Missing Too Much School: Trends in K-8 Chronic Absenteeism in Arizona During the Pandemic
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- Speakers:
- Paul Perrault | Dr. Betsy Hargrove | Jennifer Purcell
- Course Levels:
- Beginner
- Duration:
- 1 hr
- Original Program Date:
- Oct 24, 2023
- Hosted by:
- AZ Impact for Good
Description
Course Description:
Among the many disruptions to learning that the pandemic caused for students and families in Arizona, lost instructional time stands out as one of the most consequential. For a wide range of reasons—related to factors like quarantine, family health, and finances, changing schools—Arizona students are missing too much school.
This was true before the pandemic, but the chronic absence rate spiked in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic school years, according to a 2022 report from Helios Education Foundation. Nearly one in five students missed more than 10% of the school year, the report revealed.
Join your Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits + Arizona Grantmakers Forum colleagues on October 24, 2023 for a deeper dive into Missing Too Much School: Trends in K-8 Chronic Absenteeism in Arizona During the Pandemic with Helios Education Foundation Senior Vice President of Community Impact and Learning Paul Perrault, PhD, and [Invited but Not Confirmed: Dr. Betsy Hargrove, superintendent of Avondale Elementary School District]. Learn how absenteeism is linked with diminished learning outcomes and an increased likelihood of negative outcomes, like dropping out of high school, that can divert students from paths to postsecondary and professional success.
In this session, participants will:
- Gain an understanding of statewide trends in chronic absenteeism during the pandemic that can give education leaders and policymakers an important benchmark to inform decision-making about attendance tracking and attendance improvement efforts.
- Learn how chronic absence undermines efforts to increase educational equity for students from populations historically underserved and marginalized in our school system.
- Explore how nonprofits and funders can support education leaders as they engage students to improve attendance as the foundation of a broader approach to increasing equity and closing achievement and opportunity gaps.
Audience:
- Any nonprofits or grantmakers interested in learning more about education in Arizona. This webinar is open to AZ Impact for Good members ONLY.
If you cannot attend this event live, you can still register to receive the video replay afterward. This event will have automated captions via Zoom’s transcription function. Please note that these captions are generated by Zoom's computer software and may not always accurately transcribe what is said. If you have another accessibility accommodation need, please email events@arizonanonprofits.org with your request at least two weeks before the start of the event. Although we will attempt to meet all accessibility requests, late requests may not be fulfilled.
Handouts
| Slides - Kimberly Lent Morales (2.4 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
| Slides - Betsy Hargrove (9 MB) | Available after Purchase | ||
Speaker
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Senior Vice President, Community Impact and Learning
Helios Education Foundation
Dr. Paul G. Perrault is Senior Vice President, Community Impact and Learning for Helios Education Foundation. Dr. Perrault is charged with leading the development of the Foundation’s research and evaluation agenda and in managing Helios’ grants and project management team.
Dr. Perrault comes to Helios with more than 15 years of research and evaluation experience. Prior to joining Helios, he was a researcher at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, where he served as a lead investigator on Arizona’s Move On When Ready evaluation and as principal investigator on Yuma’s Ready Now Yuma evaluation.
Dr. Perrault received his Ph.D. in Educational Foundations and Policy with a specialization in research methodology at the University of Michigan along with two Masters Degrees, one in Educational Administration and another in Secondary Certification. He also earned a JD at the University of Detroit Mercy and a BA in Journalism at Michigan State University.
Dr. Perrault’s currently serves as a Board Member for Touchstone Health Services and is co-chair of the Data Impact Group for Grantmakers for Education. More recently he was selected as a fellow to Arizona’s prestigious Flinn-Brown Civic Leadership Academy and is an alum of Valley Leadership – Class 40.
Dr. Betsy Hargrove Related Seminars and Products
Superintendent
Avondale Elementary School District
Dr. Betsy Hargrove has been the Superintendent of the Avondale Elementary School District (AESD) since 2012. She provides ongoing leadership and works to engage in continuous improvement by implementing and monitoring the achievement of district goals and mission for every student to grow as a thinker, problem solver and communicator to pursue a future without limits.
Ensuring this mission is reached, Dr. Hargrove and her team actively seek opportunities to build relationships with community stakeholders, business people and civic leaders to make connections within the district and sites. Continuous improvement is the central focus of AESD. High yield instructional practices in a collaborative and collective learning environment have resulted in AESD outperforming the state for growth in achievement 6 years in a row.
Dr. Hargrove has participated in the national STEM EcoSystem Convenings and has presented sessions on coding in the classroom at conferences nationally. She is on multiple NSF grant advisory teams as well as serves on the National Center for Educational Research and Technology Advisory Board, Carnegie's iLEAD Steering Committee and participated on the AZ Tech Task Force and AZ STEM Ecosystem team. Most recently, Dr. Hargrove was named one of Arizona's 48 Most Intriguing Women and the School Connect Changemaker.
Beyond the shared professional and academic accomplishments of the entire AESD community, Dr. Hargrove is most proud of her two daughters, Morgan and Clare.
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