SDAIE & Sheltered English Courses

In December 2002, BOARS clarified its policy related to the acceptability of English Language Development (ELD), Specially Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE), and Sheltered English courses. The clarification states that ELD and Sheltered or SDAIE English language arts courses are acceptable if they are at the advanced level. Courses at this level must include college preparatory composition and literature comparable to other mainstreamed college preparatory English courses (described in the Specific Requirements: (b) English section of this site).

Policy related to SDAIE and sheltered courses in other subject areas is unchanged. More information on ELD/ESL Sheltered and SDAIE courses. As sheltered and SDAIE course titles simply refer to the instructional methodology (rather than course content), it is expected that Sheltered/SDAIE courses in history/social science, mathematics, laboratory science, visual and performing arts, and the elective area would be equivalent in content and skill development to comparable courses taught in the same subject area (i.e., Sheltered Algebra should be equivalent to Algebra 1; SDAIE US History should be equivalent to US History).