New York State Seal of Biliteracy

Exciting news! NECSD scholars have the opportunity to earn the New York State Seal of Biliteracy! The NYS Seal of Biliteracy is a formal recognition of a student's proficiency and achievement in English and one or more languages other than English. Students can earn a seal that appears on the their diploma as well as a notation on their official transcript.

For more information, please go to http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/schools/new-york-state-seal-biliteracy-nyssb and you can also view the criteria chart for earning the NYSSB
If you think you may qualify, please contact:

Chastity Beato
Director of Language Acquisition
845-563-3478
cbeato@necsd.net

Kristin Harris
Director of ELA/English
845-563-3449
Kristin.Harris@necsd.net

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ATTENTION: Are your scholars or colleagues doing something great? Please contact the district Communications Team at communications@necsd.net. We’d love to visit your class or event and/or post your pictures and recap to highlight the amazing accomplishments throughout our district!