Presented by Chris Causebrook, M.S., District MTSS Specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC); and Trudy Bender, Ed.S., NCSP, Senior Manager of Thought Leadership Content, Branching Minds
Presented by Susan Lambert, Chief Academic Officer of Elementary Humanities, Host of Science of Reading: The Podcast, Amplify
Presented by Shai Fuxman, Ed.D., Behavioral Health Expert and Senior Research Scientist, Education Development Center (EDC); and Kristi Goff, District Lead MTSS Coordinator, Valdosta City Schools (GA)
Moderated by Jessica Berlinski, Director of PreK-12 Education, Ripple Effects
During the edLeader Panel “Decreasing Absenteeism and Its Effects with Meaningful Strategies,” Brian Marques, Sr. Director of Opportunity Youth for Boston Public Schools (MA), Aspen Florence, Educational Consultant for the Utah State Board of Education, and Cecelia Leong, Vice President of Programs for Attendance Works, provided insights into leveraging Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and innovative approaches to understand and address chronic absenteeism and attendance barriers.
Presented by Brian Marques, Sr. Director of Opportunity Youth, Boston Public Schools (MA); Aspen Florence, Educational Consultant, Utah State Board of Education; Cecelia Leong, Vice President of Programs, Attendance Works; and Nicole DellaRocco, Senior Account Director, Panorama Education
Implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) presents districts with many challenges because it requires a fundamental change in how all personnel interact with and support students.
Presented by Andrea Ruppar, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education, University of Wisconsin–Madison; and Jennifer Kurth, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Special Education, University of Kansas
Presented by Dr. Tim Odegard, Murfree Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies and Professor of Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; Dr. Jennifer Zoski, Staff Learning Scientist, Amplify; and Dr. Deni Basaraba, Manager of Learning Science, Amplify
Presented by Amy Gannon, Executive Director of MTSS, Rockford Public Schools (IL); and Jessica Rose Mathy, MTSS District Coordinator, Calexico Unified School District (CA)
Moderated by Emily King, Account Manager, Panorama Education
Presented by Takeru “TK” Nagayoshi, Professional Learning Director, Community Events, Panorama Education; and Jessica Jackson, Director of Professional Learning, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise
Moderated by Barbara Pape, Senior Director, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise