Faced with a slew of acronyms coming at you from all directions can be overwhelming. Below is an alphabetical listing of the most common acronyms you will encounter in the area of Special Education.
504/504 Plan Rehabilitation Act of 1973 enforced by the Office for Civil Rights
611 Section 611 of IDEA, covers funds
616 Section 616 of IDEA, monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement of Part B
618 Section 618 of IDEA, covers data
619 Section 611 of IDEA, covers preschool
642 Section 642 of IDEA, makes sections 616, 617, and 618 applicable, as appropriate, to the Part C Infants and Toddles with Disabilities program
AAC Augmentative/Alternative Communication
ABA Applied Behavior Analysis
ACF Administration for Children and Families
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL Activities of Daily Living
AE Age Equivalent
AIM Accessible Instructional Materials
ALD Assistive Listening Device
APE Adaptive Physical Education
APR Annual Performance Report
APS Approved Private School
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASL American Sign Lanuage
AT Assistive Technology
AVTS Area Vocational Technical School
AYP Adequate Yearly Progress
BEC Basic Eudcation Circular
BD Behavioral Disorder
BIP Behavior Intervention Plan
BOE Board of Education
BSE Bureau of Special Education
BSS Behavior Support Services
CAO Chief Administrative Officer
CAP Corrective Action Plan
CAPTA Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
CART Computer Aided Realtime Translation
CASSP Child & Adolescent Service System Program
CAVP Corrective Action Verification Plan
CBA Curriculum-Based Assessment
CC Closed Captioning
CCDBG Child Care Development Block Grant
CCDF Child Care Development Fund
CCSS Common Core State Standards
CD Cognitive Delay
CEC Council for Exceptional Children
CEIS Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services
CERC Corrections Education Records Center
CF Cystic Fibrosis
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CHADD Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
CHIP Children's Health Insurance Program
CIFMS Continuous Improvement Focused Monitoring System
CLD Cultural and Linguistic Diversity
COP Communities of Practice
CP Cerebral Palsy
CPRC Community Parent Resource Center
CST Child Study Team
CTC Career and Technical Education Center
CTE Career and Technical Education
D/HH Deaf / Hard of Hearing
DB Deaf-Blind
DD Developmental Disabilities / Developmental Delay
DIBELS Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
DMS Differentiated Monitoring and Support
DOE Department of Education
DOH Department of Health
DOJ Department of Justice
DP Due Process
DPH Due Process Hearing
DPHO Due Process Hearing Officer
DPW Department of Public Welfare
DS Down Syndrome
EBP Evidence-Based Practice(s)
EC Early Childhood
ECE Early Childhood Education
ECSE Early Childhood Special Education
ED/EBD Emotional Disturbance
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
EHDI Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
EHS Early Head Start
EI Early Intervention
EI Early Intervening/Intervention Services
EIPA Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment
EITA Early Intervention Technical Assistance
EL English Learner
EL Early Learning
ELC Early Learning Challenge
ELL English Language Learners
ELP Early Language Proficiency
EPSDT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis , and Treatment
ER Evaluation REport
ESD Extended School Day
ESA Educational Service Agency
ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESL English as a Scond Language
ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act
ESY Extended School Year
FAPE Free Approrirate Public Education
FAS Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FBA Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FM Focused Monitoring
FOIA Freedom of Information Act
GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder
GE/GENED General Education
GEPA General Education Provisions Act
GT Gifted and Talented
HHS Health and Human Services
HI Hearing Impaired/Impairment
HQT Highly Qualified Teacher
HS Head Start
IA Instructional Assistant
IAES Interim Alternative Educational Setting
ICC Interagency Coordinating Council
ID Intellectual Disability
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP Individualized Education Program
IEU Intermediate Educational Unit
IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan
IHE Institution of Higher Education
ILC Independent Living Center
IQ Intelligence Quotient
ISP Individualized Service Plan
ITP Individualized Transition Plan
IU Intermediate Unit
KEA Kindergarten Entry Assessment
LA Lead Agency
LD Learning Disability
LEA Local Educational Agency
LEP Limited English Proficiency
LICC Local Interagency Coordinating Council
LOF Letter of Finding
LRE Least Restrictive Environment
LTCC Local Transition Coordinating Council
LTF Local Task Force
MA Medical Assistance
MAWA Mutually Agreed Upon Written Arrangement
MD Muscular Dystrophy
MD or MH Multiple Disabilities or Multiple Handicapped
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MTSS Multi-Tier(ed) System of Support(s)
NASDSE National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCLB No Child Left Behind
NEA National Education Association
NECTAC National Early Childhood and Technical Assistance Center
NISL National Institute for School Leadership
NOREP Notice of Recommended Education Placement
O & M Orientation and Mobility (Services)
OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCDEL Office of Child Development and Early Learning
OCR Office for Civil Rights
ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODHH Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
ODR Office for Dispute Resolution
OHI Other Health Impairment
OI Orthopedic Impairment
OSEP Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS Office of Special Education Rehabilitation Services
OT Occupational Therapy
OVR Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
P & A Protection and Advocacy
PANDAS Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections
PARCC Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
Part B I SpecialEducation: School - Aged Children
Part C I SpecialEducation: Birth - Two Year's Old
PASA Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance
PaTTAN Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network
PASS Plan for Achieving Self-Support
PBS Positive Behavioral Supports
PBIS Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports
PD Physical Disability
PD Professional Development / Personnel Development
PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOS Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified
PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education
PII Personally Identifiable Information
PLEP or PLP Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance
PP or Para Paraprofessional
PS Preschool
PSSA Pennsylvania System of School Assessment
PSSA-M Pennsylvania System of School Assessment-Modified
PT Physical Therapy
PTI Parent Training Information Center
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PVAAS Pennsylvania Value Added Assessment System
PWN Prior Written Notice
RAST Regional Assessment and Support Team
RBI Routines-Based Intervention
RDA Results-Driven Accountability
RR Reevaluation Report
RS Related Services
RSA Rehabilitation Services Administration
RtI Response to Intervention
RtII Response to Instruction and Intervention
SA I Self-Assessment
SAS Standards Aligned System
SaS Supplementary Aids and Services
SB Spina Bifida
SBAP School Based Access Program
SBBH School Based Behavioral Health
SDI Specially Designed Instruction
SE or SpEd Special Education
SEA State Educational Agency
SEAP Special Education Advisory Panel
Section 504 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
SED Serious Emotional Disturbance
SEL Social Emotional Learning
SES Supplemental Education Services
SI Sensory Integration
SICC State Interagency Coordinating Council
SLD Specific Learning Disability
SLI Speech/Language Impairment
SLP Speech/Language Pathologist
SSA Social Security Administration
SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance/Income
SSI Supplemental Security Income or Social Security Insurance
STF State Task Force
STL Short-Term Loan
SWPBS Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports
TBI Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
TS Tourette Syndrome
TSS Therapeutic Staff Support
UDL Universal Design for Learning
USDOE United States Department of Education
VI Visual Impairment
Voc Ed Vocational Education
VR Vocational Rehabilitation
WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
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