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

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WriteLetterLong Email

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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