Kathy Shaver Wetzel

Assistant Dean and Certification Officer
Clinical Associate Professor, Special Education
104 Carmichael Hall
(205)-348-1154
kwetzel@bamaed.ua.edu

Academic Degrees and Areas of Certification:

Ed.D., The University of Alabama, 1994. Special Education.
Ed.S., The University of Alabama, 1990. Special Education, Gifted and Talented, N-12. Class “AA” Certificate.
M.A., The University of Alabama, 1988. Administration, P-12. Class “A” Certificate.
M.A., The University of Alabama, 1986. Special Education, Gifted and Talented, N-12. Class “A” Certificate.
B.S., The University of Alabama, 1974. Special Education, Mental Retardation. Class “B” Certificate.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Dean, Office of Student Services and Certification, College of Education, The University of Alabama, 2002 – Present.

Executive Director, Alabama Consortium for Educational Renewal, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa County School System, Tuscaloosa City School System, 1998 - 2002.

Classroom Teacher for Technology, Tuscaloos County School System, 1996 1998.

Adjunct Instructor and Master Teacher for Gifted and Talented Program, The University of Alabama, 1994 – 1998 (summers and weekend classes)

Coordinator of Schoolwide Enrichment and Classroom Teacher for Gifted and Talented Students, 1984 – 1987, 1988 – 1996, Tuscaloosa County School System.

Educational Specialist, Shubert Theatre’s Les Miserables and Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular, Educational Talent Consultants, Inc, NY, 1987 – 1988.

Classroom Teacher, Special Education, Tuscaloosa County School System, 1974 – 1984.

Selected Presentations:

Wetzel, K. & Hughes, K. GEARing up for Equity and Access. The 12th Annual Holmes Partnership Conference, Orlando, FL, January, 2008.

Wetzel, K. & Wilson, J. District Accreditation: Chairing a Quality Assurance Review Team for District Accreditation. Invited Speaker for the AdvancEd Inaugural Academy, Atlanta, GA, January, 2007.

Wetzel, K. S. The Next Generation of Accreditation: Building Capacity From Within. Invited Speaker for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Council on Accreditation and School Improvement, Mobile, AL, April, 2006.

Wetzel, K. & Wilson, J. Accreditation for the 21st Century: The Role of the Internal Facilitator. SACS Annual Meeting on Accreditation and School Improvement, Mobile, AL, September, 2006.

Stallworth, J., Wetzel, K., & Wilson, E. The PDS Partnership: Excellence and Innovation Despite Mandates. Annual Meeting, Association of Teacher Educators (ATE), Boston, MA, August, 2004).

Professional Service:

State Specialist and Field Consultant for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS-CASI), 2006 – present.

Facilitator, District Accreditation (SACS) for following School Districts:
Jefferson County School District, Birmingham, AL, 2007 – present.
Russellville City School District, Russellville, AL, 2007 – present.
Sheffield City School District, Sheffield, AL, 2007 – present.
Bibb County School District, Centreville, AL, 2006 – 2007.

Quality Assurance Review Team for District Accreditation (SACS-CASI) for following districts:
Jackson County School District, Scottsboro, AL , January, 2007.
Macon County School District, Macon, Georgia, 2006.
Broward County School District, Broward County, Florida, 2006.

Chair, Quality Assurance Review Team for following schools:
Tom Barnes Education Center, Bryce Hospital, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2007.
Success Unlimited Academy, Montgomery, AL, 2007.
Greensboro East High School, Greensboro, AL, 2006.
Oak Hill School, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2005.

Subject Area Specialist Team Member for Alabama State Review, Montgomery, AL, 2003 – present.