Seal of Biliteracy
Colorado Seal of Biliteracy Award
1. Demonstrating Proficiency or Higher in ENGLISH by completing all of the English Language Arts (ELA) coursework required for graduating with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 in the required ELA courses* and one of the requirements below (Choose one):
**Passing score is Intermediate High for AAPPL in English, 6 or higher in IELTS, and 72 or higher for TOEFL.
Colorado Seal Standards
- Scoring a 470 or higher on the SAT section of the “Evidence-Based Reading and Writing”
- Scoring a 3 or higher on the Advanced Placement (AP) English Language and Composition or the AP English Literature and Composition Exam
- Scoring 4 or higher on the English A, English Literature A or English A1 of the IB International Baccalaureate Exams
2. Demonstrating Proficiency or Higher in a WORLD LANGUAGE by meeting one of the requirements below (Choose one):
Colorado Seal Standards
- Scoring a 3 or higher on a World Language AP assessment
- Successfully completing a 4-year high school course of study of a single World Language with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0
- Scoring 4 or higher on a World Language IB International Baccalaureate test
- Achieving a passing score of Intermediate High or higher on the AAPPL test in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai.
- Achieving a passing score of Intermediate High on the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and ACTFL Written Proficiency Test (WPT) tests in Albanian, Amharic, Bengali/Bangla, Bosnian/Croatian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Dari, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hebrew, Malayalam, Pashto, Polish, Swahili, Tamil, Tagalog, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and Yoruba.
Colorado Biliteracy Seal and the FFC8 District Literacy Seal
The Colorado seal follows guidelines set forth by the state, while the District seal is governed by the district and allows us to recognize a wider range of biliteracy. When reading the criteria, it is important to know if an individual is exploring the State Seal or the District Seal.
FFC8 Seal of Biliteracy Award
Qualifying Indicators
To obtain a District Seal of Biliteracy, a graduating student must meet the criteria in 1, 2, AND 3.
- Complete all graduation requirements from a Fountain-Fort Carson High School (FFCHS or Welte)
- Demonstrating Proficiency or Higher in ENGLISH by completing all of the English Language Arts (ELA) coursework required for graduating with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 in the required ELA courses
AND one of the requirements below (Choose one):
The 3.0 GPA is required for the Colorado Seal of Biliteracy.
- Any of the Colorado Seal requirements OR…
- Scoring 4 (Silver) or higher on the WorkKeys English assessments in Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, and Workplace Documents OR…
- Scoring 4.0 Overall and 4.0 in Literacy on WIDA ACCESS
*Students from special populations may waive this GPA requirement for the District Seal at the discretion of the Seal of Biliteracy Committee/Coordinator.
3. Demonstrating Proficiency or Higher in a WORLD LANGUAGE by meeting one of the requirements below (Choose one):
District Seal Indicators
- Any of the Colorado Seal requirements OR…
- Successfully completing World Language Levels 3 and 4 with an overall grade point average of at least 3.0 OR…
- Scoring a 4 or higher on WorkKeys Spanish (or other language) assessments in Applied Math, Graphic Literacy, Workplace Documents OR…
- Transcripts from accredited education institutions that demonstrates mastery in that native/heritage language
*For Tribal languages, Fountain-Fort Carson will coordinate with representatives from each tribe to determine proficiency levels on a case-by-case basis. (Students of Native American language spoken by Federally recognized tribes must be assessed by a certified tribal educator)