Sydney Smith is a Regional Director at Edia overseeing Attendance Partnerships with districts
across New Mexico. She has spent the past 2 years at Edia studying trends and solutions to
tackling chronic absenteeism. Her work in New Mexico remains a point of pride, particularly due
to the strong relationships she has forged with her district partners who have utilized Edia to
improve attendance and meaningfully improve student outcomes.Her goal is to continue to
support New Mexico School Districts in getting kids back in class.