2024 Seal of Biliteracy Certificate Requests* from the Santa Clara County Office of Education 
Thank you for taking the time to share your district's commitment to multilingualism!

Please read each category carefully as you complete this request process.

Students who are eligible for the Seal of Biliteracy Recognition:
  • high school seniors
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The Santa Clara County Office of Education is proud to partner with LEAs and provide complimentary certificates to recognize students for demonstrating proficiency in English and another language.
Santa Clara County Office of Education Seal of Biliteracy Certificate of Recognition Request Process*
  • Complete this Google form with the information below.  
  • Make a copy of our Google sheet with the names of students and their languages. (Step 14 below)
  • Share your sheet with or email it to: ssenguptasaha@sccoe.org
  • You will receive an email confirmation that the request has been received.
(*Public schools in Santa Clara County are eligible to request certificates if they have completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Please email hnatividad@sccoe.org if you have questions or would like to establish an MOU.)
Important- California Department of Education Seal of Biliteracy
The State Seal of Biliteracy was established in California in 2012 (Assembly Bill 815) to recognize high school graduates who have attained a high level of proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing one or more languages in addition to English.

The California Department of Education (CDE) provides the official Seal of Biliteracy seal to recognize students who have met the requirements.

This year, AB 370 was signed by Governor Newsom. It updates the eligibility requirements for candidates. Please visit the CDE website for more information.

All LEAs must submit their information to the CDE. 
Districts/LEAs can request the CDE state seals here.
(SCCOE does not submit requests to the CDE on your behalf.)

Requirements for State Seal of Biliteracy

For more information, please see the CDE website. 

1. District/LEA Name: *
Who can we contact to communicate next steps?
2. Contact's Name:
 *
3. Contact's Role/Position: *
4. Email: *
5. Phone Number: *
6. AB 370 was signed by Governor Newsom in October 2023. It updates the eligibility criteria for the Seal of Biliteracy. 

How has AB370 impacted your schools? 
(Or would you like additional support/information on AB370?)
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7. How would you like to receive your certificates?-  (select #1 or #2)
       1. Please pony the materials to the school/district site.  (Write location/address below.)

       2. We will have someone pick up the certificates from the SCCOE. (SCCOE will email you next steps.)

Please contact us if you need to make special arrangements.
 *
8. Date certificates are needed by:
(Please allow 5-10 business days to process the request and send the certificates.)
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9. Graduation Date: *
In what language(s) (other than English) are students receiving the Seal of Biliteracy in ?
Mark all that apply.
Spanish
French
Mandarin
Japanese
Vietnamese
Cantonese
German
Korean
Latin
Other (*Please share in next question)
10. Please share any other languages that may not have been listed above.
11. Do you currently have a process to support students who would like to earn the seal in a less common language that is not taught at your school site?

Would you like support (in the future) to establish a process? 

(If you're not sure, please share the name of a contact whom we could connect with.)
 *
12. Do you recognize your students who have earned our SCCOE Seal of Biliteracy certificate at an event/ceremony? 

We would appreciate the opportunity to attend (if our schedule permits). Please share the information (date/time/location) here or email the information to Hushi Natividad at hnatividad@sccoe.org. Thank you!
13. Please share any additional comments and questions you may have. 
14. To obtain student certificates --> Complete this step
Please complete this Google sheet and (email it to /or) share the sheet with the email listed below:
ssenguptasaha@sccoe.org

- If requesting for more than one school, please use the same sheet but create a separate tab for each school.
- Please rename the tab with the name of the school.
-If you need assistance, please email: ssenguptasaha@sccoe.org
-We will send the contact an email confirmation upon receiving this google sheet list.
Have you recently (in the past 5 years) adopted world languages instructional materials? 
By typing your name below,  you are agreeing to the SCCOE's terms and guidelines (as shared in our MOU agreement).  *
Thank you!
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