Chair Joseph explains Seal of Civic Readiness requirements
Joseph says the Seal was implemented statewide in 2022 and recognizes proficiency in civic knowledge, skills, and action. She describes the point system, including social studies courses, Regents exams, research projects, service learning, and a civic capstone project.
Thank you, Councilmember Krishnan.
Now for a little background on today's hearing topic, the Seal of Civic Readiness, which was implemented statewide in 2022, recognizes high school students who have attained a high level of proficiency.
in civic knowledge, skills, and actions.
It also shows higher education institutions and employers that students have completed an action project in civics or social justice.
To earn the seal of civic readiness, a student must earn points from a menu of various civic knowledge and participation benchmarks, which they
can select from, which in completing required advanced selective social studies high school courses, passing the social studies regents exam, carrying out a research project, completing a service
learning project of at least 25 hours, participating in extracurricular activity or work-based learning experiences of at least 40 hours,
and conducting a middle school or high school civic capstone project that addresses a real-world issue.