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 |