Presented by Kate Pechacek, Former Teacher, Current K12 Strategic Consultant, No Isolation
Students are likely to underperform academically when chronically absent from school, which can exasperate teachers. They might wonder what parents are doing about the problem or if they even know what’s going on. They are inclined to call the parent immediately to focus on the attendance concern. However, that outreach can push the parent away.
Chronic absenteeism rates soared as high as 28 percent nationwide during the 2022-2023 school year and 31 percent in Ohio alone. School and district leaders in the edLeader Panel “Roll Call! Addressing the Roots of Absenteeism with MTSS” shared how one Buckeye State school bucks national trends using an innovative approach that has decreased absenteeism rates well below federal and state averages.
Presented by Lorri Hobson, Former Director of ADM/Attendance, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (OH), and Director of Product Development, Attendance Works
Presented by Todd Hartman, Principal, Creekside Early Childhood School (OH); Jessica Skelton, Assistant Principal, Creekside Early Childhood School (OH); with Special Guest Deana Moss, Director of MTSS, Lakota Local School District (OH); and Ashlie Cox, Customer Success Manager, Branching Minds
Presented by Dr. Jessica Huizenga, Independent Consultant ; Craig Vaughn, Superintendent, Springfield Township School District (NJ); and James Sanders, Product Marketing Manager, Unruly Studios
Presented by Hedy Chang, Executive Director, Attendance Works; Dr. Katreena Shelby, Principal at District of Columbia Public Schools; Shelly Gray, Principal of Literacy at District of Columbia Public Schools; and Amanda Alexander, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic
Presented by Christian Adair, Founder and Director, Alpha League; Ebony Hinson, MPA, Deputy Assistant Superintendent, School Support, Camden City School District (NJ); and Terica Butler, Ed.D., Director of Development, FACE and Literacy Initiatives, Scholastic
Presented by BreAnn Fennell, Second-Grade Teacher, Reagan Elementary School (OH); Valente’ Gibson, Elementary After-School Coordinator, Richland School District Two (SC); Eddie Vitcavage, Fifth-Grade Teacher, Roger Sherman Elementary School (CT); Tim Wheeler, Third-Grade Teacher, Williams Elementary School (IL); and Amanda Alexander, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic
Presented by Karen L. Mapp, Ed.D., Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education; Anne T. Henderson, Founder and Senior Consultant, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement (NAFSCE); and Jenni Brasington, National Director, FACE, Scholastic