| Location | New York, NY |
Program: Future School Leaders Academy
Position Vacancy: Adjunct Instructor
Semester: Summer 2026
Course title: Law for School Leaders
Course number: LEAD 630F
Credits: 3 credits
Day / Time: M - Th, July 6th - 16th, 9 AM - 12 PM
Modality: In-person at PNW BOCES, Yorktown Heights, NY
The Future School Leaders Academy program prepares educators for school and district leadership roles in the Lower Hudson Valley region. Through a longstanding partnership with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES, Bank Street College elicits candidates with demonstrated outstanding leadership potential who have been nominated by their Superintendents for the program. Candidates take courses primarily on the BOCES campus in Yorktown Heights and do supervised fieldwork in their own schools and districts.
Course Description:
The aim of this course is to familiarize both practicing and prospective administrators, supervisors, and school leadership personnel with the basic legal principles governing the structure and operation of school settings and the legal problems encountered in the day-to-day operation of schools. The broad general principles of school governance as determined by statute and case law are emphasized.
Qualifications: Master's degree required; Doctorate preferred Minimum of 5 years of experience as a school and / or district leader, preferred Successful previous experience with college/graduate school teaching preferred Experience with school reform practices and action research
Compensation: $4,470