Summer Learning Institute 2025

While districts nationwide are implementing numerous strategies and campaigns to improve attendance, educators are still finding it challenging to get attendance rates where they need to be to get more students back on track for success. While access to attendance data is an important first step in any effective campaign, real change happens when practitioners can strategically explore & act on the data, with a particular focus on patterns and trends. Join attendance expert Emily Bailard, CEO of EveryDay Labs and innovative district educators as they share new insights uncovered from years of successful attendance improvement work nationally. From these new data insights, we’ll dig into strategic ways that practitioners can unlock new ways to support students and families in improving attendance and overall outcomes, including mindful shifts, best practices for maintaining a culture of attendance all year long, and the importance of early intervention for better academic outcomes.