Hannah Cheever

About

Hannah Cheever is a senior education researcher and technical assistance provider at SRI Education. Cheever has more than 15 years of experience in education, including providing technical assistance as well as conducting dissemination activities across content areas and policy contexts and executing strategic project planning in close collaboration with state and district leaders. She specializes in facilitating partner-centered work to help education leaders clarify needs, align around shared goals, and use evidence to inform decisionmaking and practice. She has led training, coaching, and technical support (TCTS) projects, including those focusing on building student resiliency and reducing absenteeism. She also led the development of a Self-Directed Learning Instructional Model with an IES-funded research and capacity building center. This included creating resources and materials to build the capacity of faculty and institutional leaders to implement the Instructional Model.

Associated IES Content

resource Fact Sheet/Infographic/FAQ

Strengthening Attendance Using Multi-Tiered Family Engagement Strategies

This infographic highlights common factors that contribute to absenteeism, shares guiding principles for effective family engagement, and provides examples of tiered family engagement strategies educators can use to support student attendance.
Jul 15, 2026
Blog

Attendance Matters! A Collaborative Effort to Address Chronic Absenteeism in Kentucky

This blog post highlights how the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is partnering with REL Appalachia staff to deliver training and coaching that strengthen district and school leaders’ capacity to improve student attendance and engagement. This partnership complements KDE’s existing efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism through its Attendance Matters! Campaign, research-based strategies, and robust data tools.
Date published:
Jan 25, 2026

About REL Appalachia

Regional Educational Lab (REL) Appalachia partners with key stakeholders in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice. Key stakeholders include organizations with decision-making authority and the ability to influence education policy and practice, such as state and local education agencies, school boards, institutes of higher education, and student, family, and community organizations.
Blog

Understanding trauma and supporting staff and students to thrive

This blog provides educators with knowledge and strategies in four areas: understanding trauma and its impact on schools, creating a trauma-sensitive school environment and classroom, identifying students who need more intensive trauma-sensitive supports, and educator well-being.
Date published:
Aug 08, 2024