STAMP Test for 8th-11th (flyer attached) June 16th at Putnam HS-REGISTER ASAP (Link Below) (Spaces fill up FAST) Get up to 4 high school credits!

NCSD recognizes and values the language(s) students speak and bring to their academic studies and encourages students in the continued study of languages. Teaching, Learning & Professional Development is excited to offer language assessments again FREE this school year to all current NCSD 8th - 12th graders.  8th grade is only offered during the June testing date.

Our next opportunity is Monday, June 16th, at Rex Putnam High School.

The STAMP (STAndards-Based Measurement of Proficiency) assessment awards students up to 4 high school elective credits (Applied Arts -AR) for knowledge of a world language. Students are able to use the STAMP to demonstrate literacy in a language(s) and fulfill the requirements to earn the State Seal of Biliteracy at graduation.

Registration for the following language groups is now open. Here is a link to the flyer.

• STAMP 4S Assessment : Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (simplified and traditional), Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Spanish

• STAMP WS Assessment: Amharic, Armenian, Bengali, Cabo Verdean, Chaldean, Chin (Hakha), Chuukese, Czech, Filipino (Tagalog), Greek, Haitian-Creole, Hawaiian ('Ōlelo Hawai'i), Hmong, Ilocano, Kannada, Khmer, Marathi, Marshallese, Nepali, Pashto, Persian (Farsi), Punjabi, Samoan, Somali Maay Maay, Somali Maxaa, Swahili, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yoruba, Yup’ik, Zomi

• STAMP for American Sign Language (ASL)

• Additionally, NCSD is excited to continue to be able to offer additional language assessments through the ALTA Language Assessment.  The number of languages NCSD can offer through this platform includes:  Burmese, Cambodian, Dari, Gujarati, Kurdish, Mongolian, Oromo (only available in the  Afaan Oromo dialect), Romanian

• Here is a link to practice test information for the ALTA.

*highlighted are newly added

Students can find information on language assessments,  practice tests and the State Seal of Biliteracy at these links. 

In order to streamline our process of registration, the student or student's parents/guardians must register online with their name, ID number, school, language and school email address. Space is limited, so please encourage students to sign up early.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thanks!