Director of Education: Erin Churchill, 914-654-5330, Chidwick
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Advanced Certificate in School Building Leader Leading to Initial/
Professional Certification as School Building Leader – 30 credits
The Advanced Certificate in School Building Leader is a 30 credit program designed for teachers who already hold a master’s degree and who wish to assume leadership roles as consultants, mentors and staff development specialists in teacher centers, or as school building leaders. The program focuses on providing students with the conceptual and methodological foundations of staff development, the application of learning theory to adults, staff development strategies, curriculum development and instructional strategies that raise student achievement, leadership theory and practice, and financial management of staff development programs. The program leads to initial/professional state certification as School Building Leader.
Required Courses for Advanced Certificate in School Building
Leader Leading to Initial/Professional Certification as School
Building Leader – 30 credits
| EDL 604 | Curriculum and Instruction for School Leaders | 3 |
| EDL 606 | Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Supervision | 3 |
| EDL 607 | Application of Technology for Instructional Leaders | 3 |
| EDL 781 | Professional Staff Development | 3 |
Internship: (3 Credits Full-Time, 6 Credits Part-Time)
| EDL 960 | Internship in School Building Leadership (Full-Time Internship) |
| EDL 691 | Internship I in School Building Leadership (Part-Time Internship) |
| EDL 962 | Internship II in School Building Leadership (Part-Time Internship) |
Admission for Matriculated Status
General admission requirements are the same as those for the graduate school and are as follows: