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 Marcy Richards, Director of 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), Anchorage School District (AK); Lupine Reppert, Executive Director, California School-Age Consortium (CalSAC); and Dane Jaber, Instructional Supervisor and SECME Coordinator, Miami-Dade County Public Schools (FL)
Moderated by Jaclyn (Jaci) Anderson, Product Portfolio Manager, Pitsco Education
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. Sequoyah Wharton, Interdisciplinary Educator, Brentwood High School (NY); Stephanie Klixbull, Elementary STEM Education Specialist, K-8, Penn State University; and Dr. Jorge Valdes, Education Advisor, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Presented by Kyle Farner, Assistant Principal, 27J Online Academy (CO); Kaisha Mathis, Director, THRIVE Learning Collaborative (OK); and Breauna C. Wall, Ed.D., CEO, CollaborativeEd Solutions
Presented by Alice Pistono, Science Outreach Manager, JoVE, and TEDx Speaker
Presented by Jennifer Chintala, Director of Math Solutions, Renaissance; and Jennifer Ramos, Mathematics Curriculum Manager, Nearpod
Presented by Dr. Ryan Fuller, Director, Cobb Virtual Academy (GA); Sarika Simpson, Vice President of Instruction, Edmentum; and Emily Kroutil, Teacher Training Specialist – Teacher Quality, Georgia Virtual School (GA)
Presented by Tom Gantt, Director of STEM Specialists at Amplify
Presented by Nicki Slaugh, Principal, Quest Academy Junior High School (UT); and Eric Sheninger, CEO, Aspire Change EDU