How can I qualify for the New Mexico Seal of Bilingualism and Biliteracy?
A student may demonstrate proficiency by meeting both the units of credit and assessment requirements.
(1) The student must receive a grade of C or higher in four units of credit in a language other than English. All four units of credit must be in the same language other than English and shall consist of language courses, language arts courses, content area courses or any combination thereof. For the purposes of meeting the requirements of this option, a student may not use units of credit in English language arts or English as a second language for English language learners.
(2) The student must meet the assessment of proficiency requirement as follows:
(a) the student must attain a score of three or higher on an advanced placement examination for a language other than English; or
(b) the student must attain a score of four or higher on an international baccalaureate examination for a higher-level language other than English course; or
(c) the student must score proficient on a national assessment of language proficiency in a language other than English; or
(d) the student may demonstrate proficiency by passing a New Mexico assessment in a world language other than English.
https://webnew.ped.state.nm.us/bureaus/languageandculture/seal-of-bilingualism-biliteracy/
How is this achieved at Cibola High School?
Cibola High School offers the NM State Seal of Bilingualism-Biliteracy. In order to satisfy the State assessment requirements for the NM State Seal of Bilingualism-Biliteracy, a student must have a “C” or higher in 4 credits of study in the foreign language with AP being the culminating credit. Furthermore, the student must take a proficiency test during their final course of study. Cibola has chosen the AAPPL as its proficiency test and for the 2023-2024 academic year, the student must make an Intermediate 3 or higher on each of the 4 components of the AAPPL test. For further information and detail please contact Cibola's Bilingual Seal Coordinator, Toni McRoberts, at toni.mcroberts@aps.edu.