Department of Special Education & Educational Leadership
Special Education
Our programs are designed for those who have a passion for teaching young children with special needs and want to focus on the subject in a specialized way.
Educational Leadership
Thriving schools have strong leaders. In school leadership positions, you can impact the overall experience students have while learning. You’ll get to integrate big-picture thinking with nuts and bolts school reforms and decision-making.
Overview of Special Education
Our programs are designed for those who have a passion for teaching young children with special needs and want to focus on the subject in a specialized way.
We offer a Student with Disabilities degree program that prepares highly qualified early childhood and childhood education educators of children with special needs. Students also have the option of adding coursework for general classroom certification in Early Childhood Education.
Once graduating students are qualified to become special education teachers at the elementary or preschool levels.
Overview of Educational Leadership
Our educational leadership programs prepare students with the knowledge, skills and professional dispositions needed to lead successful schools, and provide effective support to teachers and students. 
You will work with faculty and practicing school leaders in a partnership that includes a rich variety of coursework in educational policy, leadership and administration as well as a clinical practice component that prepares you to meet current school challenges as an educational leader. 
Accolades
B´ÎÔª was ranked #3 on the Guide to Online Schools’ list of the .
Department Programs
- Teaching Students with Disabilities, Birth - Grade 12 & Early Childhood, Childhood or Adolescence Education, 4+1 Bachelor's and Master's Degree
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Teaching Students with Disabilities in Early Childhood and Childhood, Master's Degree
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Teaching Students with Disabilities, Birth - Grade 6 and Early Childhood, Master's Degree
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Teaching Students with Disabilities 7-12 Generalist, Advanced Certificate
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Teaching Students with Disabilities Early Childhood and Childhood, Advanced Certificate
- Educational Supervision (SBL Certification), Master's Degree
- Educational Administration, Master's Degree
- Alternative Route Certification: School District Leader (Transitional D), Master's Degree
- School District Leadership, Advanced Certificate
- School Building Leadership, Advanced Certificate
Full-Time Faculty
Sudha Ramaswamy
- Mercy Hall 35E
- SRamaswamy@mercy.edu
- (732) 319-5454
Ilene Rothschild
- MeH 35E
- IRothschild@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-3060
Rose Rudnitski
Roseanne Vallice Levy
- MeH 25K
- rlevy6@mercy.edu
- (914) 674-7689