2011-2012 District Budget - San Antonio Independent School District

GLOSSARY OF FUNDS
National FFA /Toyota Diversity - Burbank HS
This grant supports increased recruitment and retention efforts in agricultural education. Also to increase
awareness and education among youth and families regarding opportunities for developing leadership,
personal growth and career success in agricultural education.
Public Charter School Start Up
Funds directed for the planning, program design and implementation of the charter school.
Reach, Aim and Soar Grant
Funds to identify and serve middle and high school students who need to improve daily attendance; earn
or recover high school credits; improve behavior; improve grades; pass the state’s assessment tests and
return to school to complete their high school diploma.
SAISD Gear UP
The six-year funded grant began with the 2005-2006 school year. These funds follow the 2005-2006 sixth
grade class though high school graduation. This grants promotes student achievement and college
readiness.
SLC Enhanced Reading Opportunity ERO
This Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) grant not only creates and expands SLC projects, but also
implements promising supplemental reading programs within freshman academy SLCs. Additionally, this
grant provides for participation in a national evaluation of supplemental reading programs.
SSI-College Readiness Initiative for MS Students
Funds for programs that increase the preparedness of middle school students to be successful on the
English I and Algebra I EOC assessments and ultimately meet the college readiness standards set for the
Algebra II and English III EOC assessments.
Student Success Initiative Grant
These funds provide transitional financial assistance during the one post-ARI/AMI school year. For the
2009-2010 school year, funding is provided for interventions for struggling students in grades K-12.
Supplemental Services - Visually Impaired
Funds for the education of students with visual impairments.
Texas HS Initiative
Funds to provide at-risk high school students programs that coordinate services and programs among
local entities to comprehensively reduce the number of students who drop out of school and increase their
job skills, employment opportunities, and continuing education opportunities of students who might
otherwise have dropped out of school.
Teaching American History (2)
Funds to supplement existing funding to create Vertical Teams in U.S. History to increase academic
achievement, historical literacy, and college readiness.
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