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District to offer Michigan Seal of Biliteracy to qualifying multilingual high school students
Summary
Curriculum committee presented a plan to offer the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy to qualifying students; staff said the district will support exam costs and testing would be timed to juniors (spring) or seniors (fall).
Livonia Public Schools curriculum staff proposed offering the Michigan Seal of Biliteracy to qualifying multilingual learners, the board heard Dec. 9.
Presenters (listed as Mr. Itu and Mrs. O’Brien) described the seal as a state recognition placed on a student’s high school diploma for proficiency in English and an additional language. The district noted the state adopted the Seal of Biliteracy approximately six years ago and that roughly 115…
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