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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 8TH 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