ED311 & National Professional Resources present
Where Are Our Students?
Tiered Actionable Strategies to Decrease Chronic Absenteeism
Presented by Sharon Bradley
An online, on-demand training
Chronic absenteeism is on the rise in schools across the country. The latest national data reveals that roughly 70% of schools are experiencing increased student absences. Effectively addressing chronic absenteeism cannot be done in isolation. It takes a unified commitment from schools, families, and community stakeholders to implement actionable, innovative solutions to this growing issue.
This webinar is intended for administrators, teachers, counselors, social workers, school nurses, and other school stakeholders who aspire to learn and utilize bold solutions to issues related to chronic absenteeism.
Attendees are eligible to receive up to 3.5 hours of continuing education credits during this 4 part webinar series.
An Online Training in Four Parts
3 recorded modules available starting June 1st, 2023
Live interactive session with Sharon Bradley Thursday, June 22, 2023 – 10 am – 11:30 am CT
Access through July 30, 2023
All registrants will receive a copy of the laminated guide.
Chronic Absenteeism: Prevention & Intervention Strategies for Schools, Families, & Communities by Sharon Bradley
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Regular registration pricing:
$125/registrant
This guide should be a part of every school district in the country. As a former middle school principal of 13 years, students not coming to school was one of my biggest challenges. I commend Sharon Bradley for taking on this enormous task so that all stakeholders have the tools to begin to address this crucial student attendance problem in all of our schools.
In her Chronic Absenteeism Guide, social-emotional learning and restorative practice expert Sharon Bradley, M.ed., brings forth research-based, scalable, community-focused strategies designed to help educators intentionally and easily incorporate proven student-centered practices into their prevention and intervention plans with a whole-child lens to reduce absenteeism and create positive change. This guide is a must-have resource that outlines a proactive, multi-faceted approach to addressing chronic absenteeism and building supportive and inclusive environments.
Watch a short clip of Sharon Bradley talking about the training.
The latest national data available from the U.S. Department of Education shows at least 10.1 million students were chronically absent during the first full year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This data, collected for the 2020-21 school year, is a substantial increase from the approximately 8 million students chronically absent in the prior years.
A review of national chronic absence data from 2016-17 through 2020-21 suggests that the 10.1 million students identified as chronically absent in 2020-21 is an undercount. During 2019-20, the first year of the pandemic, the number of chronically absent students decreased in almost every state and for the country as a whole. This unlikely outcome very probably reflects the fact that most districts stopped taking daily attendance once school buildings closed.
Since school buildings across the country shut their doors and transitioned to remote learning in 2020, millions of students have not been seen in school. Of those missing students, a disproportionate number are students of color, students living in poverty, students with disabilities, English language learners, children in foster care, and children of migrant workers. Finding and re-engaging these students is especially challenging given the increased household instability of economically disadvantaged families. The implications for students, families, and communities are dire. This urgent crisis demands immediate, effective action.
During this 3-part webinar series, Sharon Bradley will provide tiered, effective practices to collectively address the root causes of chronic absenteeism. Through reflective and engaging sessions, participants will acquire a variety of attendance-promoting strategies that can be implemented individually or integrated into intervention-based frameworks such as Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports (MTSS).
Presenter
Sharon Bradley is an educational consultant who serves as a school district administrator where she has helped shape the district’s approach to social and emotional development and truancy prevention for all students. Throughout her 22 years in education, she has served as department director, alternative high school principal, assistant principal, dropout prevention program coordinator, general education teacher, and special education teacher.
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