Ellen Adkins, superintendent of Dawson-Bryant Local Schools in Coal Grove, Ohio, was part of a panel of administrators who discussed the importance of tracking and improving student absenteeism data. Adkins focused on the use of the Abre, a website used to interpret the trends causing students to miss school. She also shared changes her district made to improve attendance in its community.

This video was produced by Claudia Cook and Jack Frazer at the 2025 AASA National Conference on Education in New Orleans, La.