❖ The National Fund Names Heath Clayton as Lead Executive Officer!
The Board of Directors of the Congressionally-chartered National Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education, the official Foundation for the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is pleased to announce the appointment of Heath Clayton as its new Lead Executive Officer. A citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, Clayton brings more than two decades of experience in leadership roles across federal policy, education, healthcare, and the private sector.
The Fund supports community-led efforts that foster students’ academic and life success.
Build & Sustain
We build and sustain long term funding through public and private partnerships to improve outcomes for Native American students.
Invest in Students
Investing in every student in the BIE gives students an opportunity to be academically successful and healthy.
Raise Awareness
We continue to raise national awareness of the needs of Native American students and commitment to Indigenous students' success.
Growing our community through partnership.
The Fund aims to help identify and support programs, initiatives, and partnerships that will significantly improve outcomes for Native American youth.
We are reimagining how to support Native students.
Part of our mission is to reimagine the current system and garner resources to recreate a learning ecosystem through an Indigenous lens to create environments that foster students’ Native language and lead to academic success, holistic wellbeing, and engaged tribal citizens.
