Special Education Abbreviation Terms A-L ABA: Applied Behavioral Analysis ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder APE: Adaptive Physical Education AT: Assistive Technology APS: Approved Private School ARC: Association for Retarded Citizens AS: Autistic Support ASD: Autistic Spectrum Disorder ASL: American Sign Language AT: Assistive Technology AVTS: Area Vocational Technical School AYP: Adequate Yearly Progress BEC: Basic Education Circular BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan BSC: Behavior Specialist Consultant BSE: Bureau of Special Education BSP: Behavior Support Program CAO: Chief Administrative Officer CASSP: Child & Adolescent Service System Program CBA: Curriculum Based Assessment CFR: Code of Federal Regulations CHAPTER 14: Regulations of PA Board of Education Implementing IDEIA CHAPTER 15: Regulations of PA Board of Education Implementing § 504 CLD: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity CMCI: Compliance Monitoring for Continuous Improvement COP: Communities of Practice CP: Cerebral Palsy CSPD: Comprehensive System of Personnel Development CTOPP: Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing CYS: Children and Youth Services DAP: Developmentally Appropriate Practices DIBELS: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills DLP: Disabilities Law Project DPH: Due Process Hearing DPW: Department of Public Welfare DIT: Discrete Trial Training ED: Emotional Disturbance EDGAR: Education Department General Administrative Regulations EI: Early Intervention EITA: Early Intervention Technical Assistance ELC-PA: Education Law Center of PA ELL: English Language Learner EMR: Educable Mentally Retarded EPSDT: Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis & Treatment ER: Evaluation Report ES: Emotional Support ESEA: Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESL: English as a Second Language ESOL: English to Speakers of Other Languages ESY: Extended School Year FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education FBA: Functional Behavioral Assessment FERPA: Family Education Rights and Privacy Act FSA: Facilitated Self-Assessment HI: Hearing Impaired HO: Hearing Officer IAES: Interim Alternative Educational Setting ICC: Interagency Coordinating Council IDEA Same as IDEIA, except when specifically referring to the: “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2000” IDEIA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 lEE: Independent Educational Evaluation IEP: Individualized Education Program IFSP: Individualized Family Service Plan IGDI: Individual Growth and Development Indicators IQ: Intelligence Quotient IRI: Informal Reading Inventory IS: Itinerant Support ISSP: Instructional Support System of PA 1ST: Instructional Support Team Teacher IT: Itinerant Teacher IU: Intermediate Unit JLC: Juvenile Law Center KTEA: Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement LD: Learning Disability LEA: Local Educational Agency LEP: Limited English Proficiency LRE: Least Restrictive Environment LS: Learning Support LSS: Life Skills Support LTCC: Local Transition Coordinating Council

Special Education Abbreviation Terms M-Z MA: Medical Assistance MARC: Montgomery County Association for Retarded Citizens MDE: Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation MDR: Manifestation Determination Review MDT: Multi-Disciplinary Team MH/MR: Mental Health / Mental Retardation MR: Mental Retardation NORA: Notice of Recommended Assignment NOREP: Notice of Recommended Educational Placement OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCR: Office for Civil Rights ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder ODR: Office for Dispute Resolution OHI: Other Health Impairment OMH: Office of Mental Health OMR: Office of Mental Retardation OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services OT: Occupational Therapy OVR: Office of Vocational Rehabilitation PASA: Pennsylvania Alternate System of Assessment PaTTAN: Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network PE: Physical Education PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder. PDD-NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified PDE: Pennsylvania Department of Education PEN: Parent Education Network PHC: Pre-hearing Conference PIAT-R: Peabody Individual Achievement Test – Revised PILCOP: Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia PIN: Parents Involved Network PP&A: Pennsylvania Protection & Advocacy PPVT: Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test PSSA: Pennsylvania System of School Assessment PT: Physical Therapy PTE: Permission to Evaluate PWN: Prior Written Notice RR: Reevaluation Report RTF: Residential Treatment Facility SDI: Specially Designed Instruction SEA: State Educational Agency SCTN 504: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 SED: Serious Emotional Disturbance SI: Sensory Integration SID: Sensory Integration Dysfunction S/L: Speech and Language SLD: Specific Learning Disability SP: Surrogate Parent SSDI: Social Security Disability Insurance SSI: Supplemental Security Income ST: Speech Therapy TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury TMR: Trainable Mentally Retarded TSS: Therapeutic Support Staff WAIS-III: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale – Third Edition WISC-III: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Third Edition WISC-IV: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition WIAT: Wechsler Individual Achievement Test WRAT: Wide Range Achievement Test VI: Visual Impairment