List of Education Acronyms |
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| 504: | Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights statute which prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities. A 504 plan is an individual education plan for a special-needs student. |
| AASA: | American Association of School Administrators |
| ABE: | Adult Basic Education |
| ACT: | Prior to 1996, known as the American College Testing Program. ACT offers a college level assessment test. |
| ADA: | American with Disabilities Act |
| ADD: | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD: | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AFDC: | Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AFT: | American Federation of Teachers |
| AIP: | Academic Improvement Plan |
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| AP: | Advanced Placement |
| AR: | Accelerated Reader™. Created by Renaissance Learning |
| CBE: | Community-based education |
| CP: | Cerebral Palsy |
| CRISS: | Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies |
| CST: | Child Study Team |
| CTB: | Competency Testing Battery |
| DD: | Developmentally Delayed |
| D/HH: | Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
| ED: | Emotional Disturbance |
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| EH: | Emotionally Handicapped |
| EMH: | Educable Mentally Handicapped |
| ERIC: | Education Resources Information Center. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education “to provide access to education literature and resources.” |
| ESE: | Exceptional Student Education. (In some areas of the country known as EEN: Exceptional Educational Needs.) |
| ESL: | English as a Second Language. Student’s native language is not English. |
| ESOL: | English Speakers of Other Languages |
| ETR: | Evaluation Team Report |
| ETS: | Educational Testing Service |
| FAPE: | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA: | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
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| FERPA: | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FFA: | Future Farmers of America |
| FTE: | Full-time Equivalency Student. Student enrollment. |
| GED: | General Education Development Test. (A GED Diploma may be granted if the individual passes the GED Test.) |
| GRE: | Graduate Record Examination |
| GT: | Gifted |
| HI: | Hearing Impared |
| IDEA: | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (This is a PDF file. You will need Acrobat Reader to view it. If you do not have the Reader, you may download it here for free.) |
| IEP: | Individualized Education Plan. A legal document required for ESE students. |
| IFSP: | Individualized Family Service Plan |
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| IRA: | International Reading Association |
| LD: | Learning Disabled |
| LDA: | Learning Disabilities Association |
| LEP: | Limited English Proficiency. Of late, the term "English learner" is being used in parts of the country. |
| LLD: | Language Learning Disabilities |
| LRE: | Least-Restrictive Environment |
| MD: | Multiple Disabilities |
| MENC: | The National Association for Music Education |
| MS: | Multiple Sclerosis |
| NAEA: | National Art Education Association |
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| NAESP: | National Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NCLB: | No Child Left Behind. Individual state contracts. |
| NCSS: | National Council for the Social Studies |
| NCTE: | National Council of Teachers of English |
| NCTM: | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics |
| NEA: | National Education Association |
| NSF: | National Science Foundation |
| NSTA: | National Science Teachers Association |
| OCD: | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OI: | Orthopedically Impaired |
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| PI: | Physically Impaired |
| PMH: | Profoundly Mentally Handicapped |
| PSAT: | Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| PTSA | Parent Teacher Student Association |
| PTSO | Parent Teacher Student Organization |
| PTA: | Parent Teacher Association |
| SAC: | School Advisory Council |
| SAT: | Scholastic Aptitude Test. Administered by the College Board |
| SAT-9: | Stanford 9 Achievement Test |
| SCANS: | The Secretary’s Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills |
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| SED: | Severely Emotionally Disabled |
| SIP: | School Improvement Plan |
| SLI: | Speech and Language Impaired |
| SRO: | School Resource Officer |
| SST: | Student Services Team |
| TBI: | Trainable Mentally Handicapped. Also: Traumatic Brain Injury. |
| TMH: | Trainable Mentally Handicapped |
| VE: | Varying Exceptionalities |
| VI: | Visually Impaired |
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