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State-Seal-of-Civic-Engagement

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What is the California State Seal of Civic Engagement? (Video)

Learn the basics about the ��ý State Seal of Civic Engagement by viewing this short video created by the ��ý Clara County Office of Education.

Local Criteria for the State Seal of Civic Engagement

Watch the video to see how students in the ��ý Clara County Office of Education special programs, met the local criteria and earned the State Seal of Civic Engagement in the 2022-2023 school year.

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Steps for Stu�ċdent Completion

Step One: Review the local criteria outlined on the SCCOE website.

Step Two: Assist your student in completing all required tasks, reflections, and activities needed to complete all five local criteria. Use the Local Criteria Rubric to determine your student’s success. You will be required to upload your student’s completed rubric when submitting their name to the County Office of Education.

Step Three: Once your student’s work is completed and you have verified that your student has met all five criteria for the State Seal of Civic Engagement, complete the SCCOE State Seal of Civic Engagement Student Completion Form. Submitting this form submits your student’s name to the ��ý Clara County office of Education for our spring celebration of all students who have earned the State Seal of Civic Engagement. All students submitted through this Google Form will be recognized at a County celebration and will receive a medal to wear at graduation.

student participation flyer_digital.pdf

Step Four: Per the CDE, LEAs are to order the SSCE Insignia directly through the CDE using this link.

State Seal of Civic Engagement Resources

Brochure

In 2022, the SCCOE organized the State Seal of Civic Engagement for the SCCOE Special Programs Advisory Committee to provide equitable and inclusive opportunities for ALL students to earn the SSCE, especially those in the SCCOE Special Programs including the Alternative Education Department: Court and Community Schools, Opportunity Youth Academy, and the Special Education Department.

State Seal of Civic Engagement�ċ Brochure (PDF)

Student Workbook

The State Seal of Civic Engagement Toolkit provides an interactive format that guides understanding for implementation and additional resources to support. The State Seal of Civic Engagement Student Workbook guides students through the process of meeting all five criteria in order to complete the State Seal of Civic Engagement. Students can submit their completed workbook along with supporting documents to their district SSCE representative.

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State Seal of Civic Engagement: Local Criteria Rubric

LEAs are encouraged to use this rubric when determining if students meet the criteria for the State Seal of Civic Engagement.

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Program: School Climate, Leadership ＆ Instructional Services

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Mock-Trial

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�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ�ċ Welcome to the ��ý Clara County High School Mock Trial Program!

The ��ý Clara County Office of Education and the ��ý Clara County Bar Association are proud to provide a unique opportunity for high school students to learn what it is like to prepare and present a legal case before the court.

How does High School Mock Trial work? Teams of nine to twenty five students study a hypothetical case that is provided by the Teach Democracy. Teams conduct legal research and receive individual coaching by their school coach and a volunteer attorney in trial preparation, courtroom protocol, courtroom procedure, analysis and communication.

Preparation begins in the fall and culminates for the County competition in January. The winning team represents ��ý Clara County at the state competition.

Students who participate in Mock Trial engage in authentic learning experiences that lead to essential life skills, including, but not limited to:

the importance of team work and collaboration
oral presentation skills
goal setting
planning
productive argument or persuasion skills
critical thinking skills
the ability to face challenging obstacles with enthusiasm, professionalism and confidence

What is Mock Trial?

In 1980, Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) introduced the Mock Trial program, which already had a strong following in Los Angeles County, to all the counties in ��ý. The program was created to help students acquire a working knowledge of our judicial system, develop analytical abilities and communication skills, and gain an understanding of their obligations and responsibilities as participating members of our society.

The Case The Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) creates and produces annually a new set of Mock Trial materials based on an important hypothetical criminal case.

Registration: 2025-2026

The ��ý Clara County Mock Trial Invitational�ċ

Location: ��ý Clara County Office of Education

1290 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, CA 95131

Date: January 10, 2026

Fee: $45.00 per student

The ��ý Clara County Mock Trial Tournament

Location: ��ý Clara County Office of Education &

Superior Court of ��ý Clara County
Fee: $725

Congratulations to Lynbrook High School

The 2025 ��ý Clara County Champions!

Court Room Artist: Faith Tran (Cupertino High School)

Congratulations to Coaches' Hall of Fame Inductees

Materials and Forms

Description	Document�ċ
2025-2026 MT Case Brief The People v. Fromholz Errata update 10/31/25	Case_Brief_-_P_v_Fromholz.pdf P-v.-Fromholz-Errata-103125.pdf
2025-2026 Team Rulebook	�ċ2025-26_CA_MT_Team_Rulebook.pdf
HS Team Role Breakdown	CAMT Team Breakdown.pdf
2024-2025 CA Mock Trial Judge/Attorney Handbook	2024-25_CA_MT_Judge_Attorney_Handbook.pdf
MT ��ý Clara County Local Rules	SCC Local Rules 2023-2024.pdf
��ý Clara County Mock Trial Program Adult Code of Conduct	��ý Clara County Mock Trial Program - Adult Code of Conduct.pdf
Mock Trial Steering Committee Resolution Establishing the Mock Trial Adult Code of Conduct	Mock Trial Steering Committee Resolution - Establishing the Mock Trial Adult Code of Conduct.pdf
MT Steering Comittee Guidance�ċ	Mock Trial 2022-23 Steering Committee Guidance.pdf
Courthouse - Housekeeping Rules	Mock Trial Housekeeping Rules.pdf
Guidance to Schools and Presiders Re: Unfair Extrapolation and Witnesses	UnfairEtrapGuidelines 2023-2024.pdf
How to prepare a team for Mock Trial (CRF)	HOW TO PREPARE A TEAM FOR MOCKTRIAL2015.PPTX
MT Judge/Attorney Scoresheet	Scoresheet County.pdf
MT Simplified Rules of Evidence	CA_Mock_Trial_ROE.pdf
MT Timesheet	CA Timesheet 24-25.pdf
MT Team Roster Defense	Team_Roster-_Defense 24-25.pdf
MT Team Roster Prosecution	Team_Roster-_Prosecution 24-25.pdf
MT Time Cards	Time Card.pdf
MT MVP Award Certificate	MVP Award Certificate.pdf
�ċMT School Registration	School Registration
MT Artist Judging Criteria	Artist_Judging_Criteria.pdf
MT Journalist Judging Criteria	Journalist_Judging_Criteria.pdf
Student Permission Slip	Permission Slip.pdf
Attorney Coach Volunteer Form	Attorney Coach Volunteer Form2017.pdf
Power Pairing Memo	Mock Trial 2019-20 Power Pairing Memo.pdf
SCCOE FINGERPRINTING DOCS	SCCOE Guest Form.pdf Living Our Values.pdf Pre-K_K-12 TB Risk Assessmen 1-1-2015.pdf

Division: Instruction, Leadership and Innovation

Program: School Climate, Leadership ＆ Instructional Services

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Mock Trial Final Videos
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Participating Schools
- Abraham Lincoln HS
- BASIS Independent
- Castilleja School
- Cupertino HS
- Fremont HS
- Homestead HS
- Khan Lab School
- Leigh HS
- Live Oak HS
- Los Altos HS
- Los Gatos HS
- Lynbrook HS
- Mountain View HS
- Notre Dame HS
- Piedmont Hills HS
- Prospect HS
- ��ý Clara HS
- Saratoga HS
- The Harker School
- The King's Academy
- Valley Christian HS
- Willow Glen HS

2025 Final Rounds

WINNER: Lynbrook HS

FINALS
Cupertino vs. Lynbrook

SEMI FINALS
Lynbrook vs. Leigh
Prospect vs. Cupertino

QUARTER FINALS
Castilleja vs. Lynbrook
Saratoga vs. Prospect
Cupertino vs. Mountain View
Willow Glen vs. Leigh

2025-2026 ��ý Clara County Mock Trial Tournament Dates:

Round I:	1/20/26
Round II:	1/22/26
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Partners

SANTA CLARA BAR ASSOCIATION

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History-Social Science/Civic Engagement: Pages

Events

State-Seal-of-Civic-Engagement

Local Criteria for the State Seal of Civic Engagement

Brochure

​Student Workbook​

​State Seal of Civic Engagement: Local Criteria Rubric​

Mock-Trial

What is Mock Trial?

Registration: 2025-2026

Mock​ Trial Final Videos​

Contact Us​

Participating Schools

2025 Final Rounds

2025-2026 ������ý Clara County Mock Trial Tournament Dates:

Videos

Partners

Student Workbook

State Seal of Civic Engagement: Local Criteria Rubric

Mock Trial Final Videos

Contact Us

2025-2026 ��ý Clara County Mock Trial Tournament Dates: