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Seal of BiliteracyJOURNEY TOWARDS THE SEAL
Competency TestingSupporting Our Bilingual Students
What are
Competency Credits?
PriorKnowledge
English79%
Another Language
21%
Home Language other then English
219,263Students
230Languages
ReadChildren’s Book Website
WriteLetterLong Email
SpeakConversatio
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Why?
Identity
Graduation24 credits
Seal of Biliteracy
2010 - 2011
2011 - 2012
2012 - 2013
Gates Grant
2013 - 2014
Gates Grant
2014 - 2015
Gates Grant
2500 Students
RCW 28A.300.575 “The Washington state seal of biliteracy is established to recognize public high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in one or more world languages in addition to English”
Who?
Language Learners
Bilingual Students
ELA RequirementsProficiency in OtherWorld LanguageAP testing (i)
Score of 3 or higher
IB testing (ii)Score of 4 or higher
Proficiency tests aligned to ACTFL levels approved by OSPI (iii)
Rating of Intermediate-Mid or higher, across language skills**
World Language Competency Credits (iv)Qualifies for 4 credits (Int-Mid)
Other national or international proficiency tests approved by OSPI* (v)
Rating comparable to Intermediate-Mid on the ACTFL scale across language skills
SAT Score100+ points
Biliterate Students
128,000Biliterate Adults
Bilingual Citizens
Nicer