Seal of Biliteracy

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. 

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.

More information coming soon.