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Explore and Engage

Supporting Special Student Populations

Including Attendance/Engagement in MTSS Frameworks

SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Audience Classification: Online Learning
Audience Expertise: All Levels - This session is intentionally designed to engage and provide value across experience levels-from beginners to seasoned leaders.
Grade Level Focus: Pre-K, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools
Primary Audience: Counselor / St Support, District Leader, Teacher
Does this session focus on a specific product? No – This session is focused on ideas, strategies, or practices, not a specific product or service.
Abstract Description : How can we change the narrative about student attendance and engagement from a deficit view to one that is student-centered and focused on growth? In this session, I will explain an MTSS framework that includes attendance/engagement, and also explain how the framework itself couldn't work without certain shifts in mindsets.

Learning Objectives:

  • At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe the importance of including attendance/engagement in MTSS frameworks.
  • At the end of this session, participants will have resources for student-centered interventions to build students' capacities for attendance/engagement.