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End of Year
1) Submitting Information to the State
1) Submitting Information to the State
NOTICE: School districts must ensure that the students earning the Seal are identified in their local student management system and the data sent to SIRS prior to the August 16th, 2025 closing of the data warehouse. Regional information centers (RIC) may have an earlier deadline. School districts should consult with their district data coordinator for any questions about preparing the data for state reporting.
NOTICE: School districts must ensure that the students earning the Seal are identified in their local student management system and the data sent to SIRS prior to the August 16th, 2025 closing of the data warehouse. Regional information centers (RIC) may have an earlier deadline. School districts should consult with their district data coordinator for any questions about preparing the data for state reporting.
How does a district report the NYSSCR?
How does a district report the NYSSCR?
Data reporting for the Seal will be included as part of the school's End of Year Data reporting via New York State Student Information Repository System (SIRS)
After logging in, click on Student Information Repository System (SIRS)
There is a code for the number of students who earned a Seal and the number of students who used the Seal as a pathway to graduation.
Schools that were approved to provide the Seal of Civic Readiness must submit the following details to the state:
report the number of Seal recipients
the names and titles of Committee members
any changes to the school’s program
Per the New York State Student Information Repository System (SIRS) Manual:
“Students who receive a NYSSCR [New York Seal of Civic Readiness] must be reported with Program Service Code 8313 — Received Seal of Civic Readiness in the year in which they complete all requirements for a Regents or Local diploma, even if the criteria for receiving the NYSSCR were met in a prior year. Districts will include Program Service Code 8313 on the student’s transcripts to indicate the earning of the NYSSCR.” (Page 73)
“If a student passed only one Regents exam in social studies and one Regents exam in English, math, science, and earned the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness (as reported with Program Service Code 8313), the student must be reported with the Career Path Code CIVIC because the student used the NYS Seal of Civic Readiness in lieu of the second Regents social studies exam to fulfill the graduation requirements.” (Page 42) hool
415 Main St / P.O. Box 319
Margaretville, NY 12455
Phone: (845) 586-26
Further details can be found in the NYS SOCR handbook and SIRS Manual.
If you have any additional questions, please contact:
Kat Chambers
Instructional Coach & Teacher Trainer
Seal of Civic Readiness Specialist
Onondaga-Madison-Cortland BOCES
(315) 433-2600
Kevin Hetzel
Associate in Instructional Services, Social Studies
Office of Standards & Instruction NYSED
(518) 474-5922
2) How to Obtain Seals for Diplomas
2) How to Obtain Seals for Diplomas
*NOTE: NYSED provides Seals and medallions for the Seal of Biliteracy but unfortunately they don’t offer either for the Seal of Civic Readiness.
Each district is responsible for buying their seals, and the state shared some ideas for venders you can order them for diplomas:
GraphTex
Cole Batzer <CBatzer@graph-tex.com>
phone: 1-800-417-7791
GTSales@Graph-Tex.com
46 Elm Street, Cortland, NY 13045
Sticker Mule (which State Ed has used in the past)
hellovanguard.com
Contact: George Malzone
Office Phone: 212-736-0770 x190
Cell Phone : 347-405-1330
Mail: 519 8th Avenue 23rd Floor New York, NY 10018Jostens (They have designed a whole menu of options for the Seal of Civic Readiness)
Contact: Scott Fitch
Office Phone: (585) 377-4778
E-Mail: scott.fitch@jostens.com
Mail: PO Box 162, Fairport NY 14450
Graduation Ink
https://graduationink.com/shop/new-york-seal-of-civic-readiness/
Graduation Ink offers seals and stickers that are offered specifically for our New York customers. This gold and blue embossed, gold foil seal features Civic Readiness.
Contact Sales & Support via mail:
109 Hillcrest Road, Suite A
Kewaskum, Wisconsin 53040
262-247-0343 tel
262-242-3700 fax
email: https://graduationink.com/contact-graduation-ink-support/
**Click HERE to get a high resolution image of the Seal from NYSED that you can share with any sticker vendor.***
3) Requirements for maintaining records
3) Requirements for maintaining records
STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR SEAL EARNERS:
The state only requires districts to record the points that students have earned throughout the academic year.
There's no requirement to curate and maintain physical copies of student work as evidence.
STUDENTS WORKING TOWARDS EARNING THE SEAL:
In some school districts, they collect student work in a "portfolio style" approach over a period of 7 to 12 years. This means that the school system collects and stores samples of a student's work from different grades and subject areas to showcase their academic progress over time.
If you choose not to keep physical copies, It may be helpful to scan a few examples of student work for future reference or as a reference for other students to look at as they progress. These samples can be used to guide students' learning and give them an idea of what is expected of them.
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