Name: Rethinking Attendance: Leadership Strategies with AI and Student Data
Start: 2025-09-10T14:00:00ZEDT
End: 2025-09-10T15:00:00ZEDT

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In recognition of Attendance Awareness Month, join Urbana School District #116, Racine Unified School District, and Panorama Education for an in-depth conversation on rethinking chronic absenteeism through the lens of school and district leadership.

We’ll explore what chronic absenteeism reveals about the student experience and explore how to leverage AI and real student data—from individual attendance trends to district-wide patterns—to challenge attendance assumptions, better understand holistic student needs, and implement proactive strategies that improve attendance and engagement.

Together, we will:

Understand the root causes of absenteeism, including national trends, common myths, and their implications for school and district leaders
Identify the student-level and school-wide attendance data to inform targeted interventions, strengthen student belonging, and support re-engagement
Share AI tools and research-based actionable strategies to promote attendance at both Tier 1 (universal supports) and Tier 2 (targeted interventions) levels

Christina Cail-Lewandowski

Director of Assessment & Accountability, Urbana School District #116

Stephanie Hullum, MSW (She, Her, Hers)

Attendance Coordinator/Behavioral Health Navigator, Racine Unified School District

Stephanie Hullum is currently a school social worker for the Racine Unified School District where she began in 2010. She received her BA in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin- Madison and MSW from Loyola University. Prior to working in the schools, Stephanie worked for a non-profit agency as a community social worker and family therapist. Since working in Racine Unified, Stephanie has experience working at the elementary, middle and high school level and spent the most recent 3 years working as the Attendance Coordinator and Behavioral Health Navigator for the entire district. Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her family, camping, ubering her 3 children around town, being a basketball coach wife and cooking.

Jason Paproth

Directing Principal, Racine Unified School District

Jason Paproth has over 20 years of experience in public education, serving as an Alternative Education Teacher, Behavior Intervention Specialist, Academy Principal, and Directing Principal. His work emphasizes increasing student attendance, reducing exclusionary discipline, and advancing equitable outcomes for all students.

Takeru 'TK' Nagayoshi

Senior Customer Advocacy Manager, Panorama Education

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