SEAL OF BILITERACY IMPORTANT NOTICE:
NILA had an unexpected turnover in the position in charge of the Seal of Biliteracy. If you have not received your certificates and/or are missing other items after you submitted them, please contact adallmanshoemaker@epsne.org as soon as possible. All applications must be submitted online along with the payments. If you must pay by check, please send it to the following address.
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Send any checks to:
Janet Eckerson or Will West
Lincoln High School
2229 J Street
Lincoln NE 68510

STATE OF NEBRASKA SEAL OF BILITERACY - AWARDED BY NILA

The SEAL OF BILITERACY is an award given to students who have attained proficiency in English and at least one other language by high school graduation. Appearing on the transcript of the graduating senior, the SEAL OF BILITERACY is a statement of accomplishment for gaining competency in two or more languages and is viewed as an asset when applying for a job or for college admission.

​GOALS

In awarding the SEAL OF BILITERACY to graduating seniors who met the requirements, we seek to:
  • Encourage students to develop and maintain biliteracy and multilingual skills in two or more languages;
  • Recognize and honor our rich and diverse language assets;
  • Promote the study of world languages and cultures;
  • Promote the development of language, cultural appreciation, and interculturality;
  • Encourage the development of dual language immersion programs and foreign, native, and heritage language programs in schools;
  • Provide employers and universities with a method of identifying people with language and biliteracy skills.​

ELIGIBILITY

The SEAL OF BILITERACY will be awarded to students in Nebraska who have mastered standard academic English, as well as a second language. Nebraska students wishing to receive the Seal must submit an application form to NILA and demonstrate that they have met both of the following requirements:

1) Student must be enrolled in two or more years of the same language OR be a native speaker of the language;
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2) Achieve proficiency in one or more languages other than English by fulfilling one of the following options:
A) Advanced Placement (AP) Assessment - Score 3 or higher;
B) International Baccalaureate (IB) Overall Language B Assessment - Score 4 or higher;
C) AAPPL Assessment - Score I-4 or higher on all 4 sections.
D) STAMP Assessment - Score "Intermediate Mid" on all 4 sections.
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*all information current as of 5/13/2019

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2019 AWARDEES OF THE NEBRASKA SEAL OF BILITERACY.

Nebraska International Languages Association