Illinois Seal of Biliteracy

  • Seal of Biliteracy

    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. District 211 offers the Avant Stamp Language Assessments to help students qualify for the Seal of Biliteracy. The Avant Stamp 4S (4-skill) assesses Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking in 15 languages. Languages includes Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (simplified), Mandarin (traditional), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, and Spanish 

    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.

    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. 

    Target Language

    English Langauge 
    • Score of 6 on Standards Based Measurement of Proficiency  (STAMP) 

    • Score of 4 on the AP World Language test

    • 4.8 overall on the ACCESS for ELL

    • College-ready benchmark for the ELA subject area (20) or a composite score of at least (21). 

    • E423 earned a B

    • E625 earned a B

    • 480 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 

    • AP English Language Composition of 5 

    • Score of 6 on Standards Based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP) 

     

    Student Population: Seniors

    What are the testing dates and locations? 

    STAMP test will be online with a proctor. Once a student pays for the test, the student can schedule a test for a date/time.

    Do I need to do anything after I register? 

    To register and pay for a test date, please visit: Avant Assessment store

    When will scores be available?

    Scores will be available in Infinite Campus and included on your transcript after July 1. The official Seal of Biliteracy will be available for pickup during the summer in the Student Services Department.  

    Please contact the Student Services Department with questions.

    James B. Conant High School Student Services Director, Brigit Cain at 847-755-3626

    William Fremd High School Student Services Director, Tracy Bafia at 847-755-2626

    Hoffman Estates High School Student Services Director, Jen Beers at 847-755-5626

    Palatine High School Student Services Director, Fred Rasmussen at 847-755-1626

    Schaumburg High School Student Services Director, Yassi Delgado at 847-755-4626

    Higgins Education Center Program Administrator, Jessica Orstead at 847-755-6640

    North Campus Program Administrator, Francesca Anderson at 847-755-6700