Professional Diploma in School District Leader (Transitional D)
Director of Education: Erin Churchill, 914-654-5330, Chidwick 103
Advanced Diploma in School District Leader (Alternative Certificate-Transitional
D) leading to Professional Certification as a School District Leader
-- 30 credits
The Alternative Certificate program in School District Leader (Transitional D) is a 30 credit program for exceptionally qualified individuals from other fields who already hold a master’s degree and are able to demonstrate the nine essential characteristics of effective leaders as a result of exemplary prior service for at least three years in a leadership position. This program leads to professional certification as School District Leader.
Required Courses for the Master of Science
Degree in School District Leader leading to Professional Certification
as a School District Leader – 30 credits
EDL 609 Superintendency: Systems
Management, Decision Making, & Ethics (3 credits)
EDL 701 Educational
Leadership: Theory & Practice (3)
EDL 703 School Law (3)
EDL 705 Financial & Facility
Management for School Leaders (3)
EDL 708 Human Resource
Management (3)
EDL 710 Research,
Assessment, & Data Analysis (3)
EDL 802 Building
Effective School Board & Community Relationships (3)
EDL 806 Leader as
Change Agent (3)
EDL 607 Application of
Technology for Instructional Leaders (for students
taking
the full-time internship) (3)
Internship:
Students have a choice of completing the 400 hour internship on a part-time basis over two semesters (6 credits) or on a full-time basis in one semester (3 credits).
EDL 963 Internship
in School District Leadership (3 credits)
(Full-time
internship)
EDL 964 Internship
I in School District Leadership (3)
(Part-time
internship)
EDL 965 Internship
II in School District Leadership (3)
(Part-time
internship)