Karen McCann McClelland

Karen McCann McClelland

Director of Auxiliary Programs

Sidwell Friends School

Karen McCann McClelland is in her 25th year as director of auxiliary programs at Sidwell Friends School, a PK-12 school with 1150 students on two campuses in Bethesda, MD and Washington, DC. In addition to her work at Sidwell, McClelland is a senior advisor with SPARC (Summer Programs and Auxiliary Revenue Collaborative), contributing to the development of professional development programs for members. This includes shaping roundtable discussions, webinars, book clubs, and the annual Leadership Institute. She enjoys presenting workshops at national and regional conferences including NBOA, NAIS, SPARC and American Camp Association.

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Past Webinars

  • Defining Roles and Responsibilities for a Successful Construction Project This item is protected

    November 14, 2024
    Construction project are more complex than ever. Learn the different management roles of a construction project from the owner and architect to the construction manager and other key facilitators.

  • Inflation in Independent and Higher Education: The Case for the HEPI This item is protected

    November 1, 2024
    Access to reliable inflation data and using the most appropriate inflation measure is critical to accurate budgeting and planning. That's why Commonfund produces the Higher Education Price Index (HEPI), an inflation index.

  • Trends in Tuition Discounting: Insights from NBOA Research This item is protected

    October 25, 2024
    Learn about the research findings from the Tuition Discounting Report for PK-12 Independent Schools: 2021-2023, NBOA's recently released multi-year data analysis.

  • Addressing Student-to-Student Issues This item is protected

    October 17, 2024
    Research shows sexual incidents between youth make up approximately half of sexual abuse incidents. Through research and collaboration with leading experts, this session explores how schools leverage research to update policies and procedures.

  • 2024’s Back-to-School Legal & Regulatory Update This item is protected

    September 27, 2024
    Join Grace H. Lee, NBOA’s legal counsel & partner at Venable LLP, and Michael C. Blacher, chair of LCW’s Private Education Practice Group, as they review recent changes to the law and answer questions about how those changes will impact your school.

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