Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Hosts Gathering

The former principal of the Bonsall Union School District, Jon Ray is now the superintendent of Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District in Humboldt County, California. Superintendent Jon Ray also belongs to the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), where he assists advisors on curriculum content and delivery.

Established in 1943, the ASCD develops and delivers innovative education programs, products, and services. With more than 115,000 members in more than 128 countries, the ASCD provides opportunities to educators for professional development experiences.

One of the ways the ASCD connects with its members is through its annual conference. The 2018 conference will bring together thousands of educators working at every level in education. 

Conference attendees will participate in debates, interactive sessions, and panels, and will have the opportunity to listen to respected keynote speakers. The 2018 conference, which will take place March 24 through 26 in Boston, is entitled “ASCD Empower18: The Conference for Every Educator.”

What are Federally Impacted Schools?

The superintendent of the Klamath-Trinity Joint Unified School District, Jon Ray has held a variety of high-level positions in school districts across California including principal and school administrator. In addition to his duties as superintendent, John Ray maintains membership in a number of professional organizations, including the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS).

Founded in 1973, the NAFIS is a non-profit organization that represents school districts across the United States and works to ensure the schools, and the federally connected children that attend them, receive adequate funding (impact aid) to meet their needs. Federally impacted property includes Indian reservations, military bases, subsidized housing projects and other property owned by the federal government. The children who live on these properties with their parents are considered to be federally connected.

Impact aid is distributed through grants to local education agencies based on the total amount of 
Federal property within their jurisdiction and/or the total number of federally connected children in their schools. Nationwide, approximately 1,350 agencies representing more than 950,000 federally connected children receive some type of Impact Aid.