The Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center (AELRC) at Georgetown University would like to invite you to participate in a study about how the Seal of Biliteracy is being implemented across districts in the US. The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by some states to graduating seniors who show that they can proficiently use two languages. This research survey is designed to gather information related to promotion, access, benefits, and drawbacks of the Seal. We hope that your responses to this survey will help policymakers understand what works and what doesn’t about this new initiative.
Consent
Your participation in this research study is voluntary. You may choose not to participate. If you decide to participate in this research survey, you may withdraw at any time. If you decide not to participate in this study or if you withdraw from participating at any time, you will not be penalized.
The procedure involves completing an online survey that will take approximately 15 minutes. Your responses will be confidential. For all identifying information collected, pseudonyms will always be used in reports of this research. Only the Principal Investigator and the research team will have access to disaggregated background data on the participants.
If you have any questions about the research study, please contact researcher Margaret Borowczyk at mb2134@georgetown.edu. This research has been reviewed according to Georgetown University IRB procedures for research involving human subjects.