Name: Plenary Session 2: Showing Up for Showing Up, Addressing Chronic Absenteeism
Start: 2025-05-09T09:00:00-0400
End: 2025-05-09T10:15:00-0400

At every Convening we celebrate the power of data, but this year we’re tackling the big question: Now What?

How do we transform technological breakthroughs into lasting impact? How do we innovate responsibly while staying ethical? What emerging trends will shape the future, and how do we stay ahead?

Join us as we move beyond possibilities and into the work that truly drives change.

Friday May 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT

Ballroom A & B

The panel aims to explore strategies and initiatives that can encourage regular attendance and address barriers that prevent students from attending school consistently. It underscores the importance of collaborative efforts in ensuring that students are present and engaged in their educational journey.

Speakers

Hedy Chang

Executive Director, Attendance Works

Hedy is the founder and executive director of the non-profit initiative, Attendance Works(www.attendanceworks.org) which promotes equal opportunities to learn and advances studentsuccess by reducing chronic absence. Founded in 2010, Attendance Works is the nation’s go-toresource... Read More →

Angélica Infante-Green

Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)

Angélica Infante-Green has served as the Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education since April 29, 2019. As Commissioner, she has instituted several major efforts to improve PK-12 education across the state. Commissioner Infante-Green helped lead Rhode Island’s... Read More →

Christina Grant

Executive Director, Center for Education Policy Research

Dr. Christina Grant is the Executive Director for the Center for Education Policy at Harvard University. Throughout her career as an educator, administrator, and executive in some of America’s largest school systems, Dr. Grant has worked to create evidence-based solutions that improve... Read More →

Katie Jenner

Secretary of Education, Indiana Department of Education

As the state’s first Secretary of Education, Dr. Katie Jenner leads the Indiana Department of Education and chairs the State Board of Education with a learner-centered, future-focused vision. Under Dr. Jenner’s leadership, Indiana is focused on three key pillars: student learning... Read More →

Charlene Russell-Tucker

Commissioner, Connecticut State Department of Education

Charlene Russell-Tucker is the Deputy Commissioner of Education for theConnecticut State Department of Education, a role in which she overseeseducational supports and wellness priorities. Prior to her appointment asDeputy Commissioner in November 2019, she served as Chief Operating... Read More →

Friday May 9, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Ballroom A & B

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