1. The Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy

2. Honoring the Work Done Before
Pilot Year
ODE staff and partnering districts came together to plan the Biliteracy Seal work:
Corvallis SD
Four Rivers Community School
Medford SD
North Clackamas SD
Portland Public Schools
Salem SD
West Linn/Wilsonville
Woodburn SD

3. Establishing Award Criteria
Many questions needed to be answered:
Who are the candidates for the Biliteracy Seal?
What assessments will be used?
Which domains will be assessed?
How will the assessment be administered?
What if an assessment doesn’t cover all 4 domains?
What score would be accepted?
How will the State Seal of Biliteracy be awarded?

4. Three (3) Biliteracy Seal Criteria:
Meet all high school graduation requirements.
Meet Essential Skills in English through any of the existing pathways.
Receive the required score, testing all four domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, on a selection of partner language assessments or portfolios of evidence.

5. Partner Language Assessments
Reach the required proficiency on a selection of the following partner language assessments:
Portfolio of Evidence in all four (4) domains (ACTFL)
Academic presentations
American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (minimum of 3-7s & 1-6)
(SLIP)
Standards-based Measurement of Proficiency (STAMP)
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
Advanced Placement – 4
International Baccalaureate – 4
Advanced Placement Literature – 3
(with other domains assessed)

6. Application Submission Process:
Spreadsheet for information sent to districts
Districts submit back to ODE via Secure File Transfer
Reliability checks will ask for full documentation

7. Staggered Submission Timelines:
If your high school graduation is:
The weekend of June 3-5, submit data by:
May 11 – For certificates & seals
Sent back to district by May 27
The weekend of June 10-12, submit data by:
May 18 – For certificates & seals
Sent back to district by June 3
ADD - Submission timeline – one month before graduation; fall collection to allow for inclusion in college/scholarship application; July for late received scores from AP & IB assessments coming late.

10. And the Awards Went To… 2014-2015 Pilot Year 2015-2016 – First Year
Corvallis SD – 28
4 Rivers Community School – 15
Medford SD – 3
North Clackamas SD – 68
Portland Public Schools – 122
Salem SD - 42
West Linn-Wilsonville SD – 7
Woodburn SD – 8
– First Year
Beaverton SD – 10
Centennial SD – 30
Corvallis SD – 34
4 Rivers Community School – 7
Hillsboro SD - 16
Medford SD – 5
North Clackamas SD – 55
Portland Public Schools – 84
Salem-Keizer SD – 60
West Linn/Wilsonville SD – 17
Woodburn SD - 42

11. <<Student Name>>
The Oregon Department of Education proudly confers the
Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy to:
<<Student Name>>
The recipient of this award has demonstrated high levels of language proficiency in two or more languages. This document certifies that the recipient has successfully satisfied the criteria for
the Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy approved by the State Board of Education, Spring of 2016.
Salam Noor’s signature David Bautista’s signature
Deputy Superintendent Assistant Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education Oregon Department of Education

12. Next Steps - Workgroups will be engaged to:
Study the correlation between assessment scores.
Create and train on a rubric for Portfolio work as a demonstration of proficiency.
Create a database of assessments:
Languages offered
Domains offered
Provide support to other districts interested in offering the Biliteracy Seal to their students.
Work with post-secondary institutions to coordinate dual credit efforts.

13. Lingering Questions

14. For more information, contact Taffy Carlisle 503-947-5688 or Taffy
For more information, contact Taffy Carlisle or