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Dr. Deborah R. Higdon
Adjunct professor
Montgomery College

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Dr. Deborah Higdon is an experienced educational leader. She has been a school nurse, high school teacher, assistant principal, principal and central office supervisor. Dr. Higdon has presented at the International Fathers and Families, ASCD, BOND Academy and the ASCD Ghana International Educators Summit. Dr. Higdon is currently co-authoring an ASCD book with Dr. Chacko Abraham, titled The Dad Difference: How and Why to Invite Fathers into Your School that will be available in March 2026. She is currently a K-12 administrative substitute and an adjunct professor for Montgomery College. Dr. Higdon is a father engagement specialist.

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Missing: Ending Student Absences Before They End Student Success


Picture a school in the morning. There’s a hum in the building as staff and students meet and greet and go off to class. Well, some students do. There are others who enter the building but do not enter their classrooms. Ending this pattern of “internal truancy” is not about addressing defiance—it’s about examining data to see where systems, relationships, and instruction break down. In this conversation, authors Chacko Abraham and Deborah Higdon reframe the issue from “student noncompliance” to “adult accountability and system design.” Attendees will leave equipped with practical, actionable solutions.
The Dad Difference: How and Why to Invite Fathers into Your School


Running a school requires teamwork. It's time to partner with a neglected but valuable person who has been overlooked. Fathers! During this session, we share "hit the ground running" engagement strategies from our new ASCD book that help create safer schools, happier staff and students, and increased academic success.
Chacko Abraham and Deborah Higdon Book Signing


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