How to Prevent
Chronic Absenteeism
in the First 30 Days
August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET
August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET
What your district does in August and September determines your attendance trajectory for the entire school year. By October, patterns have hardened, and the highest-leverage window for intervention has closed.
This webinar delivers a concrete 30-day playbook built from data and real district strategies. You’ll learn how to use attendance data to identify students who need support before chronic absenteeism sets in, and how to structure your first communications to reach every family while it counts.
How to Prevent
Chronic Absenteeism
in the First 30 Days
August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET
August 25 at 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET
During this free webinar, you’ll learn:
- How to read early attendance signals to identify students who need extra support
- Who to reach and what to say in your first family outreach of the school year
- A 30-day attendance action plan your team can execute on immediately
Dr. Kara Stern has seen school from just about every angle: high school English teacher, middle school principal, fellowship director for math and science teachers across New York City, and head of school at a rural N-12 school. That breadth is what she brings to her work at SchoolStatus, where she writes, speaks, and challenges educators to build the kinds of school communities where every student thrives. She holds a Master’s in Education Leadership from Teachers College and a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from NYU.
Dr. Joy Smithson is a Data Scientist at SchoolStatus, where she works with districts all over the country to help educators use data to inform decisions and support student success. Dr. Smithson sees her role as a dual mission: understanding educators’ pressing research questions, and translating vast datasets into actionable insights to address those queries. Dr. Smithson leverages her expertise in analyzing, interpreting, summarizing, visualizing, and wrangling data to support educators and create better outcomes for students.