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SSB Less Commonly Awarded Languages, 2020-21

Districts Awarding the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB) in Less Commonly Awarded Languages for 2020-21.

The languages listed below are languages in which no Advanced Placement Assessment is available. Languages are listed alphabetically with the districts that awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy in that language, organized by county. The counties listed under each language in the table of contents are those that have local educational agencies that requested insignias in that language for the 2020–21 school year.

All of the data included here is self-reported data that was provided to the California Department of Education through the State Seal of Biliteracy Insignia Request Form.

Bulgarian

Orange County

  • Irvine Unified School District

Burmese

San Mateo County

  • Jefferson Union High School District

Cebuano (Visayan)

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Chamorro (Guamanian)

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Cherokee

San Mateo County

  • Jefferson Elementary School District

Czech

San Bernardino County

  • Redlands Unified School District

Dari

Sacramento County

  • Elk Grove Unified School District
  • Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Sacramento City Unified School District
  • San Juan Unified School District
  • Twin Rivers Unified School District

Yolo County

  • Washington Unified School District

Dutch

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Georgian

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Greek

Santa Cruz County

  • San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District

Gujarati

Alameda County

  • Pleasanton Unified School District

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Haitian (Creole)

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Hungarian

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Indonesian

Contra Costa County

  • Contra Costa County Office of Education

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Orange County

  • Anaheim Union High School District

Karen

San Diego County

  • Grossmont Union High School District

Khmer (Cambodian)

Los Angeles County

  • Long Beach Unified School District

San Mateo County

  • Sequoia Union High School District

Krio

San Bernardino County

  • Fontana Unified School District

Lao

Placer County

  • Roseville Joint Union High School District

Marathi

Alameda County

  • Pleasanton Unified School District

Mixteco

Santa Barbara County

  • Santa Maria Joint Union High School District

Ventura County

  • Oxnard Union High School District

Nepali

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

San Luis Obispo County

  • Lucia Mar Unified School District

Pashto

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Placer County

  • Roseville Joint Union High School District

Sacramento County

  • Elk Grove Unified School District
  • Sacramento City Unified School District
  • San Juan Unified School District

San Diego County

  • Grossmont Union High School District

Polish

Contra Costa County

  • Mt. Diablo Unified School District

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Yolo County

  • Davis Joint Unified School District

Romanian

Alameda County

  • Pleasanton School District

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Sacramento County

  • Center Joint Unified School District
  • Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Natomas Unified School District
  • San Juan Unified School District

Sinhalese

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Swedish

San Diego County

  • Grossmont Union High School District

Tamil

Alameda County

  • Fremont Unified School District
  • Pleasanton Unified School District

San Joaquin County

  • Lammersville Unified School District

Telugu

Alameda County

  • Fremont Unified School District
  • Pleasanton Unified School District

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Thai

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Turkish

Sacramento County

  • San Juan Unified School District
  • Twin Rivers Unified School District

Ukrainian

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District

Placer County

  • Roseville Joint Union High School District

Sacramento County

  • Center Joint Unified School District
  • Folsom Cordova Unified School District
  • Natomas Unified School District
  • San Juan Unified School District
  • Twin Rivers Unified School District

San Diego County

  • Grossmont Union High School District

Yoruba

Los Angeles County

  • Los Angeles Unified School District
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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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