Webinar: Tackling Absenteeism Through Student Engagement

Description:

Chronic absenteeism – students missing 10% or more of school – emerged as a serious challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic due to school closures and continues to persist today. This webinar will provide strategies and resources to prevent and address absenteeism, including:

• Defining a problem-solving process that will get to the root causes of absenteeism and lead to more precise and effective solutions

• Sharing solutions connected to absenteeism, such as:

  • A sense of safety

  • Belonging and connection

  • Purpose and motivation

  • Mental health/physical health

  • Peer influence

  • Family

• Providing a wealth of resources to support action planning to prevent and address chronic absenteeism.

Location:

Online via Zoom

Date:

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Time:

9:00 AM –11:00 AM 

Who Should Attend:

Administrators, Special Education Directors, School Counselors, Home-School Liaisons, Crisis Response Teams, and other school personnel.

Price:

Free

Group Registration:

You will have the ability during this registration process to register multiple individuals if you would like.

Cancellation Policy:

If you need to cancel, please email anne.dubie@uvm.edu or call 802-233-2332 by Friday, October 18, 2024.

Additional Information:

Please visit here for additional information.

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If you have questions, please email Anne.Dubie@uvm.edu or call (802) 233-2332.