Leadership Programs

Which program is right for you?

The Educational Leadership programs, with the exception of Leadership in Museum Education and Leadership in Community-Based Learning, all lead to New York State School Building Leader certification.

The programs focus on creating a school vision; the complexities and dynamics of creating needed, effective change; supervision for positive results; and leadership through collaboration.

• Leadership for Educational Change
• Leadership in Special Education is a variation of the Leadership for Educational Change program. See the electives in that program.
• Principals Institute
• Early Childhood Leadership
• Leadership in Technology and the Arts: Visual Arts Focus
• Leadership in Technology and the Arts: Creative Writing Focus
• Leadership in Mathematics Education 
• Qualified candidates may work toward School District Leader certification within Bank Street leadership programs that have electives by adding on five elective credits, or by applying for the 11-credit School District Leader course sequence.

Those interested in leadership in museum settings or related cultural institutions might explore Leadership in Museum Education.

Those interested in leadership in community-based programs or in programs for children in non-school settings might want to explore Leadership in Community-Based Learning.

Putnam-Northern Westchester Opportunities

Bank Street Offers two programs in partnership with Putnam-Northern Westchester BOCES. Because of this partnership, we are able to offer these programs at a special reduced tuition.

• The Further School Leaders Academy is an advanced master's program that leads to certification both as School Building Leader and as School District Leader.
• The Special Education Leadership Sequence is an online 9-credit course sequence designed for New York State school leaders. It offers targeted courses in the policies and practices needed for leading special education programs for students with disabilities.

Calendar Structure for the Leadership Programs

Programs with a traditional academic calendar:

• Leadership for Educational Change
• Principals Institute
• Leadership in Community-Based Learning 

Programs with a summer-residency 25-month calendar:

• Leadership in Mathematics Education
• Teacher Leader in Mathematics Education This program helps move your first classroom certification to professional certification. It does not lead to School Building Leader certification.
• Leadership in Technology and the Arts: Visual Arts Focus
• Leadership in Technology and the Arts: Creative Writing Focus

The Leadership in Museum Education program meets for one weekend a month for two years.

Overview

Bankstreet views leadership as transformative, humane, collaborative, and personal. Our programs address the practical and theoretical foundations of educational leadership, including adult development, organizational systems, modes of supervision, curriculum and professional development. Each program includes extensive supervised fieldwork under the close mentorship of a faculty advisor, usually in one’s own school or educational setting.