As CEO of EveryDay Labs, Emily is passionate about improving educational outcomes through data-driven interventions that promote positive behavior change. Before joining EveryDay Labs, she led teams at Opower, where she employed behavioral strategies to encourage energy conservation... Read More →
Learn about Lodi USD's system of approach for addressing student attendance and truancy. This presentation will cover the following: district/school site structure for attendance/truancy, Lodi USD's truancy mediation process, and the use of RaaWee K12 Attendance Improvement software.
With 40,000 students across nearly 70 schools, Garden Grove Unified School District transformed their post-pandemic attendance approach from compliance-focused to a comprehensive cultural shift emphasizing student engagement and family partnership. District leaders will share how they leveraged their MTSS framework to create sustainable attendance improvements, particularly among vulnerable populations. Learn how they aligned attendance initiatives with LCAP goals, integrated equity-focused practices into outreach strategies, and built a scalable system across all grade levels. Discover how their data-driven approach has created lasting improvements in student attendance and engagement.
Erik is a former Special Education and Para-Professional helping students with severe educational needs accomplish huge success. Currently charged with increasing student achievement, family engagement, and overall attendance across California schools while focusing heavily on curbing... Read More →
Coordinator of Student Services, Garden Grove Unified School District
Dr. Jeff Layland (He/ His / Him) is the Coordinator of Social Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health with the Garden Grove Unified School District. GGUSD is a TK-12 school district that serves a diverse population of about 37,000 students. He helps to support many of GGUSD's social... Read More →
Every missed school day is a lost opportunity, yet most attendance strategies fail because they rely on compliance over connection. In this session, Hugo Lopez will reveal how Ontario-Montclair School District cracked the code using a data-driven systems approach that doesn’t just track absences—it changes behaviors. Through real-world success stories and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to design an attendance system that engages families, mitigates barriers, and transforms outcomes.
