| 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 |
| APE |
adaptive physical education |
| ARD |
admission, review, and dismissal [committee] |
| ARP |
advisory review panel |
| ASC |
advanced study center |
| 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 |
|
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| 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) |
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| C |
|
| CA |
chronological age |
| CAI |
computer-assisted instruction |
| CAM |
certificate of advanced mastery |
| CAP |
control auditory processing |
| CAPD |
control auditory processing disorders |
| 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 |
|
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
|
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| G |
|
| GAPS |
guardianship, advocacy, and protective services |
| GSE |
generic special education |
| GT |
gifted and talented |
|
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| 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 |
|
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| 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 |
| 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) |
|
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| J |
|
| JDRP |
joint dissemination review panel |
| JOBS |
job opportunities and basic skills |
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
| JJAEP |
juvenile justice alternative education |
|
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| 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 |
|
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| 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 |
|
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| N |
|
| NCES |
National Center for Education Statistics |
| NDT |
neurodevelopmental treatment |
| NEA |
National Education Association |
| NICU |
neonatal intensive care unit |
| NSBA |
National School Boards Association |
|
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| 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 |
|
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| 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 |
| PDAS |
professional development and appraisal system |
| PDD |
pervasive development disorder |
| PDD-NOS |
pervasive development disorder-not 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 |
| 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 |
|
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| Q |
|
| QAFB |
questions about functional behavior |
| QMRP |
qualified mental retardation professional |
|
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| 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 |
| RWQC |
regional workforce quality committee |
|
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| S |
|
| SAT |
scholastic aptitude test |
| SBE; SBOE |
state board of education |
| SB L-M |
Stanford-Binet, Form L-M (language/memory) |
| SDA |
service delivery area |
| SDC |
special day class |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SPED |
special education |
| 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 |
|
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| 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-see
TDD) |
|
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| U |
|
| UAF |
university affiliated facility |
| UAP |
university affiliated program |
|
|
| 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 |
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| YTP |
youth transition program |
