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What is the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy? ................................................................................................... 3  \n2. What is the portfolio? .................................................................................................................................. 3  \nPortfolio Components ........................................................................................................................................ 4  \n1. What type of evidence does a student need for the portfolio?........................................................................ 4  \n2.Which domains of language need to be included in the portfolio? .................................................................. 4  \nRoles and Responsibilities .................................................................................................................................. 5  \n1. What is the role of the Seal of Biliteracy coordinator? ................................................................................... 5  \n2. What is the role of the evaluator? ................................................................................................................. 5  \n3. What is the student’s responsibility? ............................................................................................................ 5  \nAppendices ........................................................................................................................................................ 5  \nAppendix A: Portfolio Evaluation Rubric .......................................................................................................... 6  \nAppendix B: Example Evidence ....................................................................................................................... 6  \nOverview and Introduction  \n1. What is the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy?  \nThe Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a school district or nonpublic school to graduating highschool students who have demonstrated an Intermediate High 1 level of proficiency in English and at least one language other than English (LOTE) during Grades 9-12. The Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy program is written into Illinois School Code (105 ILCS 5/2-3.159) and is guided by 23 Illinois Administrative Code 680.  \n2. What is the portfolio?  \nPer 23 Ill. Adm. Code 680, students pursuing the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy may be awarded the Seal through an alternative evidence method in the following circumstances:  \ni. A student attains an Intermediate Mid score, as defined in the ACTFL guidelines set forthin subsection (a)(1) or its equivalent, on an approved assessment in the targeted language; or  \nii. No standardized assessment has been approved for the targeted language; or  \niii. Evaluating the language proficiency of a student with disabilities for whom the approved assessment in its original form is inappropriate.  \nThe alternative evidence method shall consist of a student portfolio that contains evidence demonstrating communicative equivalent to Intermediate High proficiency in the targeted language.  \n1 Defined in the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines 2024  \nPortfolio Components  \n1. What type of evidence does a student need for the portfolio?  \nThe portfolio shall consist of evidence of experience in the targeted language as well as work samples.  \nA. Experience in the targeted language:  \na. The extent to which the student’s language background enables the student to gain communicative competence in the targeted language;  \nb. 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