Seal of Biliteracy

Seal of Biliteracy at Dakota Ridge High School

Dakota Ridge High School (DRHS) proudly offers the Seal of Biliteracy program, recognizing students who demonstrate proficiency in multiple languages. This prestigious achievement celebrates linguistic excellence and prepares students for success in a globalized world, showcasing their ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries.

World Language Criteria
English/Reading, Writing and Communicating Criteria

World Language Criteria

Students must complete one of the following options with the required proficiencies and scores shown:

	Colorado Seal of Biliteracy	Jeffco Seal of Biliteracy
Option 1: For students who have completed coursework in their language(s)¹	A completion of four years of high-school equivalent world language courses with an unweighted average of 3.0 or higher for those classes.	A completion of four years of high-school equivalent world language courses with an unweighted average of 3.0 or higher for those classes AND a demonstration of oral proficiency at the intermediate-mid level (i.e., AAPPL Oral Speaking/Listening test).
Option 2: For students who do not have four years of a WL and/or achieve a 3.0 GPA in that WL OR For students whose language is not offered through coursework	A qualifying test score that includes speaking, listening, reading and writing² . AP³ = ≥ 3: Languages tested: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish IB⁴ = ≥ 4: Languages tested: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian AAPPL = ≥ I-3: Languages tested: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish STAMP4S = ≥ 5: Languages tested: Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese (simplified/traditional), Polish, Portuguese(Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish
Option 3: For students without coursework OR a national exam as an option to meet criteria^.5	A portfolio-based demonstration of intermediate-mid level proficiency in the three modes of communication: Interpersonal (speaking), Interpretive (reading and listening) and Presentational (speaking and writing).⁶ Please contact Julie Doyle (julie.doyle@jeffco.k12.co.us) for submissions or more information.

Colorado Seal of Biliteracy

Jeffco Seal of Biliteracy

Option 1:

For students who have completed coursework in their language(s)¹

A completion of four years of high-school equivalent world language courses with an unweighted average of 3.0 or higher for those classes.

A completion of four years of high-school equivalent world language courses with an unweighted average of 3.0 or higher for those classes AND a demonstration of oral proficiency at the intermediate-mid level (i.e., AAPPL Oral Speaking/Listening test).

Option 2:

For students who do not have four years of a WL and/or achieve a 3.0 GPA in that WL

OR For students whose language is not offered through coursework

A qualifying test score that includes speaking, listening, reading and writing² .

AP³ = ≥ 3: Languages tested: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish

IB⁴ = ≥ 4: Languages tested: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian

AAPPL = ≥ I-3: Languages tested: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish

STAMP4S = ≥ 5: Languages tested: Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese (simplified/traditional), Polish, Portuguese(Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish

Option 3:

For students without coursework OR a national exam as an option to meet criteria^.5

A portfolio-based demonstration of intermediate-mid level proficiency in the three modes of communication: Interpersonal (speaking), Interpretive (reading and listening) and Presentational (speaking and writing).⁶

Please contact Julie Doyle (julie.doyle@jeffco.k12.co.us) for submissions or more information.

English/Reading, Writing and Communicating Criteria

The original Colorado Seal of Biliteracy legislation requires one of four English tests (SAT, ACT, IB, AP) in addition to meeting graduation requirements of four years of English with an unweighted average of 3.0 or more in those classes.

Jeffco students can also meet English criteria for the Jeffco Seal of Biliteracy by meeting graduation requirements of four years of English with an unweighted average of 3.0 or more in those classes AND one of the demonstrations of postsecondary workforce readiness in reading, writing and communicating listed below. Please note which demonstrations apply to the different Seals.

Demonstration	Score	Seal Type
AAPPL	≥ I-3	Colorado and Jeffco
Accuplacer Next	241 Reading & 236 Writing	Colorado and Jeffco
ACT (English Section)	≥ 18	Colorado and Jeffco
ACT Work Keys (Either English or Spanish)	Bronze Level	Jeffco
AP English Language/Literature and Composition	≥ 3	Colorado and Jeffco
AP English Language/Literature and Composition	≥ 2	Jeffco
ASVAB (English)	31	Jeffco
Capstone⁷	Completed	Jeffco
Concurrent Enrollment (see list for approved courses)	≥ C	Jeffco
IB English A, English Lit. A, English A1	≥ 4	Colorado and Jeffco
Industry Certificate ⁸	Completed	Jeffco
SAT (English Section)	≥ 470	Colorado and Jeffco

Seal of Biliteracy in Jeffco

The Jeffco Seal of Biliteracy is a recognition for students who can demonstrate a high level of proficiency in at least one world language in addition to English by high school graduation.

The State of Colorado adopted the Diploma Endorsement for Biliteracy on March 30, 2017, setting the minimum criteria for districts to develop their own process and criteria. Over the course of 2018, Jeffco used this criteria to develop a seal program for Jeffco students. As a result, the class of 2019 included the first students to earn the Jeffco Seal of Biliteracy.

Seal of Biliteracy (English) Seal of Biliteracy (Spanish) Seal of Biliteracy (Chinese) Seal of Biliteracy (French) Seal of Biliteracy (German) Seal of Biliteracy (Korean) Seal of Biliteracy (Russian) Seal of Biliteracy (Vietnamese) Seal of Biliteracy (Arabic) Seal of Biliteracy (Nepali)
Seal of Biliteracy (Polish) Seal of Biliteracy (Japanese)

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