该计划使学生在学校和其他与教育相关的环境中担任领导职务和承担责任。该计划旨在通过小组项目，行动研究，批判性反思，临床应用，基于问题的模拟，政策分析和两个学期的实习来促进学习。要求获得SBL认证的候选人必须在其当前的学校完成为期一年的兼职实习。该计划遵循同类群组模式，在我们的林肯中心校园中提供，并且根据兴趣，入学情况和站点可用性在威彻斯特提供。该计划使学生有资格参加纽约州教育部的“学校建筑负责人”（SBL）认证考试，这是所有纽约州公立学校和某些非公立学校的校本教育职位所必需的。
This is an intensive one-year master's degree program over three semesters (Fall, Spring and Summer). Students participate in a full-year, clinically rich internship beginning Day One at the candidate's home school.<br><br>Students who successfully complete all requirements for the School Building Leader master's program will be automatically accepted into the School District Leader Advanced Certification program and may complete the requirements beginning in the summer session following graduation.<br><br>Program Prerequisites<br>Have a minimum of two (2) years paid, full-time teaching/counseling experience,<br>Be a full time teacher/counselor in an elementary or secondary school,<br>Obtain endorsement from current principal,<br>Demonstrate effective communication skills (written and oral),<br>Provide Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores less than five years old. (This is waived for students holding a prior master's degree in education or a related field.)