In this episode Trish Hatch interviews David Kopperud, Education Programs Consultant for the California State Department of Education on school counselors' work with attendance and new data coming from the California dashboard (www.caschooldashboard.org). Samantha Haviland, Director of Counseling Support Services for Denver Public Schools, shares the importance of counselors forming relationships with families to truly help them with school attendance. Danielle Duarte provides additional information about the California dashboard data.