School Building Leader (SBL)

Certification with NY State is for the School Building Leader Professional Certificate

Molloy University’s Post-Master’s Advanced Certificate Program for School Building Leader (SBL) certification is a 24-credit program that develops leadership in the areas of curriculum, assessment, administration, and supervision. The program focuses on providing a strong foundation to apply knowledge, concepts, and theory into practice. Through diverse and comprehensive experiences candidates will be exposed to strategies, theories, and fieldwork necessary to create and develop skills to address the challenges of our diverse learning communities and includes experiences in districts serving students at different developmental levels and with a variety of characteristics and socioeconomic backgrounds. Up to three courses, if they meet the content of our courses and have been taken within the past 5 years, may be transferred from other leadership programs.  EDU 5680 (Leadership Perspectives: Theory and Practice) is required by all incoming students and may not be transferred from another program.    

Course Sequence and Format

The first course required for the certificate program is EDU 5680: Leadership Theory and Practice. EDU 5680 must be successfully completed (B or better) to continue on in the program.  During the first semester, this course may be taken with an additional course.  All courses are taught in an online format, with four mandatory synchronous sessions (via Zoom) per course and the remaining sessions asynchronous.  

Admissions Application Process

To be considered for the School Building Leader Program pay the Application Fee and apply as follows:

• An online application, including resume and goals statement. 
• Master’s Degree. 
• Official transcripts from both undergraduate and graduate schools attended.
• Two letters of reference, one must be from a school building leader or direct supervisor, in your building, who holds an SBL Certification.
• Attendance at a Zoom orientation with the coordinator of the program and/or an individual interview. The orientation features a review of the program and a question and answer period.
• Note: New York State requires a minimum of verified 3 years full-time teaching or pupil personnel services experience in an accredited N(3K)-12 setting is required to earn an SBL certificate.

Required Courses (24 credits):

Total Credit Hours: 24

School Building Leader Courses and Molloy's Ed.D. for Diverse Learning Communities

Candidates interested in applying credits towards the Molloy University Ed.D. for Diverse Learning Communities must apply to the doctoral program and be accepted. If accepted into the program, certain courses may be transferred into the Molloy doctoral program. 

Further Information
If you have any questions or would like to see about offering the programs within your district, please contact Claire Ficarra-Gohn, Administrative Assistant, School of Education and Human Services, Molloy University at: (516) 323-3113 or by email at: cficarra-gohn@molloy.edu.