Learning Opportunity

Student Attendance and Re-Engagement Symposium

Registration closes:
Oct 09, 2024 at 11:00 pm MTN
Webinar will NOT
be recorded
Facilitators: Kathy Robson Caroline Gosling Mardi Hardt Jennifer Martinez Chrissy Boone
Date:

This is a multi-day event.

Day 1Oct 17, 2024 (8:30 am to 4:00 pm MDT)
Day 2Oct 18, 2024 (8:30 am to 12:00 pm MDT)
Cost:
$295.00
Location: Edmonton (Fantasyland Hotel)
17700 - 87 Avenue
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Session Code: 25-CP-112
Focus: Assessment Curriculum Implementation and Pedagogy

Target Audience

Teachers, Administrators, Mental Health Coaches

About this Learning Opportunity

Chronic absences from school, defined as missing ten percent of the school year, or the equivalent of two full days a month, has risen dramatically since the pandemic. The reasons for this sharp increase are as multi-faceted and complex as the solutions to the problem will be.

Join us individually, or, ideally, as a school or division team for interactive and informative workshops that examine three specific intervention strategies related to improving student attendance:

  1. Developing intentional plans to engage every family as a universal intervention
  2. Managing the tension between repairing ruptured relationships and supporting the legislative demands to attend school: effective targeted interventions for those students and families already struggling with consistent attendance 
  3. Using Student Re-engagement Community Conferences (SRCC) as a relational approach to improving attendance for students with severe chronic absences (missing more than 20% of the school year)

Facilitated school or division-based discussion and planning opportunities will be built into each session through intentional activities and the creation of dedicated time so that all attendees can return to their work with plans unique to their setting.

This session addresses the LQS competencies

  • 2. Modeling Commitment to Professional Learning
  • 4. Leading a Learning Community

This session addresses the TQS competencies

  • 2. Engaging in Career-Long Learning
  • 3. Demonstrating a Professional Body of Knowledge

Facilitators

Kathy Robson

Kathy Robson has been an educator for 34 years.  She began as an elementary teacher in several rural communities in Saskatchewan. 

She was a vice principal and principal for 10 years in Swift Current.  She then became a Curriculum Coordinator for 10 years, where she was responsible for Literacy and Elementary curriculum within Chinook School... Read more »

Caroline Gosling

Caroline retired after many years as an educator in Edmonton, Alberta. During her career, Caroline taught at elementary, junior high and senior high, was a consultant for students whose behaviour could be challenging, and a principal of several different schools. Caroline also had the opportunity to gain a provincial perspective through secondments to Alberta Children’s... Read more »

Mardi Hardt, Jennifer Martinez, Chrissy Boone

As part of a Mental Health Strategic Plan for Elk Island Public School Division, Mardi Hardt, Jennifer Martinez, and Chrissy Boone formed a dynamic team committed to transforming student experiences and fostering a culture of attendance and engagement. Working in schools, and with division leaders, they built meaningful relationships with students and families... Read more »