John M. Adkins, Coulee Dam, Superintendent of the Wellpinit School District, has been selected to join five other superintendents on the Board of Directors for the National Indian Impacted Schools Association.

There are over 550 Indian land school districts across the United States.

Adkins started working as an educator and coach with students and families on Indian lands over 40 years ago, including the Grand Coulee Dam and Nespelem School districts. He has been an athletic director, principal and for the last 24 years a superintendent.

He has also served on the National Association of Federally Impacted Schools as the Washington state chairperson working with school districts on military lands and Indian lands.