions: Systems That Save You 10 Hours a Week
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11:00am • Strategic Partnerships: Aligning Data, Marketing, and Auxiliary Programs for Growth
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12:15pm • Lunch
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1:30pm • Lessons from Bob the Builder: Designing Programs with Purpose, Play, and Sustainability
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1:30pm • The Valley Ho Vibe: Designing Energy, Identity, and Connection at Camp
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1:30pm • Centralizing Auxiliary Programs: Leading with Clarity, Structure, and Control
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1:30pm • From Spreadsheets to Strategy: Turning Data into Systems That Actually Work
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1:30pm • Your Program Has a Business Model. Does Your Strategy Know It?
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1:30pm • Gen Z, Decoded: Real Talk for Program Leaders
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2:45pm • Afternoon Snack
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3:30pm • AI in Action: Transforming Auxiliary Programs from Planning to Performance
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3:30pm • Financial Aid for Auxiliary Programs: Partnerships, Process, and Impact
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3:30pm • Empowering Future Leaders: Building an Effective CIT Program for Middle School Engagement
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3:30pm • Unique Program Ideas
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3:30pm • Get Found First: The Website Secrets That Fill Enrollment
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3:30pm • Top 10 Failures
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5:00pm • Reception
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6:00pm • Dinner on Your Own
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8:00pm • Campfire Session
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8:00pm • Karaoke
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6:30am • Yoga
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6:30am • Fun Run
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7:30am • Continental Breakfast
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8:30am • Excellence in Auxiliary Awards
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9:00am • Ignite General Session - SPARC Led
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10:15am • Coffee Break
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10:45am • People, Policies, and Protection: Employment Law Essentials for Auxiliary Leaders
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10:45am • Budget Quest: Dollars, Decisions, and Dream Teams
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10:45am • From Good to Exceptional: Elevating the Parent Experience Through Intentional Systems
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10:45am • Leading auxiliary through the unexpected: educating, advocating, and adapting in a changing school environment
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10:45am • AI Session
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10:45am • Beyond the Gates: Cultivating High-Impact Community Partnerships
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12:00pm • Lunch on the Lawn
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1:00pm • The Fine Print Matters: Legal Essentials for Auxiliary Agreements
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1:00pm • Pardon the Interruption: Auxiliary Edition
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1:00pm • The Dynamic Duo: Director of Summer & Auxiliary and CFO
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1:00pm • Camp Hiring- A Full Cycle Journey
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1:00pm • A Strategic Pivot: Maymester Pop Ups
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1:00pm • Marketing Systems for One-Person Teams
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2:15pm • What’s Your Threshold to Change?
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2:15pm • "Party of One": When After-School and Summer Camp Programs Land on Your Plate
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2:15pm • Your Programs, Their Language: Communicating Auxiliary Value to Senior Leadership
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2:15pm • Boots On The Ground Leadership: Culture. Commitment. Connection.
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2:15pm • Too Cool for Camp: Summer Offerings for 7th-9th Graders
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2:15pm • Mapping the Camp Marketing Year
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3:15pm • Ice cream break with games
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3:45pm • Operational Excellence in Facility Rentals: Coordinating Calendars, Staff, and School Systems for Success
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3:45pm • Lessons Learned from Sleep Away Camp
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3:45pm • Scaling Training and Support for Campers with Diverse Needs
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3:45pm • School Safety in a Complex World: A Coordinated Approach for Campus and Beyond
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3:45pm • Benefits of Camp Partnerships Over Competition
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3:45pm • Does Size Matter? Measuring Success in Auxiliary Programs
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3:45pm • Designing for Connection: Building Collaboration, Communication, and Community in Gen Alpha
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3:45pm • Put Down the Phone, Pick Up a Knife: One School's Answer to the Anxious Generation
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3:45pm • The Art of Play
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3:45pm • Work Smarter: Making Your Registration System Work for You
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3:45pm • Lead the Way & Join the Party: Camp Assistant Program Launch & Summer Bash Open House
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3:45pm • The Captain’s Log: Turning Daily Chaos into Actionable Program Insight
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3:45pm • Stop Prompting, Start Doing: Practical AI for Program Directors
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3:45pm • Maximizing Impact Without Burnout: Rethinking Teacher-Led vs. Vendor-Led Programming
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3:45pm • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Student Transportation: What Independent School Auxiliary Leaders Need to Know
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3:45pm • After School Programs - Balancing Free Play and Structure
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3:45pm • Don't Forget About Me!
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3:45pm • Don't put Auxiliary in the corner! Making enrichment programming part of school culture
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3:45pm • The Advantages of Opening AfterSchool (and Summer Camp) to All
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3:45pm • Cost Per Camper: How Your Schedule Really Drives Your Costs
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3:45pm • Leading from the Middle: Influence, Legacy, and the Future of Auxiliary Leadership
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5:00pm • Reception
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6:00pm • Dinner on Your Own
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8:00pm • Campfire Session
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8:00pm • Game Night
