Seal of Excelencia Certification Technical Assistance
Webinar
The Seal of Excelencia certification process for 2025 will launch with the release of the application on March 31. We are offering a Seal Certification Application Webinar on February 24, 3:00-5:00pm ET to provide an overview of the application and review processes, key dates, TA support and resources available. The webinar also offers an opportunity to hear from 2024 Seal certified institutions.
Plática Series
The Plática Series are cohort-based virtual conversations facilitated by Excelencia staff for institutions preparing their 2024 Seal application. Each conversation will focus on different sections of the Seal certification application and approaches to demonstrating impact, intentionality and alignment across data, practice and leadership.
Dates and Times
Four (4) VIRTUAL conversations hosted on:
- Wednesday April 09, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm ET
- Wednesday April 16, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm ET
- Wednesday April 23, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm ET
- Wednesday April 30, 2025 1:00pm-4:00pm ET
Why should your institutional team attend the 2025 Seal Certification Application Plática Series?
The Plática Series supports institutional teams preparing their Seal certification application after high levels of engagement with Excelencia’s technical assistance institutes on leveraging disaggregated data, evidence-based practices, demonstrating alignment of data, practice and leadership to intentionally SERVE Latino students, while serving all students.
What are the pre-requisites to apply for the Plática Series?
Institutions applying for the Plática Series should be:
- Actively engaged with Presidents for Latino Student Success (P4LSS) by March 1,
- Applying for certification in 2025, and
- Committed to working on 2025 application during pláticas.
Application Deadline
March 17, 2025 by 5:00pm ET
We estimate the application takes less than 20 minutes to complete.
Registration Fee
$3,000 per team of five (5) for four (4) virtual modules for a total of 12 hours of conversation. This registration fee will need to be paid prior to attending the institute.