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DEARBORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS SEAL OF BILITERACY LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY

WHAT IS THE SEAL OF BILITERACY? • RECOGNITION FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE ATTAINED PROFICIENCY IN TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES (ONE BEING ENGLISH) BY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION • STATES OR DISTRICTS GRANTING: CALIFORNIA, UTAH, NEW YORK, ILLINOIS

WHY IMPLEMENT THE SEAL OF BILITERACY IN DEARBORN? • ENCOURAGES PROFICIENCY IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES • CERTIFIES ATTAINMENT OF BILITERACY SKILLS • RECOGNIZES THE VALUE OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY • PROVIDES EMPLOYERS WITH A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING LANGUAGE AND BILITERACY SKILLS

PATHWAY TO BILITERACY • ELEMENTARY – Celebration: Students celebrate multiculturalism and diversity • MIDDLE SCHOOL- Commitment: Students successfully complete world language course • HIGH SCHOOL – Attainment: Students demonstrate proficiency through established criteria and benchmarks

CELEBRATION: ELEMENTARY • AFFIRM VALUE OF MULTICULTURAL/BILINGUALISM • INVOLVE PARENTS IN PROMOTING BILINGUALISM • RECOGNIZE ALL CHILDREN AT END OF YEAR CELEBRATION K-5

COMMITMENT: MIDDLE SCHOOL • COMPLETION OF WORLD LANGUAGE COURSE WITH GRADE OF B OR ABOVE OR PASS DISTRICT LEVEL 1 TEST OUT EXAM • SCORE PROFIECIENT ON 8 TH GRADE STATE TEST (MEAP) IN LANGUAGE ARTS • SCORE PROFICIENT ON STATE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST (WIDA) • 1 PAGE ESSAY IN EACH LANGAUGE: WHY IS KNOWING MULTIPLE LANGUAGES IMPORTANT? • ORAL PRESENTATION IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH

ATTAINMENT: HIGH SCHOOL CRITERIA FOR PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH: • COMPLETE REQUIRED ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSES WITH A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 2.5 OR ABOVE • SCORE PROFICIENT OR ABOVE ON ENGLISH PORTION OF STATE EXAM (Michigan Merit Exam) IN GRADE 11 • SCORE PROFICIENT OR ABOVE ON STATE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST (WIDA)

CRITERIA FOR PROFICIENCY IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH (ONE OF THE FOLLOWING): • PASS WORLD LANGUAGE ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAM WITH SCORE OF 3 OR HIGHER (IF AVAILABLE) • SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF FOUR-YEAR HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY IN ONE WORLD LANGUAGE WITH GRADE POINT OF 3.0 OR ABOVE • PASS DISTRICT LEVEL 4 TEST OUT EXAM

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: • PORTFOLIO ENCOMPASSING THE FIVE Cs OF WORLD LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION (COMMUNICATION, CULTURE, COMMUNITY, CONNECTIONS, COMPARISONS) • ORAL PRESENTAION OF PORTFOLIO • WRITTEN ESSAY IN LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH

SEAL OF BILITERACY AWARDED • CERTIFICATE AND CORD AWARDED DURING SENIOR HONORS CONVOCATION • CORD WORN AT COMMENCEMENT • STUDENT TRANSCRIPT DENOTES SEAL OF BILITERACY