Leadership Development

The Center’s Leadership Development initiative provides consultation services to organizations, schools, and institutions. The primary focus of our work is assisting leaders in maximizing their effectiveness for the benefit of the organizations and people they serve. We support leaders as they navigate the change process and move their organizations forward.
 
Mike Ford leads a team who specializes in PreK-12 school and district development. The team is committed to being a resource and stimulus for schools and districts to grow and continue to improve, bringing a systematic research-based approach to help a district see its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats; identify its most critical goals; and develop initiatives and specific actions to achieve those goals. Mike joined the Warner School after serving for fifteen years as the Superintendent of the Phelps-Clifton Springs Central School District.

School District Offerings:
  • Leadership Coaching
  • Strategic Planning
  • Board and Administrative Retreats
  • Teacher Leadership Development
  • Superintendent Searches
  • School Reorganization Studies
Dr. Frederick Jefferson works with organizations and higher education groups to design and implement a process for full staff involvement in creating new work processes and procedures that support their strategic plans. He is a consultant and community leader with extensive experience in the teaching and practice of organizational change, with an emphasis on understanding the influence of human diversity on the change process.

Organizational and Higher Education Offerings: