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Building for the Future

NAFIS Fall Conference 2019

September 22-24, 2019 Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill 400 Avenue, NW , DC [ 2 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | .com/nafisschools

BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE 2019

Welcome...... 5 Conference Communications Templates...... 6 Conference Awardees...... 7 Program...... 9 At-A-Glance...... 10 Full Program...... 12 conference Speakers...... 21 Congressional Information ...... 33 House and Senate Impact Aid Coalitions...... 35 House and Senate Committee Rosters...... 38 Capitol Hill Maps...... 42 Lunch Options on ...... 44 NAFIS Leadership...... 45 Board of Directors...... 47 Staff...... 48 State Chairs...... 49 Past Presidents...... 50 Future Meetings...... 51 HYATT REGENCY CAPITOL HILL MAP...... Back Cover

[ 3 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference [ 4 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Dear Conference Attendee:

Welcome to the 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference!

The theme is Building for the Future, which – in addition to acknowledging what those of us in public education do every day in our work with young people – recognizes the ongoing infrastructure debates in the nation’s capital. These debates include a particular focus on the facilities needs of federally impacted schools, with the introduction of the Impact Aid Infrastructure Act earlier this summer.

The conference theme also recognizes the importance of creating and maintaining a strong foundation for Impact Aid advocacy. Just last year we were reminded of the significance of this work as we fought back an attempt to redirect the program’s funding into private school vouchers. Because of the long-term efforts of the NAFIS Family building relationships on Capitol Hill and ensuring Congress and its staff understand the importance of Impact Aid, we had congressional champions willing to speak out and save the program. This conference is an opportunity to thank them and to continue developing our congressional relationships, building the foundation that is critical for protecting and strengthening the program in the future.

The conference comes at a crucial time, with the FY 2020 congressional appropriations process underway. We must bring a unified voice to Capitol Hill in requesting the funds that we need to provide our students with the opportunities they deserve.

Throughout the conference, you will get the latest information on Impact Aid, including the new and improved Impact Aid Grant System (IAGS, which replaces G5.gov as the application website this year). Our keynote speaker will address a challenge many of us face: building community support for schools in light of a national narrative claiming public education is failing. And in our breakout sessions, you will hear how other school districts are addressing common challenges like student transitions – and share your own efforts in those arenas.

There will be opportunities to connect with others in the NAFIS Family informally as well. For example, before you head to dinner on Monday, join NAFIS staff for a walk to the new National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for fresh air and conversation. Be sure to come to the NAFIS “80s Arcade” – our closing reception – on Tuesday night. And back by popular demand: “Paint for a Cause.” Contribute to a group project for a community organization, meeting other NAFIS members while letting your artistic side shine.

As always, a highlight of the conference will be our day on Capitol Hill, where we will advocate for Impact Aid directly with our elected representatives and their staff.

As I come into my first conference as NAFIS President, I want you to know how honored I am to serve in this role. I look forward to working with you all to build a stronger future for Impact Aid and the students and communities we serve.

Sincerely,

Chad Blotsky President National Association of Federally Impacted Schools [ 5 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Conference Communications Templates Tell Your Community the Importance of Your Participation in the NAFIS Conference

Here are customizable communications materials that can be used on social media platforms, in board reports or for any other purpose. Where there is red text, insert your own information. You can also make changes and add language to emphasize other issues important to your context. An editable version can be found on the 2019 Fall Conference page of the NAFIS website. ************************************ Customizable Post – Emphasis on Advocacy (can be modified for personal, rather than school district, use)

[Insert school district name] representatives met with the staff for [insert name(s) of Members of Congress] to explain the crucial role that Impact Aid plays in our district, funding [insert two or three items your district uses it for, such as teacher salaries, school counselors, school buses or after-school programming] and much, much more. Impact Aid reimburses our school district for lost local revenue caused by the presence of nontaxable federal land. It is critical to providing our students the opportunities they need to maximize their potential, so it is important for us to advocate directly to Congress for it.

At the meeting(s), district leaders also highlighted the achievements of our students and schools.

The meetings on Capitol Hill were part of the NAFIS Fall Conference, where we also received important updates on the Impact Aid program directly from the U.S. Department of Education, discussed timely education issues and connected with representatives of other federally impacted school districts from across the country.

If possible, include a photo of you with the congressional representative and/or staffer you met with; the sign to the congressional office; or the U.S. Capitol building.

Customizable Post – Emphasis on Professional Learning (can be modified for personal, rather than school district, use)

[Insert school district name] representatives recently traveled to Washington, DC, to learn about upcoming changes to the Impact Aid program at the 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference.

Impact Aid reimburses our school district for lost local revenue caused by the presence of nontaxable federal land. It funds [insert two or three items your district uses it for, such as teacher salaries, school counselors, school buses or after-school programming]. Impact Aid is critical to providing our students the opportunities they need to maximize their potential, so it is important for us to be up-to-date on the latest developments with the program.

Much conversation at the conference focused on the upcoming transition to a new Impact Aid application system, which will be much different than the version we have used in the past. We are now better prepared to submit our application correctly and on time, ensuring that our school district receives the funds we deserve.

The conference also gave us the chance to connect with representatives of other federally impacted school districts and engage in deep conversations on important education issues. In addition, it featured a day on Capitol Hill, where district representatives met with the staff for [insert name(s) of Members of Congress] to explain the crucial role that Impact Aid plays in our district and share the achievements of our schools and students.

If possible, include a photo of you with a sign at the NAFIS Social Media Station; speakers at one of the General Sessions or Breakout Sessions; or you on Capitol Hill. [ 6 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools

2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Awardees

Virginia Allred Stacey Founders Award

Sandra Doebert

Friend of NAFIS Award Friend of NAFIS Award

Amy Castillo-Covert Karen Gray (shown with Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Assemblyman Vince Fong)

Congratulations, and thank you for your support of Impact Aid!

[ 7 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference [ 8 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools P ROGR A M P ROGR A M

[ 9 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference AT-A-GLANCE

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Time Title Room 8:30AM – 3:30PM Registration Area & Social Media Station Open Regency Foyer 8:30AM – 5:30PM Internet Café Open Regency Foyer 9:00AM – 10:15AM Conference Orientation & The Basics of Impact Aid Regency A 10:15AM – 10:45AM Policy & Advocacy 101 Regency A 10:45AM – 11:45AM Subgroup Meeting Concord/Lexington Mid-to-Low LOT Schools (MTLLS) 10:45AM – 12:00PM Subgroup Meeting Federal Lands Impacted Schools Association (FLISA) Columbia AB 11:30AM – 3:00PM Paint for a Cause Regency Foyer 12:00PM – 12:45PM Lunch on Your Own 12:00PM – 12:45PM State Chair Working Lunch (Invitation Only) Congressional A - Lobby Level 1:00PM – 4:15PM First General Session Regency A • President’s Welcome • Executive Director Remarks • Subgroup Leaders Panel • Friend of NAFIS Awards • Legislative Update • Keynote Speaker: Dr. John Draper, Crucial Conversations 4:30PM – 5:15PM School Board Members Session Capitol Room A - Lobby Level 4:30PM – 5:15PM New to NAFIS Welcome Capitol Room B - Lobby Level 5:30PM – 6:30PM Meet and Greet Reception Columbia ABC

Monday, September 23, 2019

Time Title Room 7:45AM – 3:30PM Registration Area Open Regency Foyer 7:45AM – 5:00PM Internet Café Open & Social Media Station Open Regency Foyer 7:45AM – 3:00PM Paint for a Cause Regency Foyer 7:45AM – 9:45AM Subgroup Meeting Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) – Capitol Room AB - breakfast (MISA members only) Lobby Level Subgroup Meeting National Indian Impacted Schools Association (NIISA) – Regency A breakfast 8:30AM – 9:45AM Subgroup Meeting Federal Lands Impacted Schools Association (FLISA) Regency B 10:00AM – 11:00AM Breakout Sessions, Part I • New Impact Aid Grant System Overview Regency B • Body and Brain: How Movement Positively Impacts Congressional A - Learning Lobby Level • Career Opportunity Programs for Students with Concord/Lexington Disabilities [ 10 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools AT-A-GLANCE (CONT’D)

Monday, September 23, 2019 (Continued)

Time Title Room 10:00AM – 11:00AM • Hit the Ground Running: Transitioning Students Columbia C (cont’d) Between Schools and Districts 11:15AM – 12:15PM Breakout Sessions, Part II (note: sessions repeat) • New Impact Aid Grant System Overview Regency B • Body and Brain: How Movement Positively Congressional A - Impacts Learning Lobby Level • Career Opportunity Programs for Students Concord/Lexington with Disabilities • Hit the Ground Running: Transitioning Students Columbia C Between Schools and Districts 12:30PM – 2:00PM Luncheon Regency A • Allred Stacey Founders Award • Luncheon Speaker: Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Director, Committee for Education Funding (CEF) 2:15PM – 4:30PM Second General Session Regency A • Congressional Staff Panel • U.S. Department of Education Update - Marilyn Hall, Director, Impact Aid Program Office • Reflection Activity • Closing Remarks 3:30PM – 4:30PM Department of Education One-on-One Session Lexington 4:30PM – 5:15PM State Meetings (as requested) • AZ Congressional A • CA Yellowstone - 2nd Floor • MT Regency B • ND Everglades - 2nd Floor • NM/KS/AK Concord • OK Grand Teton - 2nd Floor • TX Yosemite - 2nd Floor • WA Glacier - 2nd Floor • School Liaison Officers Redwood - 2nd Floor 5:30PM - 6:30PM Get In Your Steps (informal gathering) Hyatt Lobby

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Time Title Room 8:30AM - 9:30AM Department of Education Impact Aid Application Thornton Room - Workshop 11th Floor 9:00AM - 4:00PM Capitol Hill Day - Pre-Scheduled Visits 12:00PM – 1:30PM State Event Tortilla Coast - 400 First Texas (TAFIS) St SE, Washington, DC State Event Rayburn House Office (CAFIS) Building, Room 2075 4:00PM - 5:00PM Hill Day Debrief Thornton Room - 11th Floor 7:00PM – 10:00PM Ending Reception Columbia ABC “80s Arcade” [ 11 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference SUNDAY September 22, 2019

It’s “School Spirit Sunday!” All day, wear your school gear and colors to show your school pride. 8:30AM – 3:30PM Registration Area Open Regency Foyer The presentation offers a comprehensive Check in at the Registration Area to pick overview of the Impact Aid program, up your name badge and other materials. including its history, funding formulas and On-site registration is also available. vocabulary. Some questions the session will answer include: What is the Federal 8:30AM – 3:30PM Property program (Section 7002)? What is Social Media station the Learning Opportunity Threshold (LOT)? Regency Foyer Who are federally connected students?

Join the conversation – share your support 10:15AM – 10:45AM for #ImpactAid at the Social Media Station. POLICY & aDVOCACY 101 Regency A 8:30AM – 5:30PM Internet Café & How does a bill become a law? What are charging station Open authorizations, appropriations and continu- Regency Foyer ing resolutions? How does the budget cycle work? How can you make the most of your The Internet Café can address many of Hill visits? If you are just getting started in your business needs, including checking advocacy or want a refresher, NAFIS Exec- email, printing Hill materials and charging utive Director Hilary Goldmann and Direc- your phone or tablet. tor of Policy & Advocacy Leslie Finnan will review many of the terms we use through- 9:00AM – 10:15AM out the conference and get you ready for Conference Orientation & success on Capitol Hill. The Basics of Impact Aid Regency A 10:45AM – 11:45AM SubGroup Meeting New to NAFIS or the NAFIS Conference, Mid-to-Low LOT Schools (MTLLS) or just want to brush up on Impact Aid? Concord/Lexington NAFIS staff will welcome you to DC and walk through the conference program. LEAs with a LOT of 50 percent or lower.

Impact Aid experts Tom Madden, Executive 10:45AM – 12:00PM Director of the Federal Lands Impacted SubGroup Meeting Schools Association (FLISA), and Billy Federal Lands Impacted Schools Walker, Executive Director of the Texas Association (FLISA) Association of Federally Impacted Schools Columbia AB (TAFIS), will lead an engaging discussion on the fundamentals of Impact Aid. LEAs eligible under Section 7002. [ 12 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools SUNDAY September 22, 2019

11:30AM – 3:00PM • Legislative Update paint for a Cause Leslie Finnan, NAFIS Policy & Advocacy Regency Foyer Director

Conference attendees will collaboratively • Break create a work of art to be raffled off in the Second General Session for donation to a • Keynote Speaker: Crucial Conversations hospital, nursing home, school, library or Dr. John Draper other organization whose space could use some brightening. Stop by to paint for as Public schools are better than ever – so long (or as short) a time as you would like. why the national negativity? What is fueling it? Can we change it? The answer is 12:00PM – 12:45PM yes – and the causes of the discontent will Lunch surprise you. It’s not your fault . . . but it is Lunch on your own. your problem. Dr. Draper shares a simple 3-step method for leaders to effectively 12:00PM - 12:45PM transform the public’s perception of its State Chair Working Lunch public schools. (Invitation Only) Congressional A - Lobby Level • Closing Remarks

1:00PM – 4:15PM 4:30PM – 5:15PM First General Session SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS MEETING Regency A Capitol Room A - Lobby Level

• Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance Brian Gallup, member of the Browning Public Schools (MT) School Board and the • President’s Welcome School Board Liaison on the NAFIS Board of Chad Blotsky, NAFIS President Directors, will lead this session. All school board members may attend. • Executive Director’s Welcome Hilary Goldmann, NAFIS Executive 4:30PM– 5:15PM Director New to NAFIS Welcome Capitol Room B - Lobby Level • Subgroup Panel - Kyle Fairbairn, Military Impacted Is this one of your first NAFIS conferences? Schools Association (MISA) Join staff, board members and subgroup - Brent Gish, National Indian Impacted leaders for a welcome to the NAFIS Family. Schools Association (NIISA) - Tom Madden, Federal Lands Impacted 5:30PM – 6:30PM Schools Association (FLISA) Meet and Greet Reception - James Sarruda, Mid-to-Low LOT Columbia ABC Schools (MTLLS) Kick off the conference right, networking • Friend of NAFIS Awards Ceremony with peers over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. [ 13 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference MONDAY September 23, 2019

7:45AM – 3:30PM Registration Area Open Regency Foyer

Check in at the Registration Area to pick up your name badge and other materials. more by military-connected students. On-site registration is also available. (MISA members only)

7:45AM – 5:00PM • National Indian Impacted Schools Social Media Station Association (NIISA) – breakfast Regency Foyer Regency A

Join the conversation – share your support School districts impacted by Indian for #ImpactAid at the Social Media Station. Lands.

7:45AM – 5:00PM 8:30AM – 9:45AM Internet Café & Charging SubGroup Meeting Station Open Federal Lands Impacted Schools Regency Foyer Association (FLISA) Regency B The Internet Café can address many of your business needs, including checking LEAs eligible under Section 7002. email, printing Hill materials and charging your phone or tablet. 10:00AM – 11:00AM Breakout Sessions, Part I 7:45AM – 3:00PM paint for a Cause • New Impact Aid Grant System Overview Regency Foyer Regency B

Conference attendees will collaboratively Changes are coming! At this session create a work of art to be raffled off in the U.S. Department of Education staff will Second General Session for donation to a demonstrate the new Impact Aid Grant hospital, nursing home, school, library or System (IAGS). Learn how to register other organization whose space could use your primary user starting in October. some brightening. Stop by to paint for as long (or as short) a time as you would like. G5.gov is no longer where you go to prepare your Impact Aid application. 7:45AM – 9:45AM Attend this session to get oriented to SubGroup Meetings new ways of doing business with the Department of Education Impact Aid • Military Impacted Schools Association Program. (MISA) – breakfast Capitol Room AB - Lobby Level • Body and Brain: How Movement Positively Impacts Learning School districts impacted 20 percent or Congressional A - Lobby Level [ 14 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools MONDAY September 23, 2019

In this session, review research on may include postsecondary education, how children’s brain functions impact vocational training, competitive their ability to learn. Classroom integrated employment, daily living strategies for cognitive engagement, skills and post-school living objectives. emotional regulation and pro-social skill development through movement In this session, James Sarruda, will be shared by presenters and Superintendent of Northern Burlington through interactive group conversation. County Regional School District (NJ), Attendees will leave with ideas and and Kristin Dudek, Director of Pupil digital resources that can be used in Personnel Services of Salamanca City their own school settings at no cost. Central School District (NY), will give you a sample of programs occurring in As an enhancement to the presentation, different districts in NJ and NY. There attendees will be able to experience will be time to collaborate with members flexible seating and opportunities to from other districts on programs they keep the body moving while listening to have available and utilization of funds to the presentation and instructions. Since support them. Share what is happening research shows kids need to remain in your district, and walk away with active to keep the brain functioning at ideas to bring back to your schools and high levels, presenters Keith Mispagel, communities. Superintendent of USD 207 Fort Leavenworth School District (KS); Helen Payne, Superintendent of North Hanover • Hit the Ground Running: Transitioning Township School District (NJ); Jeff Students Between Schools and Districts Limore, Superintendent of Dahlonegah Columbia C Public Schools (OK); and Tiffani Dutton, School Counselor in North Hanover Explore the challenges of transitioning Township School District (NJ), will give students between schools and districts examples and tips on how to do that… from logistical, academic and social- and most importantly why. emotional perspectives. Voyd St. Pierre, Superintendent of Rocky Boy Schools • Career Opportunity Programs for (MT); Trista Hedderman, Business Students with Disabilities Manager of Douglas School District Concord/Lexington (SD); and Michelle Stecchini, Principal of Endeavour School in North Hanover The Individuals with Disabilities Township School District (NJ), will Education Act (IDEA) and the discuss successful strategies for creating Rehabilitation Act require that transition soft landings for incoming students services be a coordinated set of and lasting connections for exiting activities for a student with a disability students. Participants will collaborate within an outcome-oriented process. with colleagues to develop innovative This process promotes movement from solutions and learn about existing school to post-school activities, which programs in NAFIS districts.

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11:15AM - 12:15PM keep the body moving while listening to Breakout Sessions, Part II the presentation and instructions. Since (note: To ensure attendees can ac- research shows kids need to remain cess the sessions they most want to active to keep the brain functioning at attend, the same four breakout ses- high levels, presenters Keith Mispagel, sions that ran from 10:00am-11:00am Superintendent of USD 207 Fort will repeat in this timeslot) Leavenworth School District (KS); Helen Payne, Superintendent of North Hanover • New Impact Aid Grant System Overview Township School District (NJ); Jeff Regency B Limore, Superintendent of Dahlonegah Public Schools (OK); and Tiffani Dutton, Changes are coming! At this session School Counselor in North Hanover U.S. Department of Education staff will Township School District (NJ), will give demonstrate the new Impact Aid Grant examples and tips on how to do that… System (IAGS). Learn how to register and most importantly why. your primary user starting in October. • Career Opportunity Programs for G5.gov is no longer where you go to Students with Disabilities prepare your Impact Aid application. Concord/Lexington Attend this session to get oriented to new ways of doing business with the The Individuals with Disabilities Department of Education Impact Aid Education Act (IDEA) and the Program. Rehabilitation Act require that transition services be a coordinated set of • Body and Brain: How Movement activities for a student with a disability Positively Impacts Learning within an outcome-oriented process. Congressional A - Lobby Level This process promotes movement from school to post-school activities, which In this session, review research on may include postsecondary education, how children’s brain functions impact vocational training, competitive their ability to learn. Classroom integrated employment, daily living strategies for cognitive engagement, skills and post-school living objectives. emotional regulation and pro-social

skill development through movement In this session, James Sarruda, will be shared by presenters and Superintendent of Northern Burlington through interactive group conversation. County Regional School District (NJ), Attendees will leave with ideas and and Kristin Dudek, Director of Pupil digital resources that can be used in their own school settings at no cost. Personnel Services of Salamanca City Central School District (NY), will give As an enhancement to the presentation, you a sample of programs occurring in attendees will be able to experience different districts in NJ and NY. There flexible seating and opportunities to will be time to collaborate with members from other districts on programs they [ 16 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools MONDAY September 23, 2019

have available and utilization of funds to experience working on education and support them. Share what is happening budget issues in both Congress and the in your district, and walk away with Administration. ideas to bring back to your schools and communities. 2:15PM – 4:30PM Second General Session • Hit the Ground Running: Transitioning Regency A Students Between Schools and Districts Columbia C • Congressional Staff Panel

Explore the challenges of transitioning What makes a Hill meeting successful? students between schools and districts Advocacy is about building and from logistical, academic and social- maintaining relationships with your emotional perspectives. Voyd St. Pierre, Members of Congress and their staff, in Superintendent of Rocky Boy Schools DC and in their home district. Learn how (MT); Trista Hedderman, Business to leverage your meetings to strengthen Manager of Douglas School District these relationships and your advocacy (SD); and Michelle Stecchini, Principal in this panel of congressional staff. We will discuss tips for your meetings on of Endeavour School in North Hanover Tuesday, how to continue the work once Township School District (NJ), will you go home, the relationships between discuss successful strategies for creating DC and local offices and the latest news soft landings for incoming students from the Hill. and lasting connections for exiting students. Participants will collaborate • U.S. Department of Education Update with colleagues to develop innovative solutions and learn about existing Impact Aid Program Office Director programs in NAFIS districts. Marilyn Hall will provide an update of the Impact Aid program, discussing the 12:30pm - 2:00PM transition to the new Impact Aid Grant Luncheon System (IAGS) and other issues. Regency A • Reflection Activity • Presentation of the Virginia Allred Stacey Founders Award • Closing Remarks

• Luncheon Speaker 3:30PM – 4:30PM Sarah Abernathy, Deputy Director, Department of education Committee for Education Funding One-on-One Session Lexington Abernathy will offer a deep dive into the current state of education funding Speak individually with a U.S. Department and appropriations, sharing expertise of Education Impact Aid Office staff developed over close to 30 years of [ 17 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference MONDAY September 23, 2019

member to discuss issues specific to your • TX school district. They will provide technical Yosemite - 2nd Floor assistance on Federal Property (7002), Basic Support (7003) and construction • WA grants, as well as answer other questions. Glacier - 2nd Floor

4:30PM - 5:15PM • School Liaison Officers State Meetings Redwood - 2nd Floor Any attendees from the following states, or serving in the specified role, may attend. AFTER HOURS OPPORTUNITY! 5:30PM - 6:30PM • AZ Get in Your Steps Congressional A - Lobby Level Hyatt Lobby

• CA Join NAFIS staff on a walk to the new Na- Yellowstone - 2nd Floor tional Law Enforcement Officers Memorial after the long conference day. Meet in the • MT Regency B Hyatt lobby at 5:15PM (depart at 5:30PM sharp) for fresh air, exercise and conversa- • ND tion. Please note this walk is not an official Everglades - 2nd Floor conference event and that attendees par- ticipate at their own risk. • NM/KS/AK Concord

• OK Grand Teton - 2nd Floor

Walking Route to Memorial l

[ 18 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools TUESDAY September 24, 2019

8:30AM – 9:30AM Impact Aid Application Workshop Thornton Room - 11th Floor

New to the Impact Aid application? Need a quick primer to make sure you understand 4:00PM – 5:00PM the procedures for counting students, Hill DAy Debrief using source checks and survey cards, Thornton Room - 11th Floor transferring your information to your electronic application and submitting all After a day on the Hill with your elected required documentation? Members of the officials, NAFIS wants to hear from U.S. Department of Education’s Impact Aid you. How did your meetings go? Are Program Office will step you through it in there follow-up items we can help take advance of the FY 2021 application. care of? Join NAFIS Executive Director Hilary Goldmann and Director of Policy & 9:00AM – 4:00PM Advocacy Leslie Finnan for this short but Capitol Hill Day important give-and-take discussion.

Set aside time for pre-arranged meetings 7:00PM – 10:00PM with your Senators and Representative. Ending Reception - “80s Arcade” Columbia ABC 12:00PM – 1:30PM California (CAFIS) State Event It’s game time! Join us at the NAFIS 80s Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2075 Arcade. In addition to great music, dancing and food, the ending reception will offer 12:00PM – 1:30PM the chance to beat your personal best at Texas (TAFIS) State Event classic arcade games like Pac-Man. Face off Tortilla Coast Restaurant with other attendees to earn the unofficial 400 First St. SE, Washington, DC title of Arcade Champion.

Lincoln Memorial

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[ 21 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Kyle Fairbairn Executive Director Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA)

Since 2011, Kyle Fairbairn has served as the Executive Director of the Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA), a national organization of school superintendents. Its mission is to serve school districts with a high concentration of military children.

Prior to this role, Fairbairn ran the business department of Bellevue Public Schools (Nebraska) for 16 years, which introduced him to the MISA and NAFIS Family.

Fairbairn earned his degree at Kearney State College, which he attended on a baseball scholarship. He majored in business management with a minor in finance. With banking in his blood (his mother was a cashier at the local bank in the small Iowa town where he grew up, while his father was a high school principal), he began his career as a loan officer for a midsized bank in Nebraska and traveled the state working at different branches prior to making the career turn that brought him to Bellevue.

His wife of 23 years is a behavior teacher who keeps him in line with her skills and the knowledge that he might someday grow out of his behavior problems. They have two sons, ages 11 and 8, who are full bore into sports activities and keeping good grades at school.

[ 22 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Brent Gish Executive Director National Indian Impacted Schools Associa- tion (NIISA)

Brent Gish’s career in public education spans 47 years. He has served as an elementary teacher, PreK-6 principal and district superintendent in federally impacted school districts in . He is currently the Executive Director of the National Indian Impacted Schools Association (NIISA), one of the NAFIS subgroups. In this role, he represents and advocates on behalf of nearly 600 Indian land school districts that together serve over a million students.

Gish has earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s de- gree and Administrative Specialist Licensure, and he has been awarded an honorary degree of Doc- tor of Education. He and his wife Gayle have two grown children.

[ 23 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Thomas Madden Executive Director Federal Lands Impacted Schools Association (FLISA)

Thomas Madden currently serves as the Executive Director of the Federal Lands Impacted Schools Association, representing more than 200 school districts that receive Impact Aid Section 7002 Federal Property funding. He is also a Partner of School Exec Connect, a superintendent search firm.

Prior to these roles, Madden served for more than a decade as Superintendent of Lemont Township High School District 210 in . Among his professional experiences, he has also had the privilege of serving as a principal, assistant principal, dean of students, athletic director, coach and teacher of elementary through college students. Active in his community, he has served on the Lemont Chamber of Commerce, the Lemont Area Development Council and Southwest Cook County Cooperative Association for Special Education (SWCASE), among others.

Madden earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees and administrative certificate at Northern Illinois University. He holds a doctorate from Loyola University of .

[ 24 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools James Sarruda President Mid-to-Low LOT Schools (MTLLS)

James Sarruda serves as the Superintendent of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District (NB), a position he has held for the past 26 years. The NB school district proudly serves the families from Joint Base McGuire/Dix/Lakehurst and is 25% federally connected.

Sarruda has been engaged with both NAFIS and MISA for over 25 years, and he is currently Past President of the NAFIS Board of Directors, having served as President the last two years. He has been actively involved in the establishment and growth of Mid-to-Low LOT Schools (a NAFIS subgroup), serving as its President for the last four years.

Sarruda has had the pleasure of working in both public and private schools. He has taught students elementary through secondary, as well as college and post-graduate levels, and coached a variety of athletic teams including football, wrestling, baseball, track and lacrosse. As a school administrator, he has served as an Area Supervisor, Principal and Superintendent of Schools. He received a Governor’s appointment to serve as a member of the New Jersey State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

Originally from Massachusetts, Sarruda earned his undergraduate, master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of , where he played varsity football for four years and rowed on the crew team during his time as an undergraduate.

[ 25 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference John Draper National Speaker National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA)

Dr. John Draper has enjoyed a wide variety of ex- periences in his lifetime. He has been a newspaper reporter, construction worker, jailor, actor, timber buyer, musician, small business owner, choir direc- tor, soccer coach, Sunday school teacher and door- to-door aluminum siding salesman.

For the last 30+ years, he has been a middle and high school teacher, assistant principal, middle and high school principal, Executive Director of the Council for Leaders in Schools and CEO of the Educational Research Service. He is a renowned national speaker currently working with the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), a membership organization dedicated to helping educational leaders build community sup- port for schools and school districts. He has initi- ated conversations among school leaders across the country on engaging staff in active support of public schools.

Dr. Draper earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees at the University of Montevallo in Alabama and his doctorate from Samford University. He is most proud of his doctorate from the school of “hard knocks” earned as a middle school assistant principal in charge of discipline for 1400 students. He has done keynotes for hundreds of schools, school districts and associations across the country.

[ 26 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Sarah Abernathy DEPUTY Executive Director Committee for Education Funding

Sarah Abernathy has been the Deputy Executive Director of the Committee for Education Funding since 2016. She has close to 30 years of experi- ence working on education and budget issues in both Congress and the Administration, including at the Department of Education, the Office of Man- agement and Budget and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Before joining CEF, Abernathy worked for 18 years on the House Budget Committee Democratic staff, most recently serving as Senior Policy Coordina- tor focusing on budget issues relating to education, social services and job training, as well as envi- ronmental issues. Earlier in her career she spent six years as a legislative assistant for Rep. (D-NY) and Rep. Jim Moody (D-WI).

From 1994-1998 Abernathy worked at the U.S. De- partment of Education in the Planning and Evalu- ation Service, where she focused on rehabilitation services and adult and vocational education issues. During that time, she was detailed to the Office of Management and Budget’s education branch, where she supervised policy and budgets for spe- cial education and vocational rehabilitation. She was also detailed to the Health and Human Ser- vices’ regional office in , where she worked on child care and Head Start programs.

Abernathy graduated from and earned a Master’s in Public Affairs from the Wood- row Wilson School at Princeton University.

[ 27 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Rebecca Alcorn Legislative Assistant Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID)

Rebecca Alcorn has served on Senator Mike Crapo’s (R-ID) legislative team since August 2016. She is currently a Legislative Assistant, handling policy matters pertaining to education, human services, pensions, Social Security and the Federal Judiciary. Prior to joining to Senator Crapo’s office, she served as a health and education policy aide for Representative (R-NC).

Alcorn received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from State University. She is currently pursuing her Master of Business Administration at the University of , College Park.

[ 28 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Aaron Larson Legislative Assistant Representative (R-WA)

Aaron Larson is a legislative assistant in the office of Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA). He covers a diverse set of policy areas, from education, civil rights and health to economics, finance and taxation.

Larson started in Representative Newhouse’s office in April 2019 after serving as a legislative assistant for Representative Erik Philip Paulsen (R-MN). He holds a BA in political science and government from the University of .

[ 29 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Moira Lenehan Senior Policy Adviser Senator Jack Reed (D-RI)

Moira Lenehan serves as senior policy advisor for Senator Jack Reed (D-RI). In that role, she covers a wide array of issues including educa- tion, families, labor and employment and social welfare. She has been in Senator Reed’s office since 2010, when she started as a legislative assistant.

Before coming to Senator Reed’s office, Lene- han worked as a legislative assistant for both Senator (D-OH) and Repre- sentative Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX). She holds a bachelor’s degree from in Washington, DC.

[ 30 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Lakeisha Steele Professional Staff member House Education & Labor Committee

Lakeisha Steele serves as a professional staff member on the House Education & Labor Committee, where she leads on K-12 education for Chairman Bobby Scott. Prior to this position, she served as education policy advisor to U.S. Congresswoman (D-OR). Steele also previously worked for the Democratic Whip, Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), where she was the policy lead on K-12 education.

Steele spent eight years working in the legal industry performing risk management for law firms. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University and a Master of Public Administration from . She is from Kankakee, Illinois, and also hails from the beautiful city of Chicago.

[ 31 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference Marilyn Hall Director, Impact Aid Program Office U.S. Department of Education

Marilyn Hall is the Director of the Impact Aid Pro- gram Office at the U.S. Department of Education. She has served the Impact Aid Program for over 25 years, most recently as Acting Director. As Program Support Group Leader, she supervised a team of 12 and managed the Impact Aid System, the program’s information technology asset. She also has been responsible for federal property eligibility research and determinations, Impact Aid payment formula calculations, financial man- agement functions, customer support and tech- nical assistance, special research projects and analyses, discretionary construction grants and state school finance equalization determinations.

Hall was Special Assistant to the Impact Aid Program Director from 1997 to 2005, assisting the Director in the full range of her responsibili- ties. Prior to joining the Impact Aid Program, she was with the Department of Education Budget Service from 1985 to 1997, serving as the Im- pact Aid budget and policy analyst beginning in 1990. She joined the Department of Education as a Presidential Management Intern (Fellow) and is also an Excellence in Government Fellow. Her very early career (1981-1983) was with the Navy Department.

Hall was educated in the Oak Ridge Public Schools in , where she was counted as a “b” kid for Impact Aid. Her bachelor’s degree is from the Georgetown University School of For- eign Service, and she earned her MPA from the Indiana University School of Public and Environ- mental Affairs.

[ 32 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools C O N GRE SSI NA L INF ORM A T I C O N GRE SSI NA L INF ORM A T I [ 33 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference [ 34 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools HOUSE & SENATE IMPACT AID COALITIONS 116th Congress

The House and Senate Impact Aid Coalitions exist to strengthen the Impact Aid program and to educate Members of Congress on the program’s merits. The Impact Aid Coalitions are bi- partisan, serving as clearinghouses for information concerning the Impact Aid program and to alert Members when issues affecting the program are pending before Congress. They also work closely with the Executive Branch and Congressional Leadership to ensure concerns are heard and considered as policy decisions are made.

History In 1995, Representatives Chet Edwards (D-TX) and Jim Saxton (R-NJ) officially created the House Impact Aid Coalition. It began with approximately 12 Members of Congress. That num- ber quickly increased and in the 116th Congress stands at 78 members.

In 1996, at the beginning of the 105th Congress, Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Tim Johnson (D-SD) and (D-WA) created the Senate Impact Aid Coalition as a partner to the House entity. It currently has 31 members.

Each Congress, NAFIS and its members reach out to continuing and new Members of Congress to ask them to show their support for Impact Aid by joining the Coalition.

Activity The Impact Aid Coalitions routinely write letters of support for appropriations requests to the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations subcommittees, as well as the Education & Labor and Health-Education-Labor-Pensions Committees. They also send letters of support to the House and Senate Budget Committees. In addition, members of the Impact Aid Coalitions provide testimony before the various committees of jurisdiction.

[ 35 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference HOUSE IMPACT AID COALITION 116th Congress

Co-Chairs Steering Committee Davis, Susan (D-CA) Pallone, Frank (D-NJ) Newhouse, Dan (R-WA) Scott, Bobby (D-VA) Smith, Chris (R-NJ) Young, Don (R-AK)

General Membership Amodei, Mark (R-NV) Gottheimer, Josh (D-NJ) Norcross, Donald (D-NJ) Bishop, Sanford (D-GA) Granger, Kay (R-TX) Norton, Eleanor (D-DC) Bost, Mike (R-IL) Graves, Sam (R-MO) Nunes, Devin (R-CA) Brownley, Julia (D-CA) Grijalva, Raúl (D-AZ) Payne Jr., Donald (D-NJ) Bucshon, Larry (R-IN) Guthrie, Brett (R-KY) Pascrell, William (D-NJ) Burgess, Michael (R-TX) Hartzler, Vicky (R-MO) Peters, Scott (D-CA) Calvert, Ken (R-CA) Heck, Dennis (D-WA) Peterson, Collin (D-MN) Carson, André (D-IN) Horn, Kendra (R-OK)* Rogers, Michael (R-AL) Carter, John (R-TX) Hoyer, Steny (D-MD) Rush, Bobby (D-IL) Cheney, Liz (R-WY) Huffman, Jared (D-CA) Ryan, Tim (D-OH) Cicilline, David (D-RI) Hunter, Duncan (R-CA) Sarbanes, John (D-MD) Clyburn, James (D-SC) Johnson, Dusty (R-SD)* Shimkus, John (R-IL) Cole, Tom (R-OK) Kilmer, Derek (D-WA) Simpson, Mike (R-ID) Connolly, Gerald (D-VA) Lamborn, Doug (R-CO) Sires, Albio (D-NJ) Cook, Paul (R-CA) Langevin, Jim (D-RI) Smith, Adam (D-WA) Courtney, Joseph (D-CT) Larsen, Rick (D-WA) Smith, Jason (R-MO) Cuellar, Henry (D-TX) Lee, Barbara (D-CA) Stefanik, Elise (R-NY) Davis, Danny (D-IL) Lipinski, Daniel (D-IL) Thompson, Mike (D-CA) DeFazio, Peter (D-OR) Lowenthal, Alan (D-CA) Turner, Mike (R-OH) DelBene, Suzan (D-WA) Lowey, Nita (D-NY) Walden, Greg (R-OR) Doggett, Lloyd (D-TX) Lujan, Ben Ray (D-NM) Williams, Roger (R-TX) Fortenberry, Jeff (R-NE) Lucas, Frank (R-OK) Wittman, Robert (R-VA) Foster, Bill (D-IL) Maloney, Sean Patrick (D-NY) Gabbard, Tulsi (D-HI) McCarthy, Kevin (R-CA) Gosar, Paul (R-AZ) McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA)

* Joined in the 116th Congress

[ 36 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools SENATE IMPACT AID COALITION 116th Congress

Co-Chairs Crapo, Michael (R-ID) Enzi, Michael (R-WY) Hirono, Mazie (D-HI) Murray, Patty (D-WA) Capitol Building Washington, DC General Membership Barrasso, John (R-WY) Bennet, Michael (D-CO) Brown, Sherrod (D-OH) Cantwell, Maria (D-WA) Cornyn, John (R-TX) Daines, Steve (R-MT) Durbin, Richard (D-IL) Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) Fischer, Deb (R-NE) Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-NY) Hoeven, John (R-ND) Inhofe, Jim (R-OK) Kaine, Tim (D-VA) Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN) McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) Menendez, Robert (D-NJ) Murkowski, Lisa (R-AK) Reed, Jack (D-RI) Risch, James (R-ID) Rounds, Mike (R-SD) Schatz, Brian (D-HI) Schumer, Charles (D-NY) Stabenow, Debbie (D-MI) Tester, Jon (D-MT) Thune, John (R-SD) Udall, Tom (D-NM) Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)

[ 37 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference KEY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

Senate Committee on Appropriations * Members of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee republicans Democrats Richard Shelby, Chair* AL Patrick Leahy, Vice Chair VT Mitch McConnell KY Patty Murray, Subcom. Ranking* WA * TN CA ME Richard Durbin* IL Lisa Murkowski AK Jack Reed* RI * SC Jon Tester MT , Subcom. Chair* MO Tom Udall NM Jerry Moran* KS Jeanne Shaheen* NH John Hoeven ND * OR AR Christopher Coons DE Shelley Moore Capito* WV * HI John Kennedy* LA * WI Cindy Hyde-Smith* MS * CT Steve Daines MT Joe Manchin* WV * FL MD * OK Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions republicans Democrats Lamar Alexander, Chair TN Patty Murray, Ranking Member WA Mike Enzi WY VT NC Bob Casey PA GA Tammy Baldwin WI KY Chris Murphy CT Susan Collins ME MA Bill Cassidy LA VA Pat Roberts KS Maggie Hassan NH Lisa Murkowski AK MN SC Doug Jones AL Mitt Romney UT NV Mike Braun IN Senate Committee on Indian Affairs republicans Democrats John Hoeven, Chair ND Tom Udall, Vice Chair NM John Barrasso WY WA Lisa Murkowski AK Jon Tester MT James Lankford OK Brian Schatz HI Steve Daines MT NV Martha McSally AZ Tina Smith MN Jerry Moran KS [ 38 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Senate Committee on the Budget republicans Democrats Mike Enzi, Chair WY Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member VT Chuck Grassley IA Patty Murray WA Mike Crapo ID OR Lindsey Graham SC MI PA Sheldon Whitehouse RI Ron Johnson WI VA GA Jeff Merkley OR Mike Braun IN Tim Kaine VA FL Chris Van Hollen MD John Kennedy LA CA Kevin Cramer ND Senate Committee on Armed Services republicans Democrats James Inhofe, Chair OK Jack Reed, Ranking Member RI Roger F. Wicker MS Jeanne Shaheen NH Deb Fischer NE Kirsten E. Gillibrand NY AR CT SD Mazie K. Hirono HI Joni Ernst IA Tim Kaine VA NC ME Dan Sullivan AK NM David Perdue GA Elizabeth Warren MA Kevin Cramer ND Gary C. Peters MI Martha McSally AZ Joe Manchin III WV Rick Scott FL IL TN Doug Jones AL MO House Committee on the Budget republicans Democrats AR , Chair KY GA MA Bill Johnson OH NY MO NY Bill Flores TX PA NC CA Chris Stewart UT Rosa DeLauro CT SC TX TX David Price NC Daniel Meuser PA Janice Schakowsky IL SC Daniel Kildee MI TX CA Senate Committee on Indian Affairs OK NY TN NV Robert Scott VA TX CA WA MN NJ Scott Peters CA TN [ 39 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference House Committee on Appropriations republicans Democrats , Ranking Member TX , Chair NY AL GA CA Rosa DeLauro, Subcom. Chair* CT John Carter TX OH , Subcom. Ranking* OK Betty McCollum MN Mario Diaz-Balart FL Mike Quigley IL TN Lucille Roybal-Allard* CA NE Tim Ryan OH * GA Jose Serrano NY * WA Peter Visclosky IN Dave Joyce OH FL KY David Price NC ID CA NV * IL * MD PA Will Hurd TX HI * MI * MA Dan Newhouse WA FL MS TX Martha Roby AL * FL John Rutherford FL WA Chris Stewart UT AZ Steve Womack AR MI Barbara Lee* CA NY ME * Members of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education * WI Subcommittee MD CA * NJ House Committee on Education and Labor republicans Democrats , Ranking Member NC Bobby Scott, Chair VA TN CA Glenn Thompson PA Raúl Grijalva AZ MI Joe Courtney CT KY OH Bradley Byrne AL MP WI FL NY Suzanne Bonamici OR Rick Allen GA CA PA NC IN Mark DeSaulnier CA Mark Walker NC NJ KY Pramila Jayapal WA VA Joseph Morelle NY ID PA TX CA Steve Watkins KS Lucy McBath GA Ron Wright TX WA PA IL Williams Timmons SC CT SD FL PA MI Ilhan Omar MN MD MI NV MA [ 40 ] Joaquin Castro TX @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools House Committee on Armed Services republicans Democrats Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member TX , Chair WA Michael Turner OH Anthony Brown MD Joe Wilson SC Jim Langevin RI Rob Bishop UT WA Mike Rogers AL Jim Cooper TN AL HI Bradley Byrne AL Ro Khanna CA Scott DesJarlais TN Bill Keating MA WY NJ CO PA Austin Scott GA CO Elise Stefanik NY MI MI Lori Trahan MA VA CA Mike Conaway TX Susan Davis CA Mike Gallagher WI AZ FL CA MO TX CA NM MS VA FL CA NE OK Jim Banks IN Xochitl Torres Small NM Paul Mitchell MI Joe Courtney CT MO Donald Norcross NJ Ralph Abraham LA Seth Moulton MA CA Filemon Vela Jr. TX NJ CA ME

[ 41 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference CAPITOL HILL MAPS U.S. Capitol, Access & Additional Information

Map courtesy of www.visitthecapitol.gov

[ 42 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES The Office of Congressional Accessibility Services (OCAS) provides a variety of services for individuals with disabilities. Services include, but are not limited to, adaptive tours, sign lan- guage interpreting services and wheelchair loans. OCAS can assist with questions regarding accessibility issues in the Capitol, the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Contact Information: 202.224.4048 (Voice) 202.224.4049 (TTY) Accessible Entrances on Capitol Hill Capitol Building Public tours enter through the Capitol Visitor Center; Official House business enters on the south side of the Capitol; Official Senate business enters on the north side of the Capitol.

Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) Main entrance at First and East Capitol streets.

Cannon House Office Building Entrance on C Street, SE, west of the First Street intersection.

Dirksen Senate Office Building First and C Street entrance.

Ford House Office Building Entrances on 3rd Street, SW, or 2nd Street, SW.

Hart Senate Office Building Second Street entrance or Constitution Avenue entrance.

Longworth House Office Building Main entrance, Independence and New Jersey Avenues, or South Capitol Street entrance.

O’Neill House Office Building C Street SW between 2nd and 3rd Streets.

Rayburn House Office Map & text courtesy of https://www.aoc.gov/accessibility-services Building Horseshoe drive off South Capitol Street or entrance on Independence Avenue.

Russell Senate Office Building Delaware entrance on ground level closest to Constitution Avenue. [ 43 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference LUNCH OPTIONS ON CAPITOL HILL House Side Senate Side • Longworth Cafeteria: B-223 • Russell Carry-out: Basement NW • Rayburn Cafeteria: B-2063 7:30AM-5:00PM • Cannon Au Bon Pain: 194 • Dirksen North Servery: • Rayburn Subway: B-326 Basement NW • Rayburn & Pizza: 2073 7:30AM-3:00PM • Dirksen South Buffet: Basement Southside off capitol south metro: 11:30AM-2:30PM • Bullfeathers • Dirksen South 1st St. Between D & E, SE Convenience: • Talay Thai Dirksen Basement Southside 1st St. Between D & E, SE 11:30AM-2:30PM • Tortilla Coast • Hart Senate Chef 1st St. & D, SE Dirksen/Hart Ground Floor Connecting Corridor down pennsylvania 8:00AM-6:30PM avenue se: union station food court • Firehook Bakery & restaurants • Hunan Dynasty D St. Between 1st and 2nd St., NE • Pete’s Carry-Out (closes 3PM) 2nd St. Entrance • The Monocle • Burrito Brothers • Shake Shack • Starbucks • Cafe Berlin on Capitol Hill • Young Chow nd • La Lomita Dos D St. Between 2 and Massachusetts Ave., NE • District Taco • Kyoto Sushi • We the Pizza • Union Pub • Sanphan Thai Cuisine • Subway • Good Stuff Eatery • Armand’s Chicago Pizza • Le Bon Cafe • Bistro Italiano (closes 2PM) • Santa Rosa Taqueria • Bistro Cacao • La Loma Mexican (closes 3PM)

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[ 45 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference [ 46 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Director, Region Five Chad Blotsky, Mission, SD Jeff Limore, Dahlonegah, OK [email protected] [email protected] (Indian Lands) (Indian Lands) Vice President Director, Region Six Thomas Schneider, Burr Ridge, IL Vacant [email protected] (Federal Property) Directors At-Large Craig Hutcheson, Newton, NJ Secretary [email protected] Keith Mispagel, Ft. Leavenworth, KS (Federal Property) [email protected] (Military) Quincy Natay, Chinle, AZ [email protected] Treasurer (Indian Lands) Ray Proctor, Fallbrook, CA [email protected] Voyd St. Pierre, Box Elder, MT (Military, Federal Property, Mid-to-Low LOT) [email protected] (Indian Lands) Director, Region One Helen Payne, Wrightstown, NJ Rosemarie Kraeger, Middletown, RI [email protected] [email protected] (Military) (Military, Mid-to-Low LOT) Director, Region Two School Board Liaison William Hardin, Kingsland, GA Brian Gallup, Browning, MT [email protected] [email protected] (Military) (Indian Lands) Director, Region Three Immediate Past President Wendell Waukau, Keshena, WI James Sarruda, Columbus, NJ [email protected] [email protected] (Indian Lands) (Military, Mid-to-Low LOT) Director, Region Four Trista Hedderman, Box Elder, SD [email protected] (Military)

Region 1: ME, VT, NH, MA, NY, RI, CT, PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV Region 2: KY, NC, SC, TN, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL Region 3: WI, MI, IA, IL, MO, IN, OH Region 4: ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, MT, WY Region 5: TX, OK, NM, CO, UT Region 6: CA, NV, AZ, OR, WA, HI, AK, ID [ 47 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference NAFIS STAFF Executive Director Hilary Goldmann [email protected] Began Service: 2015

Director of Policy & Advocacy Leslie Finnan [email protected] Began Service: 2019

Policy & Advocacy Assistant Nicole Jarvis [email protected] Began Service: 2019

Director of Communications Anne O’Brien [email protected] Began Service: 2018 director of operations & Conference Services Lynn Watkins [email protected] Began Service: 1989

Fall 2019 Intern Owen Ballantine University of Sheffield

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[ 48 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools Interested in serving as a State Chair? STATE CHAIRS Contact Leslie Finnan at [email protected]. State Name Email Alaska Mark Vink [email protected] Chris Ostgaard [email protected] California Nancy Nien [email protected] Keith Owen [email protected] Pennie Zuercher [email protected] Jason Rogers [email protected] IDAHO David Aiken [email protected] Illinois Matt Swick [email protected] indiana Chip Mehaffey [email protected] Kansas Keith Mispagel [email protected] Tiffany Carroll [email protected] Michael Rocks [email protected] Jason Stowe [email protected] Minnesota Jeff Bisek [email protected] Chris Berger [email protected] Montana James Baldwin [email protected] Nebraska Ed Stansberry [email protected] New Jersey Helen Payne [email protected] Bob Tenequer [email protected] North Carolina Mike Dunsmoore [email protected] North Dakota Duane Poitra [email protected] Gary Walker [email protected] Stephen Haynes [email protected] Pennsylvania Robert Reichert [email protected] Rhode Island Rosemarie Kraeger [email protected] Jamie Hermann [email protected] Tennessee John English [email protected] Texas Burnie Roper [email protected] utah Kyler Hosler [email protected] Virginia Frances Thomas [email protected] Washington David McVicker [email protected] Larry Ouimette [email protected] Wyoming Dan Hudson [email protected]

[ 49 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference NAFIS PAST PRESIDENTS

H. David Fish Bob ThomaS Charles Patterson 1973-78 1986-87 2003-04 San Diego U.S.D. (CA) Fallbrook High School District (CA) Killeen I.S.D. (TX)

Charles Briscoe Clarence Ham Richard Bordeaux 1978-79 1987-88 2005-06 Alameda Schools (CA) Killeen I.S.D. (TX) Todd County Schools (SD)

Lantson E. Eldred Dave Kincaid John Deegan 1979-80 1989-90 2007-08 National City (CA) Adelanto School Distrct (CA) Bellevue Public Schools (NE)

H. David Fish Ed Hennessee Barry Beauchamp 1980-81 1991-92 2009-10 San Diego U.S.D. (CA) Lawton Public Schools (OK) Lawton Public Schools (OK)

June Quint Ivan Small Richard Carson 1981-82 1993-94 2011-12 Rantoul School District (IL) Browning Public Schools (MT) North Hanover Board of Ed. (NJ)

Thomas Bobo Steve Pratt Terry Smith 1982-83 1995-96 2013-14 Montgomery Schools (AL) Academy School District (CO) Fremont School District #14 (WY)

Glenn Barnes Lowell Draffen SANDRA DOEBERT 1983-84 1997-98 2015-17 Todd County School District (SD) Mad River School District (OH) Lemont Township High School District 210 (IL) Patrick T. Hayden Wayne Lett 1984-85 1999-00 JAMES SARRUDA Oak Harbor School District (WA) Newport News (VA) 2018-19 Northern Burlington County Regional Don Bruno Richard Bordeaux School District (NJ) 1985-86 2001-02 Newport News (VA) Todd County (SD)

[ 50 ] @NAFISSchools | #ImpactAid | facebook.com/nafisschools NAFIS PAST PRESIDENTS F UTURE MEET IN G S F UTURE MEET IN G S

[ 51 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference FUTURE MEETINGS October 2019 l FIsEF Two-Day School business officials workshop October 14-15, 2019 Arizona School Boards Association Phoenix, AZ December 2019 l FISEF Two-day school business officials workshop December 7-8, 2019 Harrah’s Hotel & Casino , NV l National Indian Impacted Schools AssoCiation December 9-10, 2019 Harrah’s Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV January 2020 l Federal Lands Impacted SChools Association January 11, 2020 Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek Orlando, FL l FIsEF Two-Day School business officials workshop January 13-14, 2019 TBD Tulsa, OK March 2020 l FISEF Level 1 SChool Business Officials Workshop March 14, 2020 Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Washington, DC l NAFIS Spring Conference March 15-17, 2020 Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Washington, DC September 2020 l FISEF Level 1 SChool Business Officials Workshop September 20, 2020 Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Washington, DC l NAFIS Fall Conference September 21-23, 2020 (Note: Conference runs Monday-Wednesday) Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill Washington, DC

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Note Regarding Conference Speakers: The views, opinions and positions of organizations participating in the NAFIS Conference, including those expressed by speakers in written or verbal form, do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions and positions of the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools.

[ 53 ] Building for the Future | 2019 NAFIS Fall Conference HYATT REGENCY Capitol Hill Map