What Is SAI?
What Is SAI?
Purpose of the Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) Program State categorical funding identified in Florida State Statute §1011.62 has been set aside to provide supplemental academic instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 12. In Palm Beach County, at the elementary level, these funds are used to provide one SAI teacher at each elementary school for the purpose of closing the achievement gap for students in second and third grade who have a reading deficiency and need immediate intensive intervention (iii). According to Florida State Statute 6A-6.054 K-12 Student Reading Intervention Requirements, immediate intensive intervention must be provided daily for all students who have been identified with a reading deficiency. This intervention must be in addition to or as an extension of the ninety (90) minute reading block in a smaller group size setting or one on one. The student must continue to be provided with intensive reading instruction until the reading deficiency is remedied. Goal of the SAI Program The goal of the SAI program is for each student served to achieve grade level performance in reading by the end of the current school year.
Purpose of the Supplemental Academic Instruction (SAI) Program State categorical funding identified in Florida State Statute §1011.62 has been set aside to provide supplemental academic instruction to students in kindergarten through grade 12. In Palm Beach County, at the elementary level, these funds are used to provide one SAI teacher at each elementary school for the purpose of closing the achievement gap for students in second and third grade who have a reading deficiency and need immediate intensive intervention (iii). According to Florida State Statute 6A-6.054 K-12 Student Reading Intervention Requirements, immediate intensive intervention must be provided daily for all students who have been identified with a reading deficiency. This intervention must be in addition to or as an extension of the ninety (90) minute reading block in a smaller group size setting or one on one. The student must continue to be provided with intensive reading instruction until the reading deficiency is remedied. Goal of the SAI Program The goal of the SAI program is for each student served to achieve grade level performance in reading by the end of the current school year.