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School District Leader Advanced Certificate

The SDL Advanced Certificate program is designed for candidates seeking to become administrators at the district level (superintendents).

Do you want to become a superintendent?

This 12-hour program includes coursework in negotiations, superintendency, and central office leadership. New York SDL certification requires these 12 hours and 60 total graduate credits.

The SDL certificate program offers two formats:

a hybrid option featuring online instruction complemented by three in-person Saturday sessions per semester;
a 100% online option

With the permission of the program director, up to three (3) credit hours may be transferred into this program.

Upon completion of the School District Leader program at St. Bonaventure University, graduates will be educational leaders who have:

the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a school or district vision of learning supported by the school community;
the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by promoting a positive school culture, providing an effective instructional program, applying best practice to student learning, and designing comprehensive professional growth plans for staff;
the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by managing the organization, operations, and resources in a way that promotes a safe efficient and effective learning environment;
the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by collaborating with families and other community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources;
the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairly, and in an ethical manner;
the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.

Advanced Certificate – School Building Leader (SBL)
Advanced Certificate – School District Leader (SDL)

Offered through St. Bonaventure’s Educational Leadership program, the School Building Leader (SBL) certificate prepares experienced school personnel to take on a leadership position, in particular the role of school principal, in a public or private school in New York state. Students entering the SBL program are, without exception, working school teachers or counselors.

The School District Leader (SDL) certificate is the credential required for those seeking to lead a school district in New York state. St. Bonaventure requires entrants to the SDL program to have completed the coursework for the SBL certification. Students entering the SDL are working school personnel — teachers, counselors or principals.

Some students earning the SBL/SDL certificate will serve a school in administrative positions other than principal or superintendent, e.g., director of special education, curriculum coordinator or athletic director. Similarly, students earning the SBL/SDL may find employment with an agency that serves schools — a regional Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), for example.

Helpful websites
Excellent information on the SBL and SDL professions is available on the School Administrators Association of New York State website.

An excellent overview of careers in educational administration, including the outlook for jobs, wages, work settings and skills required, is available at O*NET Online.

Federal Gainful Employment Disclosure

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants who do not hold a graduate degree are required to take a GRE or MAT test.

St. Bonaventure students make presentations at physical education and sport studies state conference

Nov 30, 2022 | Students at St. Bonaventure University presented at the 84th annual conference of the New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, held Nov. 18 at the Turning Stone Convention Center in Verona, New York.

Andrews, Brown and Hauser present poster at conference

Nov 18, 2022 | The School of Education's Dr. Kathryn Andrews, assistant professor; Dr. Adam Brown, professor; and Dr. René Hauser, associate professor and school dean, presented at the American Evaluation Conference, Nov, 9-11.

Hindman and colleagues present poster at SACES conference

Nov 18, 2022 | In November, Dr. Margaret Hindman, assistant professor of counselor education, and her colleagues developed a poster titled "Developing Counselor Identity and Cultural Awareness Through Play Therapy," which was presented by colleagues at the 2022 Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES) conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Henry presents two posters at counselor education conference

Nov 18, 2022 | Dr. Heidi L. Henry, assistant professor of counselor education, presented two posters at the North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Regional Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Branco, Gay and Mason present at association conference

Nov 18, 2022 | Drs. Susan Branco, Jan Gay and Nathaniel Mason, professors of counselor education, presented at the Southern Association of Counselor Education (SACES) conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

Smith presents at association conference in Dallas, Texas

Nov 18, 2022 | Dr. Nate Smith, assistant professor of counselor education, presented "Walking the Tightrope: Anti-LGBTQIA Youth Legislation and Counseling Implications for Practice" at the Texas Counseling Association's Professional Growth Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Bynoe notes recent publications, presents at world symposium

Nov 18, 2022 | Dr. Tyrone Bynoe, associate professor of education and director of the educational leadership program, reports recent publications and his participation at two professional conferences during fall semester 2022.

Scherer joins Luedke for presentation at association conference

Nov 18, 2022 | Dr. Rebecca Scherer, assistant professor of counselor education, joined her colleague Dr. Ashley Luedke, associate professor and counselor education chair, for a presentation at the Biannual North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, a 50-minute education session titled "Counseling, Supervision, and Education in a Post COVID world."

Luedke presents at conference, speaks at Summit to End Hate

Nov 18, 2022 | For the third consecutive time, Dr. Ashley Luedke, associate professor and counselor education chair, was asked to co-lead the Emerging Leaders program offered as part of the Biannual North Atlantic Region Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, held Nov. 9-13 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Moro and Scherer present research at counselor conference

Nov 03, 2022 | Two counselor education faculty members, Associate Professor Dr. Regina Moro and Assistant Professor Dr. Rebecca Scherer, recently presented at the Western Association for Counselor Education and Supervision conference in Portland, Oregon.

Branco's interview with National Board of Certified Counsels now available

Oct 21, 2022 | An interview with Dr. Susan Branco, assistant professor of counsel education, with the National Board of Certified Counselors is now available.

Branco makes presentations at national symposium, conference

Oct 21, 2022 | Dr. Susan Branco, assistant professor of counselor education, was proud to co-present at Antioch University’s National Latinx Social Justice and Mental Health Symposium, held Oct 11.

Education professors present at 2022 Assessment Institute

Oct 21, 2022 | Dr. Kathryn J. Andrews, assistant professor of childhood education, Dr. Adam Brown, professor of elementary education, and Dr. Rene' Hauser, dean of the School of Education (from left in photos above) were honored to present at the 2022 Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Jan co-authors article focused on suicide prevention in schools

Oct 21, 2022 | Dr. Jan Gay, visiting professor of counselor education, has co-authored an article titled "A Wrap Around Approach to Suicide Prevention in Schools: It's Not Just School Counselors ..." in Teaching and Supervision in Counseling (Vol. 4: Iss 2, Article 9), the official journal of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Henry is co-author of article in peer-reviewed academic journal

Oct 21, 2022 | Dr. Heidi L. Henry, assistant professor of counselor education, co-authored an article titled "Religious Identity Development and Multicultural Competence: A Correlational Study of Counseling Students" that was published in Counseling and Values, a peer-reviewed academic journal.

International peer-reviewed journal publishes article by Oh

Oct 21, 2022 | Dr. Daekyun Oh, assistant professor of physical education, published a research paper in the Journal of Physical Education and Sports Studies.

Making time for new opportunities is key for senior swimmer Griffin Witte

Oct 11, 2022 | Beyond being a full-time student and athlete, Griffin Witte is getting all he can out of his experience at St. Bonaventure University.

Book by Luke gets international audience with Korean edition

Oct 06, 2022 | A book by Dr. Chad Luke, associate professor of counselor education, will be published in Korean.

Smith is lead author of article on LGBTIA group counseling

Oct 06, 2022 | Dr. Nate Smith, assistant professor of counselor education, was the lead author of a recent journal publication titled "Group Work with LGBTQIA Youth Using Relational Cultural Theory: A Case Example," which was published in the Oct. 4 online edition of the Journal of Specialists in Group Work.

Analysis by Branco published in international journal Genealogy

Oct 06, 2022 | A secondary analysis titled "False Narratives: Illicit Practices in Colombian Transnational Adoption," by Dr. Susan Branco, assistant professor of counselor education, was published in Genealogy, an international, peer-reviewed and open access journal.

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