ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act |
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
AODA |
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse |
APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
APR |
Annual Performance Report |
ARRA |
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act |
ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
ASL |
American Sign Language |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
AU |
Autism |
AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
DB |
Deaf Blindness |
DD |
Developmental Delay |
DD Council |
Developmental Disabilities Council |
DF |
Deafness |
DOC |
Department of Corrections |
DPI |
Department of Public Instruction |
DSM-IV |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV |
DVR |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Department of Workforce Development |
EC |
Early Childhood |
ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
EDGAR |
Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
ESY |
Extended School Year |
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
GPR |
General Program Revenue |
GT |
Gifted and Talented |
HI |
Hearing Impairment |
HIPPA |
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act |
ID |
Intellectual Disability |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
IFSP |
Individual Family Services Plan |
IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
LEA |
Local Educational Agency |
LPP |
Local Performance Plan |
LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
OCR |
Office for Civil Rights. |
OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
O&M |
Orientation and Mobility |
OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs, U. S. Department of Education |
OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
PBIS |
Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports |
PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
PLOEP or PLOP |
Present Level of Educational Performance |
RtI |
Response to Intervention |
SAP |
School Age Parents |
SEA |
State Educational Agency |
SLD |
Specific Learning Disability (formerly just LD) |
SI |
Sensory Integration |
SLI |
Speech Language Impairment |
SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
STO |
Short Term Objectives |
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
TDD/TTY |
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf |
USDE |
US Department of Education |
VI |
Visual Impairment |
VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |