Office of English Language Acquisition Services
Latest OELAS News
English Language Proficiency Standards Public Review
The Office of English Language Acquisition Services (OELAS) will review the English Language Proficiency Standards Review (ELPS) and update them to align to the English Language Arts Standards. Community input on the current ELP Standards is appreciated and will be considered during the review process. The Arizona Department of Education is fully committed to continuous [Read more…]
Upcoming Events
Upcoming ELD Summits
In the coming months, OELAS is providing an ELD Summit which includes three separate professional learning opportunities: SEI New Teacher Academy: This two-day workshop will provide teachers new to the SEI classroom with an overview of the requirements of the four-hour SEI Model and educational practices that support language acquisition. Participants will actively engage with [Read more…]
Fall SEI Course Offering
The next session of the OELAS Structured English Immersion (SEI) online course will start August 21, 2018. Registration is now open. To register for the course, please go to https://ems.azed.gov and search for “SEI Completion Course”. For more information, please visit the SEI Endorsement site, the OELAS SEI Course site, or contact OELAS.