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Every Day Matters hosts bi-monthly events hosting Education Leaders sharing their valuable Attendance Improvement Successes and replicable Best Practices.

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2024-25 IMPROVEMENT SERIES

Materials and Resources from Attendance Works

Hedy Chang, Executive Director and President, Attendance Works

We are All in the Together: Doing What it Takes to Combat Absenteeism #MakingItHappen

Myra Castaneda-Lara, Director of Ed Support, Galena Park ISD, TX

Ways Adults can Show Up, Communicate, and Collaborate So Student can be Present

Sharon Bradley, M.Ed., Director – Student, Family, and Community Services, Plano ISD, TX

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SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS EVENT

School Avoidance: Listening to and Learning from the Lived Experience of Students, Parents and Practitioners

Catriona O’Toole, Maynooth University, Ireland

A Tiered Framework to Prevent & Address School Refusal

Patricia A. Graczyk, PhD, University of Illinois – Chicago, IL

Square Peg

Ellie Costello, Square Peg, UK

International Practices for Recording, Reporting, and Using Data on School Attendance and Absence

Dominik Dvorak, Faculty of Education, Institute of Research and Development of Education, Charles University, Praque, CK

Amplifying Commonalities and Differences in School Absenteeism - People

Christopher A. Kearney, PhD, University of NV – Las Vegas, NV

The Triad of Engagement: Addressing Chronic Absence with Student, Family, and Community Engagement

Shelneka Adams-Marsalone, Child Welfare & Attendance Liaison, Office of Career & College Readiness, LA Dept of Education, LA

Inclusive Attendance - A Problem Solvers Panel

Moderator – Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Pivot Attendance Solutions, IN

2023-24 SUCCESS SERIES

Attendance Matters: Building a Foundation for Student Achievement

Alicia Bradley, Director of Student Services, Duncanville ISD, TX

One Team, Every Child: Creating District-Level Processes for Dropout Recovery

Angela Daniels, M.Ed. Coordinator, Student Services, Garland ISD, TX

Navigating Absenteeism: Strategies for Boosting Campus Attendance

Paul Carampatan, Director of Administration, Aldine ISD, TX

MSD Warren's Journey to Addressing Barriers to Student Attendance

Dr. Allison Woods, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services, MSD Warren Township, IN

Pieces of the Puzzle: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism

Xavier Warren, Truancy Officer, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, TX

Katy ISD's Attendance Incentive Initiative

Ronnie Edwards, Asst Superintendent, School Leadership, Katy ISD, TX

James Crider, Director, Business Intelligence, Katy ISD, TX

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FROM OUR 5 YEARS OF PREVIOUS EVENTS

Finding Federal & State Level Funding for Implementing Attendance Tracking & Improvement Technology

Dr. Kim Wallace, Process Makes Perfect, CA

School Avoidance Success Factors – Why You Need to Know Right Now!

Jayne Demsky, Founder, School Avoidance Alliance, NY

“The Collective” Tiered Actionable Strategies to Address Chronic Absenteeism

Sharon Bradley, M.Ed., Principal Consultant of RestorativeFlo Educational Solutions, LLC, TX

My Absence—Your Problem | Interventions for Students with Higher Degree of Absenteeism

Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Pivot Attendance Solutions, IN

Data is a Bucket with Holes: 10 Questions to Plug Holes

Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Pivot Attendance Solutions, IN

Leveraging Attendance Supports to Improve Student Success

Ronnie Edwards, Gaby Pulido, and Donna Minix (District Level) with Lizzie Herring and Sonya Rebec-Dobbs (Campus level), Katy ISD, TX

All Hands-On Deck: Attendance Team Building Strategies

Amir Alavi, M.A., J.D., Esq., Riverside County Office of Education, CA

Building High Performing Teams: A Collaborative Approach to Attendance Improvementer

Dr. Kim Wallace, Process Makes Perfect, CA

School Attendance Teams in Action: Data-based Decision-making

Patricia A. Graczyk, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago, IL

Collaborative Ways to Improve Attendance by Addressing and Eliminating Barriers

Pam Gould, Northside ISD, TX

Proactive Methods, Tools, and Messaging Strategies that Can Be Applied Throughout the Year

Dr. Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Pivot Attendance Solutions, IN

Leveraging Counseling and Mental Health Support in Truancy Intervention

Rebecca Clark and Jennifer Boniol, Lewisville ISD, TX

Elevate Your Outreach - Co-hosted TATDP EDMS 01272022 - Complete Event

The El Paso ISD’s Alpha Initiative: Making A Difference One Student At A Time

Mark Mendoza, Director of Student Retention & Truancy Prevention, El Paso ISD, TX

TATDP EDMS Jan 27 2022 - TATDP Business Meeting

TATDP Executive Board

Mental Health Factors for Students Who Miss School

Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, PhD, Founder Pivot Attendance Solutions; IN

Knowing the "Why" is Most Important at a School Site....from Support Staff to Teachers and Administration

Jolie Critchfield, Director of Student Supports and Innovations, Marysville JUSD, CA

Every Day Matters Summit / TATDP Co-Hosted Virtual Conference - Complete First Session

Every Day Matters Summit / TATDP Co-Hosted Virtual Conference - Complete Second Session

TATDP 2021 Judges Panel

Judge Yvonne Williams, Travis County; Judge Raquel Brown, City of Fort Worth; Judge Roy Castillo, Brazoria County; Judge Mary Tom Curnutt, Tarrant County

Best Practices & Strategies To Support Students Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Cal Lopez – Texas Education Agency Texas Education For Homeless Children And Youth (TEHCY) Program State Coordinator

Helping Students To Persis

Chenda Moore – Coordinator Of Counseling Services, Pearland ISD, TX

Using District-Wide Processes To Recover / Re-Engage Students

Angela Daniels, At-Risk Student Coordinator, Garland ISD, TX

Holistic Outreach - How East Side UHSD Improved Student Attendance During Online Distance Learning

Dr. Chaun Powell, EdD, ACSW, PPSC, Director, Student Services, East Side Union HSD, CA

The 3 R’s Of Student Engagement: Rigor, Relevance & Relationships

Dr. Kim Wallace – Process Makes Perfect, Former Bay Area Superintendent

Redefining Attendance & Engagement Improvement In Distance Learning - Identifying / Tracking Present But Not Engaged

Myra Castaneda, Program Director for Educational Support, Galena Park ISD, TX; Dr. Tracy Piper, Director of Student Services, Hemet USD, CA; Verna Honeycutt, Attendance Coordinator, Wichita Falls ISD, TX; Dr. Bobbi Burnett, Director of Student Services, Beaumont ISD, CA

Restorative Practices For The SART/SARB Process

Amir Alavi, MA JD, Director of Chronic Absenteeism Reduction, Riverside County Office of Education; Katy Wood, MS, NCSP, LEP #3926, Coordinator – Student Support, Attendance & Section 504, Murrieta Valley Unified School District

Black Parents Matter, Too: Identifying & Overcoming Barriers to School Participation for African American Parents

Dr. Alycia Benson, Director of Student Support Services, Hemet USD, CA

Dropout Recovery: Using District-wide Processes to Recover Students

Angela Daniels, At-Risk Student Coordinator, Garland ISD, TX

Every School Day Counts: Spotlighting Attendance & Truancy

Donna Minix, Attendance, Registration & Graduation Coordinator and Gabby Pulido, Dropout, Intervention & Recovery Coordinator, Katy ISD, TX

Chronic Absenteeism: SARTS & Home Visits

Madeline Jackson, TOSA and Jennifer Peterson, TOSA, Val Verde USD, CA

A Systems Approach to Addressing Student's Attendance

Nadia Moreno, LMSW, Angel Espinoza, LMSW, and Moises Maldonado, LBSW, Alice ISD, TX

OnLine, OnTime, OnPoint - Attendance Campaign during Virtual Learning

James Vasquez, Director of Pupil and Parent Services, Diana Y. Mooy, Coordinator, Pupil and Parent Services, Monica Bustillos, Director of District Affairs, Ysleta ISD, TX

The Plano Attendance Review Board (PARB) Program

Sharon Bradley, Director of Family and Social Services, Plano ISD, TX

Proving Real Attendance Improvement Results: Missing Matadors Matter

Kirsten Legore, Executive Director of Student Services & Sara Martinez, Coordinator of Student Services, Seguin ISD, TX

California's Approach to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism & Dropout Rates

David Kopperud, Education Programs Consultant, California Dept of Education

Whole Team Buy In for Timely Student Interventions turn into Provable Success

Myra Castaneda, Program Dir for Educational Support, Galena Park ISD, TX

Best Practices for Conducting Safe Home Visits

Wil Barbee, Lead Attendance Officer/Court Liaison & Jose (Angel) Seca, Attendance Officer, Abilene ISD, TX

Attendance is a Reflection of the Relationship between Student, School and Family

Kevin Chase, Superintendent, Educational Service District 105, WA

Involving Campuses & Community for Student Incentives that Work

Jesse Perusquia, Attendance Specialist, United ISD, TX

Applying the “Mind in Boat” Teamwork & Focus to Attendance Improvement

Domenica Bernauer, Director of Student Services & Christina Martinez, Parent/Community Liaison, Beaumont USD, CA

2024-25 IMPROVEMENT SERIES

SPECIAL INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS EVENT

School Avoidance: Listening to and Learning from the Lived Experience of Students, Parents and Practitioners

A Tiered Framework to Prevent & Address School Refusal

Square Peg

International Practices for Recording, Reporting, and Using Data on School Attendance and Absence

Amplifying Commonalities and Differences in School Absenteeism - People

The Triad of Engagement: Addressing Chronic Absence with Student, Family, and Community Engagement

2023-24 SUCCESS SERIES

Attendance Matters: Building a Foundation for Student Achievement

One Team, Every Child: Creating District-Level Processes for Dropout Recovery

Navigating Absenteeism: Strategies for Boosting Campus Attendance

MSD Warren's Journey to Addressing Barriers to Student Attendance

Pieces of the Puzzle: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism

FROM OUR 5 YEARS OF PREVIOUS EVENTS

Elevate Your Outreach - Co-hosted TATDP EDMS 01272022 - Complete Event

The El Paso ISD’s Alpha Initiative: Making A Difference One Student At A Time

TATDP EDMS Jan 27 2022 - TATDP Business Meeting

Mental Health Factors for Students Who Miss School

Knowing the "Why" is Most Important at a School Site....from Support Staff to Teachers and Administration

Every Day Matters Summit / TATDP Co-Hosted Virtual Conference - Complete First Session

Every Day Matters Summit / TATDP Co-Hosted Virtual Conference - Complete Second Session

TATDP 2021 Judges Panel

Best Practices & Strategies To Support Students Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19 Pandemic

Helping Students To Persis

Using District-Wide Processes To Recover / Re-Engage Students

Holistic Outreach - How East Side UHSD Improved Student Attendance During Online Distance Learning

The 3 R’s Of Student Engagement: Rigor, Relevance & Relationships

Redefining Attendance & Engagement Improvement In Distance Learning - Identifying / Tracking Present But Not Engaged

Restorative Practices For The SART/SARB Process

Black Parents Matter, Too: Identifying & Overcoming Barriers to School Participation for African American Parents

Dropout Recovery: Using District-wide Processes to Recover Students

Every School Day Counts: Spotlighting Attendance & Truancy

Chronic Absenteeism: SARTS & Home Visits

A Systems Approach to Addressing Student's Attendance

OnLine, OnTime, OnPoint - Attendance Campaign during Virtual Learning

The Plano Attendance Review Board (PARB) Program

Proving Real Attendance Improvement Results: Missing Matadors Matter

California's Approach to Reducing Chronic Absenteeism & Dropout Rates

Whole Team Buy In for Timely Student Interventions turn into Provable Success

Best Practices for Conducting Safe Home Visits

Attendance is a Reflection of the Relationship between Student, School and Family

Involving Campuses & Community for Student Incentives that Work

Applying the “Mind in Boat” Teamwork & Focus to Attendance Improvement

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