The Pascagoula Gautier School Board is the first district in Mississippi to approve a policy to offer the Seal of Biliteracy. As a district, we are committed to preparing every student who enrolls in our schools to graduate from high school college and career path ready. Students will have the skills, capacities, and dispositions necessary to participate fully in the 21st century economic, scientific, political, cultural, and intellectual life of our global society. Achieving high levels of academic competency in both English and at least one other World Language is an integral part of making the vision of student accessibility to success a reality.

To encourage and recognize linguistic proficiency and cultural literacy, The Pascagoula-Gautier School District shall present a Seal of Biliteracy, indicated on  the student's transcript and diploma, to each graduating high school student who demonstrates proficiency in listening, reading, speaking and writing in one or more languages in addition to English.

Purpose of the Seal of Biliteracy:

1. To recognize students who attain a high level of proficiency in two or more languages
2. To provide employers and universities with biliterate students who are able to perform high level academic and professional tasks in another language as well as English
3. To assign high status to students who demonstrate biliterate competence in English and in at least one additional World Language
4. To revitalize, promote and encourage the development of effective dual language immersion, world language, heritage language pathways in 9-12 grade that prepare students to successfully interact in the global marketplace of the 21st Century
5. To build on student strengths, recognizing that home language and culture are valued resources that contribute to academic success