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Personal Benefits of the Seal of Biliteracy 

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Personal Benefits of the Seal of Biliteracy 

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-While the Seal of Biliteracy offers many tangible academic and professional benefits, most students are motivated by a strong desire to improve communication with their family members, even their own parents. Working toward the Seal validates parents who speak their native languages with their children
- Many students report satisfaction in being able to help others who are not bilingual
- The Seal of Biliteracy validates and honors our students' home languages, and their academic and cultural identities.

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Why is the seal of biliteracy important?  

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Why is the seal of biliteracy important?  

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1. Offers the students the opportunity to earn credit at the post secondary education level, similar to AP credit.

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What are the Academic and Professional benefits of the seal of Biliteracy? 

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What are the Academic and Professional benefits of the seal of Biliteracy? 

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- Gold Seal awarded with Diploma
- Seal of Biliteracy on official transcripts
- Lapel pin
- Name in Graduation Bulletin
- While anyone can list that they are "Bilingual" on a resume or job application, the Seal verifies proficiency in the four domains: speaking listening, reading and writing. (Being "Bilingual" and being "Biliterate" are two very distinct things. The latter offers increased job opportunities)
-- Several universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of awarding college credit for the Seal

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- Students who have met the criteria on tests OTHER THAN AAPPL do not need to do anything else. Ms. Becker will identify them and award the Seal
- ONLY SENIORS will be taking the AAPPL test
- Ms. Becker will identify and invite students from the first round
- Morte information on who the 2nd and 3rd rounds of testing will include will be posted and shared

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Tuesday December 13, 2016
Tuesday January 24, 2017
Tuesday March 14, 2017
***All dates are on half-days

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What is the criteria for the seal of biliteracy? 

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What is the criteria for the seal of biliteracy? 

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English (one of the following)
-ACT score of 16
-SAT score of 900
-Meet the exit criteria on ACCESS yes (5.0 overall, 4.2 literacy)
-AAPPL test of Intermediate 4 or above

World Language
- 4 or 5 on the AP exam
-AAPPL test of Intermediate 4 or above
- Other test TBD for languages other than: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish