SAIL High School was founded in 1975, partially with the assistance of its former principal, Rosanne Wood. Formerly known as "School for Applied Individualized Learning" and now called "A School for Arts and Innovative Learning", SAIL is a magnet school located in Tallahassee, Florida.
SAIL emphasizes free speech and creative learning, and has an academic focus on the various disciplines of the Humanities, particularly the visual and performing arts. SAIL runs on a block schedule and has a population of about 315 students and a substantial waiting list of students from other Leon County schools who wish to enroll. The school is known for high graduation rates and a very low dropout rate. SAIL was the first winner of the College Board Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Arts in the southern region, and was recognized by former governor Jeb Bush for achieving the highest Science FCAT scores in Leon County. The primary criteria necessary for admission to SAIL is a stated desire on the student's part for a creative, nontraditional learning environment.
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