Veve explains Seal point structure and school flexibility
Veve says students need six points, with two from civic knowledge and two from civic participation. She says schools can develop their own routes to the Seal using 11 criteria worth between 0.5 and 4 points.
In order to earn the Seal of Civic Readiness, a student must earn six points from a list of criteria that demonstrate a student's proficiency in civic knowledge and civic participation.
Two of a student's points must be from the civic knowledge criteria, two must be from the civic participation criteria, and the remaining two can be from either one.
There are 11 possible criteria, each earning a student between 0.5 and 4 points.
The intent behind this structure is to maximize the way a student's strengths and school experience can earn them points towards the SEAL.
It allows schools to develop their own routes to the SEAL using those criteria, building on their school's distinctive context and existing programming, while also supporting students'needs aligned to their school's culture.
For example, a school with a law program in which students take civics-related electives has the option to accredit these electives and ensure students can earn points by taking them.
A school without walls, one of our New York City outward-bound schools that uses student-led individualized learning plans and integrates fieldwork and internships,
designed a multi-year civic readiness capstone project that incorporated portfolio-based assessments.
used for exit requirements.
The large number of participating high schools have developed a wide range of ways that students can earn the seal of civic readiness, each grounded in the domains