Council Designation Seal Competition
RIDE is launching a contest for Rhode Island high school students to design the seals for each Council Designation.
Council Designations are a brand new feature to the Rhode Island Diploma System! They are a mechanism for students to personalize their diploma credentials, externally validate achievement and allow for public recognition of specific skills. We invite students across Rhode Island to design the emblems for the newly adopted Council Designations. Beginning with the graduating class of 2021, student-designed Council Designation emblems will be applied to students’ diplomas and transcripts across Rhode Island.
Individually, or through classes and clubs, students of all ages in Rhode Island are welcome to submit their designs for each of the Council Designations within the contest guidelines described below.
The Prize
RIDE will use the winner’s design as the emblem for the Council Designation that will appear on students’ diplomas once they have met the criteria to earn the Council Designation(s). The winning student and/or school will be credited on the new RIDE website as a Council Designation designer in perpetuity.
Council Designations
The following three Council Designations have been adopted by the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education and will be made available to students who meet the defined criteria for each, beginning with the graduating class of 2021:
- The Commissioner’s Seal Council Designation certifies that a student is proficient in standards aligned to high school expectations in English Language Arts and Mathematics, as confirmed by external evidence.
- The Seal of Biliteracy Council Designation certifies that a student has demonstrated skill in the use of the English language and one or more other world languages.
- The Pathway Endorsement Council Designation certifies that a student has accomplished deep learning in a chosen area of interest and is prepared for employment or further education in a career path. Pathway Endorsements may be earned in six discipline areas:
- The Arts Pathway Endorsement
- Business and Industry Pathway Endorsement
- Humanities and World Languages Pathway Endorsement
- Public Service Pathway Endorsement
- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Pathway Endorsement
- Teaching Pathway Endorsement