Township High School District 211 students can earn the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy by demonstrating high levels of proficiency in English and an additional language. The Illinois State Board of Education’s Seal of Biliteracy Program will place an official seal on diplomas and official recognition on transcripts of students who qualify in English and another language.

A language school representative can also provide your student’s Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) approved assessment results administered at your student’s language school. Students who meet the ISBE criteria will be awarded the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy in July. Illinois public universities will accept the State Seal of Biliteracy as equivalent to 2 years of foreign language coursework taken during high school if a student's high school transcript indicates the student has received the State Seal of Biliteracy. Visit https://www.isbe.net/sealofbiliteracy for more information.

Languages Available

The Avant STAMP 4S (4-skill) assessment measures Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking in the following languages: Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish.

The AVANT WS (2-skill) assessment measures Writing and Speaking in the following languages: Amharic, Bengali, Czech, Faris/Persian, Filipino, Greek, Haitian Creole, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba.

The Avant Super Language measures Writing and Speaking in the following languages: Albanian, Bosnian, Cantonese, Gujarati, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malayalam, Mongolian, Romanian, and Uzbek.

STAMP - At-Home Testing with Live Remote Proctoring
Students will take the assessment at home using a Windows or Mac computer or iPad. Additionally, students must have a second device (such as a phone or tablet) for live remote proctoring. A proctor from Avant will monitor the student and the testing environment throughout the exam.

What are the specific requirements to qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy?
Students must demonstrate both English proficiency and proficiency in another language other than English. ISBE determines the criteria for language proficiency for the Seal of Biliteracy.
Please see The Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy: SY 26 Approved Assessments for the exact criteria.  

STAMP - At-Home Testing with Live Remote Proctoring (November 2025 - February 2026)
Students take the assessment at home using a Windows or Mac computer. iPads or other tablet devices are not supported for remote proctoring.
If you do not have a Windows or Mac computer and would like to test, please contact your Student Services director (numbers are listed below) before registering for the assessment.

Equipment and Browser Requirements for Remote Proctored Tests:

• Devices: Only Chromebooks, Macs (OSX 10.14.6 Mojave or higher), or PCs (Windows 10 or higher) with at least 4GB RAM are supported. iPads or other tablet devices are not supported for remote proctoring.
• Web Camera: Required with a minimum resolution of 640×640.
• Headset: Must include a microphone. See the Headset Guide for recommendations.
• Browsers: Use Chrome (version 87 or higher). Ensure cookies and JavaScript are enabled, permissions for microphone and screen sharing are granted, and the browser is not in incognito/private mode. Disable all extensions except for “Google Input Tools.”

Score Availability
To see your test results:

• Log into Infinite Campus
• Go to Menu
• Click “More” to find assessments
• Find the assessment titled, “STAMP”

Test results are only available to school personnel and cannot be accessed directly within the testing system. Please direct any inquiries about your results to your school, as contacting the testing company will result in being redirected back to your school.

Transcript
Awards are included on transcripts after July 1. The official Seal of Biliteracy will be available for pickup in the Student Services Department during the summer.  

Alternative In-Person Testing 
For those interested, we will be hosting an In-Person Language Testing day during June 2026.

Student Services Directors/Program Administrators

Palatine High School Fred Rasmussen 847-755-1626
William Fremd High School Tracy Bafia 847-755-2626
James B. Conant High School Brigit Cain 847-755-3626
Schaumburg High School Yassila Delgado 847-755-4626
Hoffman Estates High School Jennifer Beers 847-755-5626
Higgins Education Center Jessica Orstead 847-755-6640
North Campus Francesca Anderson 847-755-6700