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Karen Guettler-James, PhD

Disability Program Administrator II

Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)

Phone: (859) 218-1066

Email: karen.guettler@uky.edu

Responsibilities: Research and facilitate development of statewide alternate assessmentsfacilitate stakeholder meetings including standard prioritization, bias and sensisitivity reviews, content alignment, standard setting and validation, and other assessment-related activities, assist with peer review response develop and maintain online training

Experiences: Brokerage Industry, Preschool Assistant Director, Experience with various online systems use and development, Varied administrative experience including scoring center director.

Reason:

Research: Social justice in education, whiteness, intersectionality and identity development of marginalized populations, allyship.

Interests: Love to spend time with my family; hiking, biking, swimming, reading, exploring

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