![[back arrow]](back_teal.GIF)
Back to Table of Contents
Dr. James F. Kettering serves as a Research Associate with RMC Research Corporation in Denver, Colorado. He is a member of both the Region E Technical Assistance Center and the Region 5 Rural Technical Assistance Center teams and provides direct service to state and local educational agencies in the region. As the TAC state contact for Colorado and the RTAC state contact for Arizona, Dr. Kettering is responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of services in these states. He has provided workshops and technical assistance on a variety of topics including schoolwide projects, program improvement, parent involvement, program evaluation, and curriculum and instruction.
Dr. Kettering currently provides training, consultation, and technical assistance on topics related to schoolwide projects, program improvement, evaluation, curriculum and instruction, and parent involvement on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and the Southern Ute reservation in Colorado. He also coordinates an interactive distance learning project linking the Navajo Reservation with Northern Arizona University that will provide ITV instruction for Title I students and professional development for Native American educators.
He was the Project Coordinator for the Teaching the Science of Alcohol Curriculum to American Indians (T-SACAI) project for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). For this project, Dr. Kettering was involved in the planning and development of this science-based alcohol curriculum that included site visits to reservations in New Mexico, South Dakota and Wisconsin. During that time Dr. Kettering was also a community education representative for AISES at the National Center for Community Education and wrote a $210,000 community-based alcohol curriculum grant (C-SACAI) that was funded and implemented through AISES.
As a middle school teacher in South Dakota, Dr. Kettering developed an Indian Studies unit that utilized the expertise of the American Indian community (including students at the middle school), the University of South Dakota, and other district staff. The culminating activity for the unit was held at the Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota.
An educator since 1968, Dr. Kettering has taught students at all levels from elementary through graduate school in metropolitan, suburban and rural settings. In addition to his extensive experience in the classroom, he has served as a building administrator and worked with district, state and federal programs. His interests include school restructuring and systemic reform, change strategies, matching school curriculum to the developmental needs of children and adolescents, and assessing student performance with measures other than standardized tests.
Dr. Kettering has also worked as an educational and business consultant. His professional interest in cooperative school/business partnerships resulted in several projects that he undertook to foster better understanding between the education agencies and business communities. He has facilitated strategic planning, consultant training, and peak performance workshops in the Rocky Mountain region.
Dr. Kettering has a B.S. in Social Science from Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota; an M.A. in Educational Psychology and Counseling from the University of South Dakota; and an Ed.D. from the School for Educational Change and Development at the University of Northern Colorado.
Ed.D., Concentrations in Educational Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, Psychology, and Alternative Education, School for Education Change and Development, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1980.
M.A., Psychology and Counseling, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD, 1972.
B.S., Social Science Education, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD, 1968.
1990 - Present
Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation,
Denver, CO.
1976 - Present
Education and Business Consultant, Kettering
Consulting, Boulder, CO.
1977 - 1993
Affiliate Faculty, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, CO and
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO.
1987 - 1988
Project Coordinator, American Indian Science
and Engineering Society,
Boulder, CO.
1984 - 1985
Associate Director, Boulder County Hospice,
Boulder, CO.
1980 - 1983
Principal, Fulton Elementary School, Aurora
Public Schools, Aurora, CO.
1977 - 1980
Assistant Principal, Northstar Elementary
School, Northglenn Public
Schools, Northglenn, CO.
1976 - 1977
Administrative Intern, University of Northern
Colorado, Greeley, CO.
1975 - 1976
Teacher, Columbine Elementary School, Fort
Morgan Public Schools, Fort
Morgan, CO.
1969 - 1975
Team Leader, Vermillion Middle School,
Vermillion Public Schools,
Vermillion, SD.
1968 - 1969
Teacher, Notre Dame High School, Mitchell, SD.
Research Associate, RMC Research, Denver, CO. Currently serves as the Region E TAC state contact for Colorado and the state contact for Arizona for the Region 5 Rural Technical Assistance Center. Responsibilities include providing technical assistance to clients serving educationally disadvantaged students in Chapter 1 programs. Provides training, consultation, and technical assistance on topics related to schoolwide projects, program improvement, evaluation, curriculum and instruction, parent involvement, school/business partnerships, and comprehensive school improvement planning on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona and the Southern Ute Reservation in Colorado.
Project Coordinator, Navajo Distance Learning Project, that links Navajo Reservation schools with Northern Arizona University. The main goals of the project are to provide Title I ITV instruction for private school students, and ITV staff development.
Project Coordinator, Teaching the Science of Alcohol Curriculum to American Indians (T- SACAI), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO. Planning and develop-ment of a science-based alcohol curriculum, including site visits to reservations in New Mexico, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Summer planning workshop for participants at the Colorado School of Mines and Technology in Golden, CO. Community education representative for AISES at the National Center for Community Education
Principal, Fulton Elementary School, Aurora, CO. Served as principal of a K-5 school of 350 Anglo, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students; responsible for supervising 45 staff members including hiring and staff evaluation; facilitated a Colorado Department of Education school climate project on a problem-solving approach to improvement in areas identified by students, parents, and staff members; implemented a K-2 project to track reading and math progress of students by computer to facilitate grouping by objectives and action-oriented learning experiences.
Assistant Principal, Northstar Elementary School, Northglenn, CO. Served as the assistant principal in a semi-open space K-6 building with 750 Anglo, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. Responsibilities included supervising, monitoring and evaluating regular classroom, special education and Chapter 1 teachers; implemented criterion referenced curriculum and evaluation program that included higher level thinking skills; and served as co- chairman of the Citizens' Advisory Team.
Team Leader, Vermillion Middle School, Vermillion, S. D. Served as the team leader on three- and four-member teaching teams in an open space building with 500 Anglo, Hispanic, and Native American students in grades 5-8; developed and evaluated curriculum; coordinated site visits to outstanding middle school programs throughout the region; reviewed the district achievement testing program; developed an American Indian studies program in conjunction with the University of South Dakota; nominated in 1972 and 1974 for outstanding teacher award; served as President-Elect of the Vermillion Education Association.
Consultant, Kettering, Levin & Associates, Boulder, CO. Served as a consultant regarding: corporate and non-profit status for the Leaders Network of Boulder, Colorado; career development issues and school team approach projects for the St. Vrain Valley Schools of Longmont; grant writing for the Southeast Board of Cooperative Services, Lamar, Colorado, ($135,000 rural drug education grant) and American Indian Science and Engineering Society, Boulder, Colorado, ($210,000 community-based alcohol curriculum).
Researcher, RMC Research. Conducted research for French Connection and the OERI Community and Parent Involvement national study.
Evaluator, RMC Research. Conducted evaluations for a variety of projects, including Title IV and Title VII programs in school districts in Colorado, Indiana and Illinois.
Evaluator, Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, CO. Evaluated the district Teacher Expectation and Student Achievement (TESA), a program that addresses 15 specific teaching behaviors that are positively linked with student achievement.
Evaluator, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Conducted a comprehensive middle school evaluation for the Greeley Public Schools. Served as an evaluation team member and home-school relations chairman for the North Central Association Accreditation team.
Research Associate, RMC Research. Developed and presented materials on parent involvement, program improvement, technology, and evaluation.
Project Coordinator, American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), Boulder, CO. Development of a science-based alcohol curriculum entitled Teaching the Science of Alcohol Curriculum to American Indians (T-SACAI).
Curriculum Developer, Vermillion Public Schools, Vermillion, SD. Developed middle school math, science, and social studies materials and resources.
Back to Table of Contents