SXSW EDU 2025
Truancy Court or Student Support: Addressing Absenteeism
Description:
Chronic absenteeism is a significant issue within schools and educational non-profits nationwide, impacting approximately one-third of students. Hear from school district, state, and national leaders as they discuss how they are addressing this issue by implementing innovative strategies to improve family, school, and community engagement in order to increase school attendance rates. Through the use of data, best practices, and case studies, the panelists will explore how to shift the focus on chronic absenteeism from punitive approaches to problem solving.
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Takeaways
- Valuable insights and tools to tackle absenteeism amongst most vulnerable student populations.
- Innovative approaches that build partnerships between students, families, educators and community members to address the root causes of absenteeism
- Practices that create supportive and inclusive school environments where every student feels valued, supported, and motivated to attend regularly
Speakers
- Sharon Bradley, Director of Student, Family and Community Services, Plano ISD
- Jordan Posamentier, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy, Committee for Children
- Shelneka Adams-Marsalone, Child Welfare and Attendance Liaison, Louisiana Department of Education
- Kyra Rhoads, Senior Manager of Educational Partnerships, Committee for Children
Organizer
Sharon Bradley, Director of Student, Family and Community Services, Plano ISD
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