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A public school district or nonpublic school may establish the State Seal of Biliteracy program to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in English and in one or more other foreign, or world, languages. This recognition must be designated on a student’s transcript and high school diploma with a receipt of the State Seal of Biliteracy, provided that all conditions and requirements for the program have been met.

2024-2025 District Participation

2024-2025 District Participation: Seal of Biliteracy and/or Commendation Toward Biliteracy

Per 23 Ill. Adm. Code 680, A participating school district or nonpublic school shall notify the State Board of its Seal of Biliteracy participation by October 1 of each year.

  • Adlai E Stevenson HSD 125
  • Alton CUSD 11
  • Arcola CUSD 306
  • Argo CHSD 217
  • Arthur CUSD 305
  • Aurora East USD 131
  • Aurora West USD 129
  • Ball Chatham CUSD 5
  • Barrington CUSD 220
  • Batavia USD 101
  • Beardstown CUSD 15
  • Beecher CUSD 200U
  • Belvidere CUSD 100
  • Bismarck Henning CUSD
  • Bloom Twp HSD 206
  • Bloomington SD 87
  • Bradley Bourbonnais CHSD 307
  • Bremen CHSD 228
  • Bunker Hill CUSD 8
  • Byron CUSD 226
  • Carbondale CHSD 165
  • Central CUSD 301
  • Champaign CUSD 4
  • Chester CUSD 139
  • Chicago Public Schools District 299
  • CHSD 117
  • CHSD 128
  • CHSD 155
  • CHSD 218
  • CHSD 94
  • CHSD 99
  • Collinsville CUSD 10
  • Columbia CUSD 4
  • Cons HSD 230
  • County of Woodford School
  • Crete Monee CUSD 201U
  • CUSD 200
  • CUSD 201
  • CUSD 300
  • CUSD 308
  • DeKalb CUSD 428
  • DePue USD 103
  • Dunlap CUSD 323
  • DuPage HSD 88
  • East Peoria CHSD 309
  • Edwardsville CUSD 7
  • Effingham CUSD 40
  • Eldorado CUSD 4
  • Elmhurst SD 205
  • Elmwood Park CUSD 401
  • Evanston Twp HSD 202
  • Fenton CHSD 100
  • Frankfort CUSD 168
  • Galesburg CUSD 205
  • Geneva CUSD 304
  • Genoa Kingston CUSD 424
  • Glenbard Twp HSD 87
  • Glenbrook HSD 225
  • Grant CHSD 124
  • Grayslake CHSD 127
  • Hall HSD 502
  • Harlem UD 122
  • Harvard CUSD 50
  • Herrin CUSD 4
  • Herscher CUSD 2
  • Hinsdale Twp HSD 86
  • Homewood Flossmoor CHSD 233
  • Hononegah CHD 207
  • Huntley Community School District 158
  • Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy
  • Indian Prairie CUSD 204
  • Iroquois County CUSD 9
  • ISU Laboratory Schools
  • J S Morton HSD 201
  • Johnsburg CUSD 12
  • Joliet Twp HSD 204
  • Kewanee CUSD 229
  • La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120
  • Lake Forest CHSD 115
  • Lake Park CHSD 108
  • Lake Zurich CUSD 95
  • Lemont Twp HSD 210
  • Leyden CHSD 212
  • Lincoln CHSD 404
  • Lincoln Way CHSD 210
  • Lisle CUSD 202
  • Litchfield CUSD 12
  • Lockport Twp HSD 205
  • Lyons Twp HSD 204
  • Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3
  • Maine Township HSD 207
  • Marion CUSD 2
  • Mascoutah CUD 19
  • McHenry CHSD 156
  • McLean County USD 5
  • Mendota Twp HSD 280
  • Meridian CUSD 223
  • Minooka CHSD 111
  • Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
  • Momence CUSD 1
  • Monmouth-Roseville CUSD 238
  • Monticello CUSD 25
  • Morris CHSD 101
  • Mt Pulaski CUSD 23
  • Mundelein Cons HSD 120
  • Naperville CUSD 203
  • New Trier Twp HSD 203
  • Niles Twp HSD 219
  • North Chicago SD 187
  • Fallon Twp HSD 203
  • Oak Lawn CHSD 229
  • Oak Park - River Forest SD 200
  • Orion CUSD 223
  • Plainfield SD 202
  • Prairie Central CUSD 8
  • Princeton HSD 500
  • Reavis Twp HSD 220
  • Rich Twp HSD 227
  • Richland County CUSD 1
  • Richmond-Burton CHSD 157
  • Ridgewood CHSD 234
  • Riverdale CUSD 100
  • Riverside-Brookfield Twp SD 208
  • Rochelle Twp HSD 212
  • Rock Island SD 41
  • Rockford SD 205
  • Rossville-Alvin CUSD 7
  • Round Lake CUSD 116
  • Salem CHSD 600
  • Sandwich CUSD 430
  • SD U-46
  • Seneca Twp HSD 160
  • Shelbyville CUSD 4
  • Shiloh CUSD 1
  • Southland College Prep Charter High School
  • Springfield SD 186
  • St Charles CUSD 303
  • St Joseph Ogden CHSD 305
  • Sullivan CUSD 300
  • Sycamore CUSD 427
  • Thornton Fractional Twp HSD 215
  • Township HSD 211
  • Township HSD 214
  • Trico CUSD 176
  • Twp HSD 113
  • United Twp HSD 30
  • University of Ill Lab School
  • Urbana SD 116
  • Valley View CUSD 365U
  • Wauconda CUSD 118
  • Waukegan CUSD 60
  • Woodstock CUSD 200
  • Yorkville CUSD 115

2024-2025 Nonpublic School Participation: Seal of Biliteracy and/or Commendation Toward Biliteracy

  • ASQA School
  • Carmel Catholic High School
  • Christian Heritage Academy
  • Daarul Uloom Islamic School
  • De La Salle Institute
  • Fenwick High School
  • IC Catholic Prep
  • Lycée Français de Chicago
  • Marian Central Catholic High School
  • Marist High School
  • Montini Catholic High School
  • Nazareth Academy
  • North Shore Country Day School
  • Peoria Notre Dame High School
  • Providence Catholic High School
  • Rochelle Zell Jewish High School
  • Rosary High School
  • Schaumburg Christian School
  • St. Ignatius College Prep
  • St. Laurence High School
  • St. Patrick High School
  • Timothy Christian High School
  • Wheaton Academy
  • Wheaton St. Francis High School
  • Wolcott College Prep
  • Woodlands Academy​

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Nonpublic Schools Only: Resources for Program Implementation

Language Assessments
  • SEPT. 2024: Follow-Up Assessment MemoPDF Document​​
  • ACT Cut Score Memo​PDF Document​​
  • List of Approved Language Proficiency AssessmentsPDF Document
    • This is a list of standardized assessments for foreign languages and English that ISBE has approved. To qualify for the Seal or Commendation by using any assessment on this list, a student must meet the minimum qualifying score that ISBE accepts. Other languages and assessments that are not in this list are still viable for this program. Please contact biliteracy@isbe.net if an assessment or language is not listed. For more information on this, please see the “FAQ for the Seal of Biliteracy” located on this webpage under the Resource dropdown bar.​

Public Districts Only: Resources for Program Implementation

Rules and Regulations

Seal and Commendation Data

Resources

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