Consulting Partner - Dr. Steve Weatherbee (Lead Educational Consultant)

Dr. Steve Weatherbee serves as an Adjunct Professor for Charles Sturt University and Academic Advisor for Ontario Principals Council Masters Dimension Program candidates.

Dr. Weatherbee spent 21 years in K-12 education including experience in both elementary and secondary schools as classroom teacher, department head, vice principal, and principal. Over the final five years of his career he strategically mobilized key stakeholders and school staff of low performing Ministry schools into professional learning communities, creating a cycle of continuous improvement for increasing student achievement.

He currently provides special project support and consulting to multiple school districts throughout North America, the Middle East, and Europe supporting strategic initiatives in school improvement, teacher training, leadership training, early literacy initiatives, strategies for supporting students at risk, and technology implementation. In addition, he is the President and CEO of eCenter Research Inc providing specialized services in research design, instrument/survey development, data collection, data analysis (descriptive, inferential, and predictive statistical modeling), report preparation and interpretation, publication preparation, needs assessment, program evaluation, web-based solutions for research management, data collection/survey deployment, custom reports, and online assessments.

Dr. Weatherbee has strong interpersonal and intrapersonal skills as validated by high scores on the BarOn EQ360 Emotional Intelligence quotient inventory scale. He is a 21st century strategic and global thinker with demonstrated ability to lead challenging schools and districts into a cycle of continuous improvement through leadership development, facilitating key stakeholder involvement, empowerment of staff, staff development, and enhancing teacher efficacy. His written and oral skills are polished and he has exceptional skills for engaging difficult people breaking down barriers and moving them forward. He is keenly aware of group dynamics and sensitive to each member’s needs and emotional state. As such, people are comfortable with him and groups quickly embrace him as a leader.

In addition, Dr. Weatherbee facilitates and provides research design, needs assessment and program evaluation services to organizations worldwide and is a co-investigator on several research initiatives. His advanced skills in research combined with his proven leadership through a wide range of experiences in K-12 education position him as a uniquely qualified leader for improvement initiatives.