Download this Tool:  PHASES OF IMPLEMENTATION

PHASE 1: Is it the right time to start offering the seal in our district? 

• Do you have a teacher or couple of teachers you could "tap" to be leaders in implementing this project? 

• Do you have the time to commit to leading a committee  and the subsequent work? 

• Do you see the value in offering the seal to students?
  
  

PHASE 2: So you’ve decided to offer the seal at your district

• Develop a basic understanding of the Seal of Civic Readiness and its requirements.

• Determine the members of the committee for the Seal of Civic Readiness in your District.

• Determine Next Steps in the planning process

PHASE 3: Digging into the details 

• Establish how the Seal of Civic Readiness benefits students. 

• Explore the components of the Seal of Civic Readiness.

• Determine to what extent existing programs and projects meet the requirements of the seal.

• Create materials and resources necessary to implement the Seal of Civic Readiness

• Determine Next Steps in the planning process

PHASE 4: Implementation

• Committee is up and running, meeting regularly

• Projects are in place and there are multiple on-ramps established for students to access the seal as an opportunity

• Systems have been put into place to raise awareness about the seal and its requirements

• School district is maintaining appropriate records in order to identify students who have earned a NYS Seal of Civic Readiness. 

• Some students are on their way to earning the seal

• Administrator knows how to submit the names of seal earners in the NYSED system: "At the end of each school year in which a school District participates in the program, the school District shall submit a report to the commissioner, in a form and by a date prescribed by the commissioner, that includes the number of students receiving the Seal along with relevant data including, but not limited to the criteria chosen under subparagraph (4)(ii) and (iii) of this subdivision; and (iii) establish and identify a NYS Seal of Civic Readiness Committee (SCRC)." 

PHASE 5: Monitor what works

• Create a process & timeline to evaluate the effectiveness of your seal program goals and action steps to attain goals 

• Collection of formal and informal feedback to measure success to improve communications and engagement activities

• Processes in place to adjust the program based on data analysis

• How will you determine what needs revisions? 

PHASE 6: Grow your program

• Promoting to Students 

• Creating Staff Ownership

• Integrating Civics into Elementary Curriculum

• Integrating Civics into Middle School Curriculum

• Expand Access to the Opportunity

• Civics Day

PHASE 7: Continue learning & Improving!