Arizona English Learner Student Success Stories

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Each year at the OELAS Conference, the Arizona Department of Education's Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS) recognizes a group of English learner (EL) students who have demonstrated noteworthy accomplishments in English language acquisition and academic achievement.

Winners of the award are introduced at the annual OELAS Conference in December.  Their stories are shared with conference attendees and the recognized students are also asked share their story  with the audience of  teachers, administrators, parents and invited guests. This event is always a wonderful opportunity to highlight the efforts of each EL student and their journey to English language proficiency! 

We are preparing for the 2025 OELAS Conference!

We invite you to nominate an EL student who has made noteworthy accomplishments in English language acquisition and academic achievement as a recipient for this award.

If you know of an EL student who deserves this honor, please complete and submit the online nomination form. As you make your consideration, please note that the nominated student must be a current EL student, an EL student who reclassified as Fluent English Proficient (FEP) in 2025, or an EL student who reclassified as Fluent English Proficient (FEP) and graduated from high school in 2025. 

Nominations are due by September 26, 2025 (end of the day).
 

The winners of the 2025 Arizona EL Student Success Stories award will be honored at the 2025 OELAS Conference.

EL Student Success Story Submission

Should you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].