Enlightium Seal of Biliteracy (Grades 9–12)

• Enlightium Academy offers the Enlightium Seal of Biliteracy Program to high school students (grades 9–12) who seek to demonstrate proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in a language other than English. Students may complete the required coursework and proficiency assessment during high school.
• The Enlightium Seal of Biliteracy, including the official transcript notation and certificate, is awarded upon graduation to students who successfully complete the program requirements and graduate from Enlightium Academy.
• Students who complete the program requirements but do not graduate from Enlightium Academy will receive a Certificate of Biliteracy Achievement, recognizing successful completion of Enlightium's Biliteracy Program and demonstrating proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in a world language. Any applicable competency-based world language credits will be reflected on the student's Enlightium transcript. The student's graduating school will determine whether those credits are accepted and whether the student qualifies for any state or local Seal of Biliteracy.

• Students may qualify through coursework, demonstrated proficiency*, or a combination of both:
  • • Language Study: Provide evidence of foreign language coursework, typically 3–4 years of high school study.
    • Heritage or Native Speakers: Students who speak another language as their native or heritage language may qualify by demonstrating proficiency through an approved assessment.
• Maintain at least a 3.00 GPA in English high school courses and satisfactory progress in other core high school courses.
• Must meet all of Enlightium’s graduation requirements.

* Students must demonstrate proficiency through Enlightium's locally developed or Enlightium-approved ACTFL-aligned assessment.

1. Submit a request to your student’s Enlightium counselor to participate in the Biliteracy Program.
2. Complete any required coursework and/or the ACTFL-aligned proficiency assessment.
3. The Biliteracy Team evaluates the assessment results and determines:
   • • competency-based world language credit,
     • eligibility for the Certificate of Biliteracy Achievement,
     • eligibility for the Enlightium Seal of Biliteracy (upon graduation).
4. Students who graduate from Enlightium and meet all program requirements receive the Seal of Biliteracy, transcript notation, and certificate. Students who transfer before graduation receive a Certificate of Biliteracy Achievement and any earned competency-based credits.

• A program fee applies to students completing the Biliteracy Program. The fee covers evaluation of the proficiency assessment, determination of competency-based credit, issuance of any applicable Certificate of Biliteracy Achievement, and, for eligible graduates, the Enlightium Seal of Biliteracy, transcript notation, and award certificate.