Head, Ansley School

The Ansley School in Atlanta serves children who are currently experiencing or have experienced homelessness. Its head of school, Ray James, is a critically conscious and outcomes-driven educational leader. A native of Monroe, Louisiana, he has held various roles in schools and communities in Baton Rouge, Atlanta, and Newark, including substitute teacher, graduate assistant, literacy teacher, educational policy fellow, instructional coach, education community organizer, curriculum auditor, assistant principal, adjunct professor, and educational consultant.  His undergraduate and master’s degrees are from LSU (Geaux Tigers!).