The Global Seal of Biliteracy & Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Announce:

New Teacher Certification Opportunities

Section 25.720.b.4

ISBE 23 ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 25 25.720 SUBTITLE A SUBCHAPTER b

An individual who has obtained Working Fluency or higher on the Global Seal of Biliteracy shall be exempt from the language proficiency test required for a bilingual education or world language endorsement in the same language.

The Global Seal of Biliteracy is excited to be able to offer this expanded opportunity to current and future educators that provides greater access to teacher certification and additional tools to verify a candidate’s language skills with a vetted secure testing and credentialing procedure. We believe that recognition of a serial-numbered Global Seal of Biliteracy as a proxy or test waiver positively impacts the certification of qualified teachers in the following ways:

  • Pipeline: Facilitate Teacher Recruitment and Certification

  • Pathway Options: Provide for Greater Equity, Access and Diversity

  • Paperwork: Simplify and Streamline with Vetted Language Credentials

 
 
 
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