Drew leads mental health, behavior, and SEL services across Lowell Public Schools, a district of more than 14,000 students located in Massachusetts. Before moving into district-level leadership, he served as a school principal and assistant principal, giving him a ground-level view of how school avoidance shows up for students, families, and staff before it becomes a district-wide pattern. He'll anchor the school avoidance discussion with Lowell's own outcome data.