A
|
| AAD |
adaptive assistive
devices |
| AAT |
advanced academic
training |
| ABA |
applied behavior
analysis |
| ABD |
antisocial behavior
disorders |
| ABE |
adult basic education |
| AC |
alternative certification
|
| ACROS |
automated cross referencing
occupational
system |
| ACT |
American College Testing |
| AD |
attachment disorder |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act;
average daily attendance |
| ADC |
aid to dependent children |
| ADD |
attention deficit disorder |
| ADHD |
attention deficit with hyperactivity
disorder |
| ADL |
activities of daily living |
| ADM |
average daily membership |
| ADR |
alternative dispute
resolution |
| ADVOC-NET |
adult vocational network |
| AEA |
acquired eleptiform aphasia
(Landau-Kleffner
syndrome) |
| AEP |
alternative education
placement |
| AFDC |
aid to families with dependent
children |
| AFS |
adult and family services
|
| AG |
annual goal |
| AHSD |
adult high school diploma |
| AI |
auditorily impaired
|
| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency
syndrome |
| AIT |
Agency for Instructional
Technology |
| ALO |
alternative learning
options |
| ALS |
advanced life support |
| AMD |
alternative mobility device |
| AP |
advanced placement |
| APD |
antisocial personality
disorder; auditory processing disorder |
| APE |
adaptive physical education |
| APPE |
average per pupil expenditure |
| ARD |
admission, review, and dismissal
[committee] |
| ARP |
advisory review panel |
| ASC |
advanced study center |
| ASD |
autism spectrum disorder |
| ASDO |
alternative service delivery options |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| AT |
assistive technology |
| ATC |
area technical center; alternative teacher certification |
| ATCP |
alternative teacher
certification program |
| AU |
autistic
|
| AUT |
autism |
| AVTI |
area vocational technical
institute |
| AYP |
annual yearly progress |
| |
| B | |
| BAC |
behavior adjustment
class |
| BASIS |
Basic Adult Skills Inventory
System
|
BD |
behaviorally disordered; behavior
disorders; brain damaged
| BEP |
behavioral education plan
| | BEST |
basic education study team
|
BETAC |
bilingual education technical
assistance centers |
BI | brain injury
| BIA |
Brain Injury Association; Bureau of
Indian Affairs |
| BIL |
bilingual |
BIP | behavior intervention plan
| BLS |
basic life support
| BMP |
behavior management plan
| BOCES |
Board of Comprehensive Education
Services (New York
State)
| | |
| C | |
| CA |
chronological age
|
| CAI |
computer-assisted instruction
|
| CAM |
certificate of advanced mastery
|
| CAP |
central auditory processing
|
| CAPD |
central auditory processing
disorders; see also APD (auditory processing disorder)
|
| CAT |
committee on accessible
transportation
|
| CBA |
curriculum based assessment
|
| CBM |
curriculum based measurement
|
| CC |
cross categorical
|
| CD |
communication development; conduct
disorder
|
| CDA |
child development associate
|
| CDRC |
child development and rehabilitation
center
|
| CDS |
child development specialist
|
| CFLA |
community and family living
amendments
|
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations
|
| CHAP |
child health assurance program
|
| CHD |
center on human development
|
| CHI |
closed head injury
|
| CIL |
center for independent living
|
| CIM |
certificate of initial mastery
|
| CLAS |
culturally and linguistically
appropriate services
|
| CLD |
culturally and linguistically
diverse
|
| CMHP |
community mental health program
|
| CNS |
central nervous system
|
| COTA |
certified occupational therapist
assistant
|
| CP |
cerebral palsy
|
| CPPC |
cooperative personnel planning
council
|
| CPSE |
committee on preschool special
education
|
| CSA |
childhood sexual abuse
|
| CSE |
case study evaluation; committee on
special education
|
| CSEF |
Center for Special Education Finance
|
| CSPD |
comprehensive system of personnel
development
|
| CSS |
community support service
|
| CTT |
community transition team
|
| |
| D | |
| D&E |
diagnosis and evaluation
|
| DAP |
developmentally appropriate
practices |
| DARTS |
day and residential treatment
services
|
| DAS |
developmental apraxia of speech
|
| DB; DBL |
deaf-blind
|
| DCD |
developmental coordination disorder
|
| D |
deaf
|
| DD |
developmental disabilities;
developmentally delayed
|
| DDC |
developmental disabilities council
|
| DDD |
division of developmental
disabilities
|
| DHHAP |
deaf and hard of hearing access
program
|
| DHR |
Department of Human Resources
|
| DI |
direct instruction
|
| DNR |
do not resuscitate
|
| DoDDS |
US Dept. of Defense Dependent
Schools
|
| DOE |
Department of Education
|
| DON |
determination of need
|
| DREDF |
Disability Rights Education and
Defense Fund
|
| DRG |
diagnostically related groups
|
| DS |
direction service
|
| DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
(for Mental
Disorders)
|
| |
| E | |
| EBD |
emotional and behavioral disorders
|
| EC |
early childhood; exceptional
child[ren]
|
| ECE |
early childhood education
|
| ECI |
early childhood
intervention |
| ECSE |
early childhood special education
|
| ECT |
early childhood team
|
| ED |
emotionally disturbed; emotional
disorders; US Department of
Education
|
| EDGAR |
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations
|
| EEs |
essential elements |
| EEN |
exceptional education needs
|
| EFA |
experimental functional analysis
|
| EHA |
Education for All Handicapped
Children Act (since 1990,
known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [IDEA])
|
| EI |
early intervention
|
| EI/ECSE |
early intervention/early childhood
special education
|
| ELL |
English language learner
|
| EMDR |
eye movement desensitization and
reprocessing
|
| EMH |
educable mentally handicapped
|
| EMR |
educably mentally retarded
|
| EMT |
emergency medical treatment
|
| EPSDT |
early periodic screening
diagnosis and treatment program
|
| EQ |
exceptional quality |
| ERC |
education resource center
|
| ERIC |
Educational Resources Information
Center
|
| ESA |
education service agency
|
| ESC |
education service center |
| ESD |
education service district
|
| ESE |
exceptional student education
|
| ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act
|
| ESL |
English as a second language
|
| ESOL |
English for speakers of other
languages
|
| ETP |
effective teaching practices |
| ESY |
extended school year
|
| EYS |
extended year services (ECSE)
|
| |
| F | |
| FAIP |
functional assessment and
intervention program
|
| FAPE |
free appropriate public education
|
| FAST |
functional academic skills test |
| FBA |
functional behavior assessment
|
| FC |
facilitated communication; foster
care
|
| FDAB |
Fair Dismissal Appeals Board
|
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights to
Privacy Act (aka the
Buckley Amendment)
|
| FIPSA |
Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education
|
| FLSA |
Fair Labor Standards Act
|
| FMLA |
Family Medical Leave Act
|
| FR |
Federal Register
|
| FSA |
Family Support Act
|
| FSHA |
first source hiring agreement
|
| FSD |
flexible service delivery model
|
| FTE |
full-time equivalent
|
| FY |
fiscal year
|
| |
| G | |
| GAPS |
guardianship, advocacy, and
protective services
|
| GSE |
generic special education |
| GT |
gifted and talented
|
| |
| H | |
| HBCU |
historically black colleges and
universities
|
| HI |
health impaired; hearing impaired
|
| HOH |
hard of hearing
|
| HOTS |
higher-order thinking skills |
| HS |
head start; high school
|
| HSC |
high school completion
|
| |
| I | |
| IASA |
Improving America's Schools Act
|
| IAES |
interim alternative educational setting
|
| ICC |
interagency coordinating council
|
| ICD |
international code of diseases
|
| ICDP |
individual career development plans
|
| ICF |
intermediate care facility
|
| ICFMR |
intermediate care facility for
mental retardation
|
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act
|
| IDELR |
Individuals with Disabilities
Education Law Report
(from LRP Pubs.)
|
| IED |
intermittent explosive disorder
|
| IEE |
independent education evaluation
|
| IEP |
individualized education program
|
| IEPC |
individualized educational planning committee
|
| IEU |
intermediate educational unit
|
| IFA |
individualized functional
assessment
|
| IFSP |
individualized family service plan
|
| IHE |
institution of higher education
|
| IHCP |
individualized health care plan
|
| IHO |
impartial hearing officer
|
| IHP |
individualized habilitation program
or plan
|
| IHTP |
individualized habilitation and
treatment plan
|
| ILC |
independent living center
|
| ILP |
independent living plan
|
| ILT |
instructional leadership training |
| IMC |
instructional materials center
|
| IML |
instructional materials laboratory
|
| IPE |
individualized plan for employment
|
| IPL |
initial program load
|
| IPP |
individualized program plan
|
| IQ |
intelligence quotient
|
| ISP |
individualized service plan
|
| ISS |
in school suspension
|
| ITH |
intensive training home
|
| ITIP |
instructional theory into practice
|
| ITP |
individualized transition plan
(similar to IEP) |
|
|
| J | |
| JDRP |
joint dissemination review panel
|
| JOBS |
job opportunities and basic skills
|
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act
|
| JJAEP |
juvenile justice alternative
education
|
| |
| L | |
| LA |
language arts |
| LD |
learning disabilities; learning
disabled
|
| LDA |
Learning Disabilities Association
|
| LDP |
language development program
|
| LEA |
local education agency
|
| LEDS |
law enforcement data system
|
| LEP |
limited English proficient
|
| LICC |
local interagency coordinating
council
|
| LIFE |
living in functional environments |
| LoF |
Letter of Finding issued by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
|
| LPTA |
licensed physical therapy assistant
|
| LRE |
least restrictive environment
|
| LSSP |
licensed specialist in school
psychology
|
| LTCF |
long-term care facility
|
| LTCT |
long-term care and treatment
|
| |
| M | |
| MA |
mental age
|
| MBD |
minimal brain dysfunction
|
| MBO |
management by objective
|
| MDC |
multi-disciplinary conference
|
| MDT |
multidisciplinary team; manifest determination team
|
| M/ED |
mental or emotional disturbance
|
| MESC |
migrant education service center
|
| MFCU |
medically fragile children's unit
|
| MH |
multiply handicapped
|
| MHM |
multihandicapped mainstream
|
| MHMR |
mental health mental retardation
|
| MI |
multiple intelligences
|
| MIS |
management information systems
|
| MMR |
mild mental retardation
|
| MMS |
mastery management system |
| MR |
mentally retarded or mental
retardation
|
| MR/DD |
mentally retarded/developmentally
disabled
|
| MR/MED |
mentally retarded and mentally or
emotionally disturbed
(sometimes referred to as dual diagnosis)
|
| MSDD |
multisystem developmental disorder
|
| MSRTS |
migrant student record transfer system
|
| MST |
multisystemic therapy
|
| |
| N | |
| NCES |
National Center for Education
Statistics
|
| NCLB; NCLBA |
No Child Left Behind Act
|
| NDT |
neurodevelopmental treatment
|
| NEA |
National Education Association
|
| NICU |
neonatal intensive care unit
|
| NSBA |
National School Boards
Association
|
| |
| O | |
| O&M |
orientation and mobility |
| OCD |
obsessive compulsive disorder
|
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights
|
| ODAS |
occupational data analysis system
|
| ODD |
oppositional defiant disorder
|
| OE |
open entries
|
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development
|
| OH |
orthopedically handicapped |
| OHI |
other health impairments
|
| OMI |
other minorities
|
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs,
US Department of
Education
|
| OT |
occupational therapy/therapist
|
| OT/PT |
occupational therapy/physical
therapy
|
| |
| P | |
| P and A |
protection and advocacy
|
| PACER |
parent advocacy coalition for
educational rights center
|
| PALS |
peer-assisted learning system
|
| PAVE |
parents advocating for vocational
education
|
| PCA |
personal care attendant
|
| PCD |
perceptual communicative disability
|
| PDAS |
professional development and appraisal system
|
| PDD |
pervasive development disorder
|
| PDD-NOS |
pervasive development
disorder—
otherwise specified
|
| PEATC |
parent education advocacy
training center
|
| PECS |
picture exchange communication
system
|
| PEIMS |
public education information management system
|
| PEL |
present education level
|
| PERS |
public employees retirement system
|
| PET |
pupil evaluation team
|
| PIC |
private industry council
|
| PIQ |
performance IQ
|
| PLATO |
programmed logic automatic
teaching operations
|
| PLI |
pragmatic language impairment
|
| PLOP |
present level of performance
|
| PPCD |
preschool program for children with
disabilities
|
| PPS |
pupil personnel services
|
| PRE-K |
pre-kindergarten
|
| PT |
physical therapy/therapist
|
| PTA |
physical therapist assistant;
post-traumatic amnesia
|
| PTG |
parent teacher group
|
| PTSD |
post-traumatic stress disorder
|
| PTT |
planning and placement team
|
| PVS |
persistent vegetative state;
private vocational schools
|
| PY |
project year
|
| |
| Q | |
| QAFB |
questions about functional behavior
|
| QMRP |
qualified mental retardation
professional
|
| |
| R | |
| RAD |
reactive attachment disorder
|
| RCF |
residential care facility
|
| RCH |
residential care home
|
| RDD |
reading disorder-dyslexia
|
| R&D |
research & development
|
| REBT |
rational emotive behavior therapy
|
| REI |
regular education initiative
|
| RFP |
request for proposal
|
| RMT |
regional management team
|
| RRC |
regional resource centers
|
| RSP |
resource specialist (regional term)
|
| R&T |
research and training
|
| RTC |
residential treatment center
|
| RTH |
residential training home
|
| RTI |
response to intervention
|
| RWQC |
regional workforce quality
committee
|
| |
| S | |
| SAT |
scholastic aptitude test
|
| SBE; SBOE |
state board of education
|
| SB L-M |
Stanford-Binet, Form L-M
(language/memory)
|
| SBS |
schoolwide behavior supports
|
| SDA |
service delivery area
|
| SDC |
special day class
|
| SDE |
self-directed employment
|
| SE |
special education |
| SEA |
state education agency; state
education association
|
| SECC |
special education child count
|
| SECTION 504 |
a part of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973 making it
illegal for any organization receiving federal funds to
discriminate against a person solely on the basis of disability
|
| SED |
seriously emotionally disturbed
|
| SEMS |
special education management system |
| SENCO |
special education needs coordinator |
| SENG |
supporting the emotional needs of the
gifted
|
| SERVE |
secondary education reporting of
vocational enrollment
|
| SI |
speech impaired |
| SIB |
self-injurious behavior
|
| SICC |
state interagency coordinating
council
|
| SIG |
state improvement grant
|
| SILP |
semi-independent living program
|
| SIP |
state improvement plan
|
| SIS |
shared information systems
|
| SLC |
structured learning center
|
| SLD |
specific learning disability
|
| SLP |
speech-language pathologist
|
| SLPA |
speech-language pathologist
assistant
|
| SLR |
state liaison representative
|
| SPeNSE |
study of personnel needs in
special education
|
| SOL |
standards of learning
|
| SOSCF |
state offices for services to
children and families
|
| SPD |
semantic pragmatic disorder
|
| SPED |
special education
|
| SPLD |
semantic pragmatic language disorder
|
| SSA |
social security act; SSA Social
Security Administration
|
| SSBD |
septimatic screening for behavior
disorders
|
| SSD |
social security disability
|
| SSDI |
social security disability income
|
| SSI |
statewide systemic initiative;
supplemental security income
|
| SST |
student study team; student support
team
|
| STO |
short-term objective
|
| |
| T | |
| TAG |
talented and gifted
|
| TBI |
traumatic brain injury
|
| TDD |
telecommunication devices for the
deaf
|
| TESOL |
teachers of English for speakers
of other languages
|
| TIP |
teacher improvement process
|
| TLC |
therapeutic learning center
|
| TMH |
trainable mentally handicapped
|
| TMR |
trainably mentally retarded
|
| TPP |
transition planning process
|
| TOVA |
test of variable attention
|
| TTY |
teletypewriter (phone system for
deaf individuals—
TDD)
|
| |
| U | |
| UAF |
university affiliated facility
|
| UCE |
university centers for excellence
|
| |
| V | |
| VAC |
vocational adjustment counselor; vocational adjustment class
|
| VCD |
volitional conduct disorder
|
| VEDS |
vocational education data systems
|
| VI |
visually impaired
|
| VRD |
vocational rehabilitation division
|
| VSA |
very special arts
|
| |
| W | |
| WAC |
work activity center
|
| WISC-R |
Weschler Intelligence Scale for
Children-Revised
|
| WISC-III |
Weschler Intelligence Scale for
Children-Third
Edition
|
| WOD |
written output disorder
|
| WQC |
workplace quality council
|
| WRAP |
wraparound program
|
| |
| Y | |
| YTP |
youth transition program |
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