Seal of Biliteracy

Opportunity For Multilingual Students

OREGON STATE
SEAL OF BILITERACY
SEAL OF MULTILITERACY

Meet all graduation
requirements

Demonstrate proficiency in 4
domains for all claimed
languages (including English)

Test Dates 2024-2025:

October 25, 2024
December 19, 2024
March 30, 2025

Questions:

For more information, contact your school counselor,

Profe Flores in D211 or jocelyn.flores@orecity.k12.or.us

or Mrs. Garcia heidi.garcia@orecity.k12.or.us

BENEFITS OF THE BILITERACY SEAL  

● Receive HS World Language credit 

● Increased college and career readiness 


PROCESS  

1. HS staff identify students meeting some or all requirements 

2. Students take/retake assessments, as needed 

3. High School staff submits a list to ODE on May 1st, June 1st, September 15th, and November 15th.4. OCHS receives certificates and Seals from ODE

5. OCHS records Seal on transcript

6. OCHS affixes Seal on diplomas and awards certificates to students

7. Graduates who qualify for the Seal through AP scores received over the summer will retroactively receive the award in the fall.

QUALIFYING ASSESSMENTS FOR LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH  

  • STAMP 4S: 6 or higher in all 4 domains taken no more than 4 calendar years prior to the graduation year

  • AP Language and Culture: 4 or higher 

QUALIFYING ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS  

  • AP Literature: 3 or higher composite             
    plus Listening & Speaking in another assessment 

  • STAMP 4S: 6 or higher in all 4 domains
    taken no more than 4 calendar years prior to the graduation year

  • ELA OSAS Summative Assessment: 3 or higher
    plus English Listening & Speaking  in another assessment

  • ELPA21 or ELPA Screener: 4 or higher (taken in high school years)


OAR 581-021-0582 - Established April 2016, Updated 2021:  

(1) The State Seal of Biliteracy is established to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in one or more World Languages in  addition to English. The State Seal of Biliteracy shall be awarded by the Superintendent of Public  Instruction. School district participation in this program is voluntary.  

(2) The purposes of the State Seal of Biliteracy are as follows: 

(a) To encourage students to study languages 

(b) To certify attainment of Biliteracy 

(c) To provide employers with a method of identifying people with language and Biliteracy skills (d) To provide post-secondary institutions with a method to recognize and give academic credit to applicants seeking admission  

(e) To prepare students to be college and career ready 

(f) To recognize and promote world language instruction in public schools 

(g) To strengthen intergroup relationships, affirm the value of diversity, and honor the multiple cultures and languages of a community