Summer Learning Institute 2025

Learning Objectives: Define and understand bioecological factors that marginalized youth encounter and its effect on their educational experience. Understand how teachers' pedagogical philosophies may enhance or reduce student disengagement. Understand the significance of developing positive relationships with at-promise youth, and how these interactions can increase student engagement and connectedness. Factors that may impact and disengage marginalized students Developing relationships with Street Socialized Youth Impact of caring relationships on the educational trajectory Intervention Strategies THIS SESSION WILL PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO STREET SOCIALIZED YOUTH AND WHY RELATIONSHIPS CAN DEFLECT THEIR TRAJECTORY INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THROUGH HIS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN COURT AND ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS, ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND INTERVIEWS OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INCARCERATED MALES ABOUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, HE WILL SHARE WHY INCREASED AWARENESS INTO THE LIVES OF STREET SOCIALIZED STUDENTS FROM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES CAN IMPROVE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS, REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE, AND IMPEDE FUTURE INCARCERATION. ATTENDEES WILL UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DEVELOPING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH AT-PROMISE YOUTH, AND HOW THESE INTERACTIONS CAN BENEFIT THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.

Join David Koppurd for an in-depth presentation on the Model School Attendance Review Board (SARB) process that earned recognition for excellence at the state level. Drawing from over a decade of work with students and families, David will share a practical and replicable framework that blends accountability with empathy to re-engage students in their educational journey.
This session will explore how a proactive SARB can serve as a bridge between schools, families, and community resources—focusing on solutions that address the root causes of chronic absenteeism. David will walk participants through key components of the model, including:

• Early identification and intervention strategies
• Culturally responsive outreach to families
• Collaboration with mental health, juvenile justice, and community-based partners
• Data systems that support consistent monitoring and follow-through
• Legal steps as a last resort—not the first

Attendees will leave with tools and strategies to transform their own SARB process into one that’s student-centered, trauma-informed, and effective. Whether you're new to SARB or seeking to refine your current model, this session offers powerful insights into creating sustainable systems of support for our most at-risk students.
Target Audience: Administrators, Student Services Staff, SARB Members, Counselors, District Leaders