Presented by Matthew Ginsburg, Principal, Chittick Elementary School (MA); Jessica Kott, Director of Special Programs, Westside Union School District (CA); and Elizabeth Cushing, CEO, Playworks
Absenteeism and Attendance
From Chronic Absenteeism to Engagement and Belonging: Measurement Matters
Presented by Brian Smith, Experienced Educator, Zone Superintendent, Falcon Zone, School District 49, Colorado Springs (CO); Dr. Adrienne Usher, Experienced Educator, Deputy Superintendent, Bullitt County Public Schools (KY); Sue Holmes, Former Educator, Current Senior Executive Director, LEAP Innovations; and Jessica Paulsen, President, LEAP Innovations
Behavior, Attendance, and Belonging: Strategies for Neurodivergent Students
Presented by Duncan Scherer, Assistant Dean of Teaching Exceptional Learners, Relay Graduate School of Education, and Superintendent-in-Residence, Social Cipher; and Lucas Harrington, Psy.D., Clinical Psychologist and SEL Gaming Consultant, Social Cipher
Moderated by Vanessa Castañeda Gill, CEO and Founder, Social Cipher
Before Absence Becomes a Pattern: Using Family Engagement to Prevent Chronic Absenteeism
Presented by Odetta Smith, Ed.D., Experienced Educator, Director of Innovation & Life Readiness, EL | Federal Programs | Library Services | Personalized Learning | Virtual Learning, Pattonville School District (MO); Ashish Chaturvedi, Founder, School Diary®; and Bill Bass, Past President of the Board of Directors at ISTE, Experienced Educator, Parkway School District (MO)
Moderated by Ellen Cleary, Experienced Educator, Senior Strategist, Advancing Global EDU, Inc.
Attendance Reset: Moving from Chronic Absenteeism Data to District Action
Presented by Dr. Baron R. Davis, Former Superintendent, Current Senior Advisor, Digital Promise
Closing the Attendance Impact Gap Part 4: Completing the Missing Pieces of Your Attendance System
Presented by Kate Pechacek, Former Teacher, Current K12 Strategic Consultant, No Isolation
Moderated by Roland Jones, Former Teacher, Current K12 Partnerships, No Isolation
Closing the Attendance Impact Gap Part 3: 3 Strategies to Build Belonging – the Key to Attendance Today and Every Day After
Presented by Kate Pechacek, Former Teacher, Current K12 Strategic Consultant, No Isolation
Moderated by Roland Jones, Former Teacher, Current K12 Partnerships, No Isolation
Chronic Absenteeism and Daily Routines That Influence Attendance
Presented by Michael Lopes-Serrao, Superintendent, Parkrose School District (OR); Shelli Deaguero, Principal, Clara Brown Entrepreneurial Academy (CO); and Elizabeth Cushing, CEO, Playworks
Closing the Attendance Impact Gap Part 2: 3 Steps to Maximize Return on Attendance, and What Absence Really Costs
Presented by Kate Pechacek, Former Teacher, Current K12 Strategic Consultant, No Isolation; Carsten Apsel, Head of School, German International School Washington D.C. (MD); and Roland Jones, Former Teacher, Current K12 Partnerships, No Isolation
Closing the Attendance Impact Gap Part 1: 5 Gap-Filling Strategies for Solving the Attendance Paradox
Presented by Kate Pechacek, Former Teacher, Current K12 Strategic Consultant, No Isolation; and Roland Jones, Former Teacher, Current K12 Partnerships, No Isolation