Name: Getting Students Back to School and Re-engaged: What Districts Can Do
Start: 2024-08-08T14:00:00ZEDT
End: 2024-08-08T15:00:00ZEDT

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District leaders and an expert in whole-child initiatives will discuss how districts can start the school year strong with a focus on building student engagement and attendance.

Research finds that students are more likely to dig in in class and show up to school if they have strong relationships with their teachers and peers.

Learn more about how districts systemically build a sense of safety and belonging for students and how they integrate those strategies into their attendance work.

Dr. Gregory J. Benner

Helen and Pat O’Sullivan Professor, College of Education, University of Alabama

Dr. Gregory J. Benner is the Helen and Pat O’Sullivan Professor in the College of Education at the University of Alabama. He has a knack for grassroots collective impact—getting whole communities including families, child welfare, mental health, and schools on the same page to meet the needs of the whole child. In February 2018, he received the Presidents’ Award from the Northwest Positive Behavioral Supports Network for his leadership of school improvement. He is co-founder of the Tacoma Whole Child Initiative, a comprehensive blueprint for sustainable school and community transformation.

Jimmy Gere, NCC

Attendance & Reengagement Specialist, Whole Child Department, Tacoma Public Schools, WA

Jimmy Gere has worked in public education since 2004, serving as a School Counselor at both the elementary and secondary level, and at the district level as an Attendance & Reengagement Specialist. Jimmy’s most recent work at the district level of Tacoma Public Schools - Whole Child Department has been focused on introducing proactive programs and building innovative systems within the schools that foster belonging, community, and data driven outcomes for students, families, and staff.

Evie Blad

Reporter, Education Week

Evie Blad is a reporter for Education Week who covers issues important to school and district leaders. Blad has covered a range of issues, including state and federal policy, child well-being, civil rights, and school safety. Before coming to Education Week in 2013, she worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the statewide newspaper in Arkansas, where she covered K-12 education, higher education, and health care.

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