The Every Day Counts! Attendance Summit will bring together educators, students, families, and community leaders for a full-day convening on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Ron Brown College Preparatory High School. Participants will gain knowledge of research, local resources, and promising practices that can help them improve student attendance in their neighborhoods. Throughout the day, participants will engage with government leadership, deepen connections through working sessions, and learn direct insights from students and families. School leadership, staff, and families are encouraged to attend as a group, as they will have an opportunity to reflect together on next steps.

Be sure to arrive at 9:30 am for the breakfast pep rally, featuring performances from the Ballou Knights Marching Band and Lion's Den, the Kelly Miller step team! Lunch will also be served during conversations with local policymakers and city leaders.

We will also provide 3 free shuttles to and from the event! See below for details:

Morning Pick up: Bus departs from the below locations at 9:00 am

• Ward 1: Cardozo High School – 1200 Clifton Street NW, WDC 20009

• Ward 5: Dunbar High School – 101 N Street NW, WDC 20001

• Ward 8: Malcolm X Opportunity Center – 1351 Alabama Ave

• Buses will return from the Summit to the above locations at 3:00 pm.

The Summit will feature the following sessions and facilitators:

• Be the Change: Making the Case to Get Involved in Every Day Counts! - Attendance Works

• It Takes a Village: Empathizing, Engaging and Organizing to Boost Attendance - Kinvolved

• A-Team Assemble! Effective School Attendance Teams - Ketcham Elementary School

• Making Every Day Count: Creating a Culture of Attendance in Your School - DC Prep

• Allies on Absenteeism: How Can Schools and Families Partner on Attendance?- Flamboyan Foundation

• Staying Well for School Success: Addressing Health to Support Attendance - Children’s National and Impact DC

• Attendance for All: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness and Housing Instability - Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, OSSE Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program, The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless

The Every Day Counts! Attendance Summit is hosted by Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education, in partnership with Kinvolved.