Since that horrible day in 1994, Kate has made it her mission to create safe learning environments for children and to assist in developing ways to identify potentially violent children early on in their school years. Stetzner, who now advises and speaks on school safety issues at the state and national level, has met personally with the President, Attorney General, and other members of the Executive Cabinet for discussions on the issue. She also teaches continuing education courses on school violence at the University of Montana and Western University.

 

Positions

Superintendent of Schools

Elementary School Principal

Adjunct Professor - University of Montana

Founder / Chair - Annual Butte / Silverbow Walk Against Violence

District Director - Drug Free and Safe Schools Program

Chairman - Montana School Safety Summitt

 

Speaking Engagements

Keynote Speaker at "School Safety, Technology and Leadership" for 10 Different States, School Officials Law Enforcement, American medical and legal associations including U.S. Attorney General's Conferences.

National, State and Local Disaster and Emergency Services (Critical Incident Teams)

U.S. Department of Education / School Safety Summits / Improving American Schools Presentation

U.S. Department of Justice / Office of Juvenile Justice Advisory Team

First White House School Safety Summit Participant

U.S. Attorney General - Task Force on Youth Violence Member

F.E.M.A. regional, state and local conference presentations

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory - School Safety Advisory Committee Member/Technology

Expert Witness before President Clinton and Presidential Cabinet Members - School Safety Issues

And Many Many More...

 

National Boards & Advisory Committees

National Association of Victim Assistance Advisory Council

Expert witness Presidential Task Force on School Violence

U.S. Department of Education Safe Schools Recognition Award - School Selection Team

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory - Technology Advisory Committee / School Safety and Distance Learning

National School Safety Journal Advisory Council

U.S. Senate Expert Witness on School Safety Issues Using Telecommunications

Western Montana College of School of Education Advisory Council

Educational Lobbyist U.S. and Montana Legislatures

Walk Against Violence - Chairman

Energy Consumer Advisory Council

 

Media Appearances

National:

National teleconference panel with U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Secretary of Education

National Public Television (Jim Lehrer report) and National Public Radio shows

CBS - Eye On America

Montana Public Television School Safety Forums

NBC News/State and Local

Spoke before U.S. Senate

University of Georgia Interactive Television Lecturer

State:

Governor's Youth Violence Task Force

Lobbyist for School Safety Issues

University Instructor in School Safety Issues

Local and state-wide news and talk show hosted programs

 

Publications, Articles, Newspaper Features

School Boards Management Magazine, Fall 1999

School Administrators Magazine, June 1999

U.S. New and World Report, May 1999

School Administrator, February 2000

State, local and national featured articles

Northwest Regional Education Laboratory featured articles

Montana Prevention Magazine

 

Awards

U.S. Dept. of Education Drug Free Safe Schools- Safest School in the U.S. - 2000

F.E.M.A. Award School Emergency Classroom Crisis Packets and Training for Teachers - Denver, 2000

Boss of the Year - Butte / Silverbow