Seal

Welcome to the Central Bucks School District Seal of Biliteracy page...

  • If you are interested in applying for the Seal of Biliteracy during the 23-24 school year, please be patient. We are creating an online application and it will be released AFTER October 20th. Please come back in October to apply!

     

     

    Congratulations to the first students in Central Bucks (and Bucks County) to earn the Seal of Biliteracy!

    24 CBSD Students Earn Seal of Biliteracy  

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    The Seal of Biliteracy is a distinction that a district may award students who prove intermediate-high proficiency in BOTH English and another language at the time of high school graduation.

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    Please watch this video about HOW to apply for the PA Seal of Biliteracy:

     

     

     

    Application Instructions:

     

    Step 1: Please review the PowerPoint below - including the 2 slides dedicated to frequently asked questions.

    Click here for PowerPoint

     

     

    Step 2: Click HERE for the application. Applications are due by March 1st .

    If you are using the Portfolio Option, all Portfolio Components are due by April 1st.

    Contact a member of our Seal of Biliteracy Committee for the portfolio self-enrollment link.

    Need a list of assessments to see which count as evidence? Beginning on page 9 of this document you will find a list of acceptable assessments.

     

    Step 3: If you have all the evidence of both English and another language, please send the evidence and the completed application to any of the following people:

     

    East - Jane Poblano, Tricia Conn 

    South - Tara Hoffman, Julie Boyce, Matt Palmer, Abigail Stein

    West - Theresa Divita

    Holicong - Ryan Grosse

    Tamanend - Dr. Brian Caughie, Emily Murray or MaryPat Mars

    Tohickon - Lynne Levenson

    Lenape - Jill Weller-Reilly

    Unami - Amanda Field

    Barclay Elementary - Madison Leech

    After looking through the FAQs, if you still need more information, email Stacy Gray at slgray@cbsd.org