This webinar explores strategies for Governors to help school districts in addressing chronic absenteeism and reengaging students as they continue learning in pandemic-disrupted circumstances. The webinar offers lessons learned and promising practices for: helping students get back on the path to graduation and postsecondary success; reducing chronic absenteeism; building strong relationships with students and families; and addressing the holistic needs of students during and beyond the pandemic.
Presenters
- Dr. Bob Balfanz, Johns Hopkins University School of Education & Director, Everyone Graduates Center
- Hedy Chang, Executive Director, Attendance Works
- Paul Reville, founding director of Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Education Redesign Lab & former Massachusetts Secretary of Education (2008 -2013)
- Moderator: Seth Gerson, Program Director for K-12 Education, National Governors Association
Resources
- Attendance Works: Handouts for Families (available in multiple languages)
- Attendance Works: Chronic Absence Patterns and Prediction During Covid-19: Insights from Connecticut
- Attendance Works: Pathways to Engagement: A Toolkit for Covid-19 Recovery Through Attendance
- Attendance Works: Attendance Policy During the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Rennie Center: Back to School Blueprint
- Rennie Center: Reengaging Students module
- Pathways to Adult Success
- Pathways to Adult Success: Early Warning Systems
- Grad Nation: State Profiles (with option to download)
- Everyone Graduates Center: Corps for Student Success
- CASEL, CCSSO, and AIR: SEL MTSS Toolkit for State and District Leaders
- Learning Policy Institute: Community Schools Playbook
- The Education Redesign Lab: Seizing the Moment for Transformative Change: A Framework for Personalized Student Success Planning
- Harvard Graduate School of Education: Leaving No Child Behind
- The 74: Reville: In This Uncertain Time, Every Student Needs an Education Navigator and a Success Plan to Weather This Crisis and Fix Long-standing Inequities
- The Education Redesign Lab: Children’s Cabinet Toolkit: A Roadmap for Getting Started in Your Community
- The Education Redesign Lab: Grounding Children’s Cabinets in Racial Equity: A Resource Guide
- Usable Knowledge: The Urgent Need for Children’s Cabinets
State & District Exemplars
- Connecticut: Learner Engagement and Attendance Program (LEAP)
- Oregon: Care and Connection Campaign
- Chicago: Early Warning Indicators
- Metro Nashville Public Schools: Navigator Program
State Strategies For Addressing K-12 Student Needs
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices K-12 Education Team is hosting a series of conversations with subject matter experts, state education leaders, and practitioners to explore gubernatorial strategies for addressing students’ academic needs and well-being. View all webinars in the series.
