Program Overview

School Building Leader Certificate Program

The School Building Leader Certificate program is a 100% online certificate program designed to prepare students to be school leaders. The program builds on previous work experience and graduate coursework, using the knowledge and skills identified in the Educational Leadership Constituent Council guidelines and the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL).

Program Overview

The 30-credit hour program enables students to qualify for a New York State administrative certificate at the building (SBL certificate) level. Once SBL certification has been obtained, students may choose to additionally pursue the 8-credit hour program to gain certification at the district level (SDL).

Program Structure

• Study full-time or part-time
• Convenient hours: Take all courses online, on your own schedule
• Add school district leadership certification with just eight more credits

Curriculum

The program includes the following courses:

• EDA 5000 - Digital Age Learning (3 cr.)
• EDA 5010 - Managing Organizational Systems and Safety (3 cr.)
• EDA 5020 - Teaching and Learning: Student Assessment (3 cr.)
• EDA 5030 - Teaching and Learning: Curriculum (3 cr.)
• EDA 5040 - Teaching and Learning: Professional Standards (3 cr.)
• EDA 5050 - Instructional Leadership: Organizations and Change (3 cr.)
• EDA 5060 - School Law, Ethics, and Integrity (3 cr.)
• EDA 5070 - Internship Seminar Series: Application of Standards to Practice (3 cr.)
• EDA 5080 - Educational Administrative Internship I (3 cr.)
• EDA 5081 - Educational Administrative Internship II (3 cr.)

Internship Experience

The program includes a 400-hour internship, consisting of elementary, middle school, high school, and central office experiences. Most hours will be completed at the primary site. Internships are an integrated experience in the program and are spread over an entire school year.

Cornerstone Project

Skill development in the program is driven by four cornerstone projects and the internship. The cornerstone projects involve implementing school change through professional development, annual professional performance review of classroom teachers, the assessment of teaching and learning using student assessment data, and core-value leadership peer and self-assessment.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

The School Building Leader, Adv. Cert program at SUNY Plattsburgh is registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York state.

Additional Degrees in Teacher Education

The university offers various degrees in teacher education, including:

• Bachelors Degree: Childhood (Elementary) Education B.S.
• 5-Year Combined Bachelors & Masters Programs: Adolescence Education Grades 712 B.A./M.S.T., Childhood & Special Education Grades 16 B.S./M.S.Ed.
• Masters Degrees: Adolescence Education Grades 712 M.S.T., Childhood Education Grades 16 M.S.T., Special Education BirthGrade 6 or Grades 712 M.S.Ed.
• Certificate Programs: School District Leader Graduate Certificate, Special Education Advanced Certificate, Teacher Leadership Graduate Certificate