Beyond Attendance: Building Cultures of Belonging
September 9, 2026|Virtual Workshop | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (PT)
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September 9, 2026|Virtual Workshop | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (PT)
Register NowImproving attendance is about more than getting students through the school doors. We know – from research and experience – that when students feel connected, valued, safe, and supported, they are more likely to show up, engage in learning, and thrive.
Beyond Attendance: Building Cultures of Belonging is an interactive virtual workshop designed to guide participants as they explore the powerful connection between belonging and attendance through the lens of the Community Schools Essentials Framework. Together, we'll examine the root causes that often lie beneath chronic absence, including challenges related to relationships, school climate, family engagement, access to supports, and systemic barriers.
Through practical examples, peer learning, and guided reflection, participants will identify strategies for strengthening belonging, building trusting relationships, and creating the conditions that support belongingness, consistent attendance and, ultimately, student success.
The Beyond Attendance: Building Cultures of Belonging workshop is designed specifically for community school practitioners looking for strategies they can use to increase belonging and attendance, as well as school and district teams looking at new ways to address chronic absenteeism.
Bring colleagues who work on the ground to lead your community school strategy at school sites. These can be Community School Coordinators, principals, teachers, and/or those at the district level that lead your community school initiatives. You may also consider inviting the people and teams working specifically on attendance at your site or district.
The regular price for each individual is $175 per session. The early bird rate of 20% will end one month leading up to the workshop. Those coming with their teams should pay a registration fee for each person who is attending.
If you’d like a large team of more than 10 people to go through this training together, contact us at love@cslx.org so we can help you determine what type of opportunity might be the most impactful for your team.
The workshop presentation and group community share-outs will be recorded and shared with workshop registrants after the workshop. Breakout group discussions held during each workshop will not be recorded. Recordings will be shared 3 business days after the workshop and will be available for 30 days.
Registered participants will receive the materials and resources we cover through a page only accessible by registered participants.
Yes! This workshop is designed for community school practitioners at different stages in their roles and community school development, along with the people who support them.
No. This is a participatory, introductory session that is designed to give you the tools, strategies, and resources to strengthen your understanding of the role of belongingness and trust in improving attendance and strategies for taking a community school approach to addressing chronic absenteeism. During the workshop, there will be opportunities to share out about your individual contexts during small group breakouts, but no individualized support. If you’d like more personalized support, we’d love to support you. Send us a note.
We’d love to hear more! Just send us a note at love@cslx.org so we can discuss other options that might enable us to provide you with more individualized support on your assets and needs assessment and asset mapping processes.
We’re happy to answer them! Shoot us an email at love@cslx.org.
You may cancel your registration by using the Modify Registration link included in your confirmation email. All cancellations must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Pacific time on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Please note that you will be charged a 10% fee for
administration costs, and that partial refunds are not available. If you are unable to access the link by this date, you may request to cancel your registration by emailing love@cslx.org.
When students feel seen, valued, and part of a caring community, they don’t just show up at school–they want to be there, and they show up ready to engage with learning, and with each other.
It’s time to stop siloing and start collectively owning our goals as the village that holds the power of our students’ futures. Because it really does take a village to reach our literacy and math goals!
The community schools approach teaches us that every voice matters, and that authentic transformation comes when students, families, educators, and community members each contribute their perspectives and strengths.
