Resiliency Matters: Addressing Chronic Absenteeism with ScholarCentric

Chronic absenteeism, exacerbated by the pandemic, reflects deep changes in the way students think about their education and may require educators to dip into a broader set of tools to help students re-engage. And, ScholarCentric is a great resource to help students re-engage with hope and purpose.

Whether you’re trying to keep students present, connected and motivated through the end of this school year or beginning to plan new approaches for next school year, this webinar will offer ideas to start structuring Tier 1 supports to build a climate of engagement immediately.

Dr. Scott Solberg, professor of counseling psychology and applied human development at Boston University's Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, discusses ways you can use assessment data from ScholarCentric to identify early warning signs leading to chronic absenteeism and, based on areas of need, identify effective strategies for helping students to reconnect with the learning environment. He highlights the need to get to know our students so that we can connect “with the heart before the head.” Our discussion features ways to pivot, even late in the year, making school a different kind of environment that re-engages students with a sense of hope and purpose.