Stephen Uebbing
Professor (Clinical)Educational Leadership
EdD, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
MS, State University of New York - Geneseo
BA, State University of New York - Geneseo
Steve Uebbing came to the Warner School as the former superintendent of the Canandaigua City School District. He brings extensive school and district experience. He taught social studies, coached, and advised student clubs as a teacher in the Letchworth Central School for a decade, before becoming the high school principal and then superintendent of the Fort Plain Central School.
As superintendent in Canandaigua from 1988-2006, Uebbing's accomplishments include: the development and implementation of four five-year strategic "Plans for Excellence;" participation in planning and implementing nearly $80 million in capital improvements; incorporation of organization-wide participatory decision-making and planning; incorporation of principled collective bargaining; development and implementation of instructional improvement models; development of partnerships with area and national corporations; development of nationally cited character education initiative; and focused improvement resulting in high levels of student performance.
During Uebbing's tenure, Canandaigua Schools consistently received state and national recognition, including a national Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award for Canandaigua Academy. He was the 1999 NYS Superintendent of the Year and, most recently, the 2009 recipient of the NYS Council of School Superintendents (NYSCSS) Distinguished Service award, the Council’s highest honor.
At Warner, Uebbing teaches courses in educational leadership with a focus on K-12 school leadership and educational decision-making. His primary research and writing interests are in leadership development. Uebbing also does extensive work supporting local school districts. Articles by Uebbing have appeared in Middle School Journal, The School Administrator, The Executive Educator, and The Journal of School Business Officials International. Uebbing is a frequent speaker at state and national conferences.
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In the News
- 12/22/2021Steve Uebbing writes about East High’s transformation in School Administrator magazine
- 3/24/2021Steve Uebbing & Shaun Nelms on school funding in Education Week
- 3/01/2021Wayne-Finger Lakes Leadership Institute approaches 20 years
- 2/28/2020News Coverage of UR-East EPO Renewal
- 12/11/2018UB Tuesday News Ticker Features Stephen Uebbing
- 11/02/2017Steve Uebbing on School Rating System that Moves Beyond Standardized Test Scores in Democrat & Chronicle
- 5/16/2017The Chronicle of Higher Education: "How a University Helped Save a Failing High School"
- 2/13/2017Steve Uebbing on School Choice on WXXI Connections
- 11/30/2016City Newspaper: The Pressure is on for East High
- 7/18/2016A Year in Review for East in the Democrat & Chronicle
- 6/03/2016New Center to Promote K-12 Urban Education Success
- 12/04/2015WXXI Connections: East's Partnership with the University of Rochester
- 7/26/2015Democrat and Chronicle Highlights UR's New Roles in the City
- 5/13/2015City Newspaper Q&A with Stephen Uebbing on East Reform Efforts
- 5/04/2015Democrat & Chronicle Shares "What the New East Will and Will Not Be"
- 12/01/2013Stephen Uebbing Writes Democrat & Chronicle Speaking Out Essay on Common Core Tests
- 1/27/2011Professor's New Book Paves the Way to Success for K-12 School Leaders
- 10/01/2009Warner Professor Receives NYS Council of School Superintendents' Highest Award
- 7/01/2005Canandaigua Superintendent Accepts Warner Faculty Appointment
Courses
EDU421 Human Resource Management
ED465 School Governance and the Rights of Students and Teachers
EDU502 Leading the School District: The Superintendency in the 21st Century
EDU516 Decision Making for Educational Leaders II: Making Decisions in Schools and Universities
EDU515 Decision Making for Educational Leaders I: Analyzing Problems in Schools and Universities
ED546 Decision Making Dissertation Proposal Seminar
ED543 Decision Making Dissertation Seminar I
ED544 Decision Making Dissertation Seminar II
ED466 Leading Change
EDE460 Master's Culminating Requirement: Ed Administration K12