Seal Of Biliteracy Registration Opens To EAHS Students

Press release from East Aurora School District 131:

AURORA, IL — Registration is open for East Aurora High School students to register to take the AAPPL assessment to earn the Seal of Biliteracy. East High students can register for the AAPPL exam by filling out this form before at-home testing takes place Oct. 8.

To earn the Seal of Biliteracy, students must qualify in both English and another language. Students are welcome to register to take both the English and world language tests; to do so, they should complete the form once for each language. Please contact Mr. Kelly Henkel in room 172 at EAHS or at khenkel@d131.org with any questions.

The Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy is an award bestowed by the Illinois State Board of Education and given by District 131 in recognition of students who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more language in addition to English by high school graduation.

The Seal marks the attainment of student proficiency in two or more languages. The Seal is a statement of accomplishment for future employers and college admissions, thus making a student a more appealing candidate for admissions and future employment.

Benefits include earning two years of foreign language credit at any Illinois public university. By law, Illinois public universities will accept the State Seal of Biliteracy as an equivalent of two (2) years of foreign language coursework taken during high school if a student’s high school transcript indicates that he or she received the State Seal of Biliteracy. Many universities waive any foreign language requirements and/or grant course credit for students who have earned the Seal of Biliteracy.

For more information on the Seal of Biliteracy, including how students can prepare for the test, visit the Seal of Biliteracy information page.

This press release was produced by East Aurora School District 131. The views expressed here are the author’s own.