Hauser named principal of Vestavia West

Vestavia Hills Elementary West Assistant Principal Kim Hauser (B.S., M.A., EDS) was recently promoted to principal, effective on July 1. She succeeds current principal Becky Patton, who will retire at the end of the school year after serving the school as principal since 2005.

Hauser brings to the job more than 20 years of teaching experience, with the majority of those in the Vestavia Hills City School District. Prior to joining West, where she has served as assistant principal since 2005, Hauser taught fifth grade at Vestavia Hills Elementary Central for 10 years.

“I am honored and humbled to be the new principal at Vestavia Hills Elementary West,” she said. “This school puts the needs of the children at the forefront of all decisions being made, and it is exciting to work with such a collegial, collaborative faculty and staff that values professional development and new learning in order to enhance the emotional, social and academic needs of all the students.

“My biggest challenge is to take an already great school and continue that trajectory on an upward path.”  

Hauser has two sons, both of whom attended Vestavia schools. Jason, 27, is currently working toward his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University, and Wesley, 25, lives in Tuscaloosa and is employed by UPS.

– Submitted by VHEW