What Really Works for K-12 Attendance & Engagement
Ready to transform how your district approaches attendance through meaningful family partnerships?
This on-demand webinar examines the often-overlooked disconnect between school communication strategies and family engagement preferences. Drawing from new research and real-world success stories, we’ll explore proven approaches that help get students to school consistently.
You’ll hear from Erin Peterson, M.Ed., Director of Educational Services at Roseville City School District, who has successfully bridged the school-home gap to create sustainable attendance improvements (achieving a 62% reduction in chronic absenteeism over two years!).
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What Really Works for K-12 Attendance & Engagement
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During this free webinar, you’ll learn:
- Evidence-based strategies to align your attendance communications with family preferences and cultural contexts, leading to better engagement and stronger partnerships
- Practical, resource-conscious approaches to measure and improve family engagement impact, ensuring your efforts reach all families equitably
- Actionable techniques from forward-thinking districts that have successfully boosted attendance rates through innovative family partnership models
Meet the Speakers
Erin Peterson, M.Ed. is the Director of Educational Services for the Roseville City School District. In her current role, she oversees the implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), including attendance practices and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) across the district. This includes developing a professional development plan, supporting site teams and leaders with the implementation of their site-based MTSS systems, and fostering the growth and improvement of district MTSS systems in order to achieve coherence and alignment across all 21 schools. Erin has 21 years in education and began her career as an elementary school teacher and a middle school math teacher. After 10 years in the classroom, she expanded her leadership to school site administration as an elementary school principal. During her tenure as a principal, she worked alongside her site team to implement PBIS from the ground up on her campus with robust systems in place to support all students through inclusive and data-based, targeted interventions.
Dr. Stern began her career as a high school English teacher, later becoming a middle school principal, Executive Director of Math for America, a Head of School, and now education content strategist. A writer and contributor to many publications, Dr. Stern is an education thought leader, creating K-12 resources for teachers and principals. She earned a Ph.D. in Teaching & Learning from NYU.
As the Senior Customer Success Manager at SchoolStatus, Brenda Tapp is in constant conversations with the school and district staff who are tasked with improving student attendance. With over 2 decades of experience in overseeing daily operations and leading high-performing intervention and technical training teams, Brenda has honed her expertise in attendance management and interventions. She actively participates with the State Attendance Review Board, serving as liaison with district leaders and collaborating with IT and front-line staff to implement best practices and achieve remarkable attendance goals.
