Visions Students Recognized At State Seal Of Biliteracy Ceremony

On April 28th, eight students gathered at Cordova High School in Rancho to be recognized for earning the California State Seal of Biliteracy. The Seal demonstrates student proficiency in one or more non-English languages, and represents not only years of hard work, but students’ dedication to multilinguistic and multicultural learning.

“[Earning the Seal] means a lot to me,” said 12th-grade Home School Academy student Evangelina Garcia, who earned her Seal in Spanish. “It feels like a stepping stone to possibly being able to live in a Latin country, because that’s my end goal. I’m proud of this achievement.”

1% Better

Over the past three years, our State Seal of Biliteracy recipient numbers have increased, with our totals landing at 63 students who earned their Seals and seven students who earned a Seal in two or more languages for school year 2024-25. This is a testament not only to our students’ efforts, but to Visions’ 1% better mindset and cross-departmental commitment to student success.

“It was an honor to be part of this ceremony and watch our students be recognized for this achievement as they walked across the stage, shook the hands of the program’s dignitaries, Silvia Covarrubias who coordinated the assessment effort, and Dr. Olmos who champions our students’ success,” said David Villegas, Visions’ Assessment and Evaluation Manager. “We are excited to implement improvement efforts designed to increase awareness of this program and its benefits and improve how we assess students next year, with the goal of awarding the Seal to even more students.”

Congratulations to all State Seal of Biliteracy recipients – your hard work is inspiring, and we are honored to recognize this important academic achievement.