Project Citizen National Showcase

Displays Students’ Public Policy Work

We the People: Project Citizen National Showcase. Cosponsored by the Center for Civic Education and the National Conference of State Legislatures, was held during the 2007 NCSL State Legislative annual meeting in Boston, Aug. 5–9, 2007.

Project Citizen is an interactive civic education program that promotes participation in state and local government by teaching students the public policy process and by encouraging civic involvement. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Education for Democracy Act approved by the United States Congress.

Public policy portfolios were developed by students in the fifth to eighth grades from across the country and were selected to represent their states at the national level. Members of state legislatures, legislative staff, and educators served as evaluators for the showcase. On Thursday, August 9, 2007 commendations for excellent, superior, and outstanding achievement were announced.

Ohio was represented by students of Luis Marin Munoz K-8 School--  Martha Verde, teacher.  Are You Thirsty?  Water Quality and Taste in the Drinking Fountains at Our School, received a superior rating.  Possible ratings were superior, exceptional, outstanding, and honorable mention. Superior was the highest rating.  Each portfolio was evaluated three times.  Achievement level results were based on the average score of three rounds of portfolio evaluation during the national showcase.  Munoz students received a superior rating.