Sixth-Year Certificate in Educational Leadership

Admissions Contact

Graduate Recruitment & Admissions
(860) 832-2350
graduateadmissions@ccsu.edu

Academic Contact

Maria Boeke Mongillo
Chair/Associate Professor
Educational Leadership & Instructional Technology
Henry Barnard Hall
20117
860.832.2133
maria.boeke.mongillo@ccsu.edu

Sixth-Year Certificate in Educational Leadership

Central to Impacting Educational Change.

Central’s Sixth-Year Certificate in Educational Leadership prepares you to play an influential role as an administrator in a public or private school organization. A concentration in Special Education is available for those interested in special education administration.

Completing this program makes you eligible for certification as an intermediate administrator/ supervisor. Become a department chair, assistant principal, principal, or assistant superintendent.

Program Features

  • Starts every January, June, and August
  • 30-credit program
  • Classes flexibly offered in diverse delivery formats and include tailored experiences
  • Financial aid is available
  • No GMAT/GRE required

New Online Cohort

In Fall 2025, we will be piloting a fully online cohort. The cohort will be limited in size. Students who apply for fall 2025 enrollment will be asked, after their application has been fully completed and submitted, if they would like to be in the online cohort. If more applicants indicate their interest in the fully online cohort than there are open slots, cohort members will be chosen by lottery. Those not chosen for the online cohort will be admitted into our regular on-campus program which includes a combination of in person and online course modalities.

Upcoming Events

Sixth Year Certificate in Educational Leadership 
-Virtual Information Sessions-

Preparing educators for leadership roles and administrative positions

Learn about the Central program leading to the CT Administrator Endorsement (092). 
Virtual Information Sessions will be held:

Tuesday, February 4, 4:00 p.m.Wednesday February 12, 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 20, 4:00 p.m. 

Program Overview:

  • Option to start the program in either late spring (May/June) or fall (September)
  • 30 credit program (12 courses) completed in 2 years, with accelerated option for those holding an advance degree (beyond Masters), pursuing only the 092 endorsement.
  •  Course flexibly offered in diverse delivery formats and tailored experiences
  •  Administrative internship (typically in your own school/district) under the supervision of a local mentor and university supervisor
  •  Offers an option for alternative concentration of courses in special education leadership
  • Potential for a cohort model, with a majority of our program offered at specified district or regional location (same program designed to fit group needs)
  • With 6-credit hours per semester (fall/spring) there is the option for federal financial aid
  • Recent graduates have gone on to take positions as: principals, asst. principals, instructional coaches, department chairs, directors of curriculum and instruction, directors of special education and pupil personnel services, directors of DEI, and professional learning coordinators, to name a few.
  •  Pathways from the SYC to earning an EdD exist for those interested

To register for one of our information sessions, learn more, or ask questions, please email: 
Dr. Jeff Kitching: kitching@ccsu.edu

Once you connect to express an interest, a virtual meeting link will be provided

Did You Know?

Individuals who pursue advanced certification in Educational Leadership go on to careers as school administrators and leaders of educational organizations.

Source: Learn.org

Learning Outcomes

  1. Program completers understand and can demonstrate the capacity to evaluate, design, and implement high-quality curricula, the use of technology, and other services and supports for academic and non-academic student programs.
  2. Program completers understand and can demonstrate the capacity to collaboratively evaluate, design, and cultivate coherent systems of support, coaching, and professional development for educators, educational professionals, and school and district leaders, including themselves, that promote reflection, digital literacy, distributed leadership, data literacy, equity, improvement, and student success.
  3. Program completers understand and can demonstrate the capacity to design, implement, and evaluate a developmentally appropriate, accessible, and culturally responsive system of assessments and data collection, management, and analysis that support instructional improvement, equity, student learning and well-being, and instructional leadership.
  4. Program completers understand and demonstrate the capacity to design, implement, and evaluate district-wide use of coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, assessment, student services, technology, and instructional resources that support the needs of each student in the district.