SPARC/PAISBOA Auxiliary Revenue Workshop 2025

SPARC is partnering with PAISBOA to offer an in-person workshop in Wayne, PA on December 3, 2025. This one-day workshop is designed for independent school leaders with an interest in maximizing their school’s non-tuition revenue. Learn best practices in auxiliary program growth and management that will augment your daily responsibilities. Hear from industry leaders about strategies to scale programs, increase quality, and streamline operations. Gather innovative ideas that will enhance your auxiliary program growth and support a more diversified financial model for your school.

Tentative Schedule

Workshop Tracks and Topics

The workshop is designed to offer attendees an intensive day of professional development focused on two interconnected tracks:

Finance and Operations

Topics covered will include:

• Maximizing Your Auxiliary ROI
• The Connection Between Strategic Priorities and Increased Revenue
• Best Practices in Auxiliary Financial Management
• Effective Collaboration between Business Office and Auxiliary Department
• Rightsizing Your Auxiliary Department FTEs
• Understanding the Independent School Business Model and Finding the Sustainable Path Forward
• Leveraging Auxiliary Programs to Address Strategic Priorities
• What It Means to Invest in Auxiliary Programs

Program Design and Leadership

Topics covered will include:

• Developing the Optimal Auxiliary Program Portfolio for Your School
• Self-Run vs. Outsourced Programs
• Profitable After School and Enrichment
• Connecting with the Local Community
• Effective Marketing Strategies
• Seasonal and Part-Time Personnel Management and HR Practices
• Auxiliary Management Tools to Enhance Success

Recommended Attendees

This day is designed to meet the needs of any independent school leader with an interest in enhancing non-tuition revenue growth through auxiliary programming, including:

• CFOs
• Heads of School
• Auxiliary Directors
• COOs
• Summer Program Directors

When:
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
8:30am - 3:30pm
 

Where:
PAISBOA
Radnor Township Building
301 Iven Avenue
Wayne, PA  19087

Registration Fees:
SPARC Member: $100
PAISBOA Member: $100 (select Non-Member/PAISBOA Member Ticket when registering and enter promo code FLOCK25Aux to receive your discount) 
Non-Member: $125

Thank you to our sponsors!