NYS offers different endorsements and seals on high school diplomas to distinguish achievement. All of these are available to Valley Central students. They are:
Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors:
To earn a Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation with Honors, a student needs to have a computed average score of 90 or higher on all Regents examinations required for the Regents Diploma with Advanced Designation (no rounding up is permitted). (Exceptions have been made for COVID-19 Exemptions: http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/regents-diploma-advanced-designation-honors)
Regents Diploma with Honors:
To earn a Regents Diploma with Honors, a student needs to have a computed average score of 90 or higher on all Regents examinations required for the Regents diploma (no rounding up is permitted).(Exceptions have been made for COVID-19 Exemptions: http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/regents-diploma-advanced-designation-honors)
Seal of Biliteracy:
This award is denoted by a seal affixed to the student’s diploma and a notation on the student’s high school transcript. To earn the NYSSB, students must demonstrate Intermediate High proficiency in English and the required level of proficiency in one or more world languages set forth by the NYS Learning Standards for World Languages, adopted by the NYS Board of Regents in March 2021. Students can earn points toward the NYSSB in a number of ways, including:
- Completing coursework in English and/or a world language with an average of 85% or better;
- Completing a Home Language Arts Program with an average of 85% or better;
- Earning a set score on an approved assessment in English and/or a world language;
- Demonstrating successful completion of coursework from a nation outside the U.S.; and
- Completing and presenting a Culminating Project in English and/or a world language that demonstrates the required level of proficiency in all three modes of communication (Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational).
http://www.nysed.gov/world-languages/new-york-state-seal-biliteracy-nyssb
Technical Endorsement
Students enrolled in a NYSED-approved CTE program at a school district or BOCES* who successfully complete all requirements earn a technical endorsement [CR 100.5(d)(6)(ii)(b)]. The technical endorsement is imprinted on a seal to be affixed to the diploma and includes the phrase Career and Technical Endorsement. Additional information on the specific design of the endorsement seal is provided to school districts and BOCES upon notification of CTE program approval.
Requirements for students to obtain the technical endorsement include:
- completion of a minimum of 22 units of credit** [CR 100.5(a)(3) and 100.5(d)(6)(ii)(a)(2)];
- passing grades on five required Regents examination(s) or approved alternatives [CR 100.2(f)];
- completion of a minimum of 3.5 CTE credits;
- completion of a 3-part technical assessment (written, demonstration, project components) [CR 100.5(d)(6)(i)(b)];
- completion of work-based learning experiences as provided by the approved program [CR 100.5 (d)(6)(iv)(a)(2)(iv)]; and
- completion of a work-skills employability profile [CR 100.5 (d)(6)(iv)(a)(2)(v)].
http://www.nysed.gov/career-technical-education/technical-endorsement
The Seal of Civic Readiness will be available to students to earn beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. Valley Central will be offering this as well next year.
http://www.nysed.gov/curriculum-instruction/civic-readiness-initiative