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ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
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ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act |
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ADD |
Attention Defecit Disorder |
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ADHD |
Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ALD |
Assistive Listening Device |
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APS |
Approved Private School |
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ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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ASL |
American Sign Language |
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AT |
Assistive Technology |
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AVTS |
Area Vocational Technical School |
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AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
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BEC |
Basic Education Circular |
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BICS |
Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills |
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BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
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BSE |
Bureau of Special Education |
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CALP |
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency |
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CAO |
Chief Administrative Officer |
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CART |
Computer-Aided Realtime Translation |
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CASSP |
Child & Adolescent Service System Program |
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CAVP |
Corrective Action Verification Plan |
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CBA |
Curriculum-Based Assessment |
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CERC |
Corrections Education Records Center |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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CLD |
Cultural and Linguistic Diversity |
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COP |
Communities Of Practice |
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CTC |
Career and Technical education Center |
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DIBELS |
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills |
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DPW |
Department of Public Welfare |
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ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
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EI |
Early Intervention |
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EIPA |
Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment |
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EITA |
Early Intervention Technical Assistance |
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ELL |
English Language Learners |
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EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
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ER |
Evaluation Report |
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ESL |
English as a Second Language |
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ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
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ESY |
Extended School Year |
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FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
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FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
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FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
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IAES |
Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
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ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
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IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
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IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
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IGDI |
Individual Growth and Development Indicators |
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LEA |
Local Education Agency |
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LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
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LICC |
Local Interagency Coordinating Council |
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LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
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LTCC |
Local Transition Coordinating Council |
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LFT |
Local Task Force |
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MA |
Medical Assistance |
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MAWA |
Mutually Agreed upon Written Arrangement |
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MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
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MDT |
Multi-Disciplinary Team |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MR |
Mental Retardation |
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NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
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NOREP |
Notice of Recommended Educational Placement |
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O&M |
Orientation and Mobility |
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OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
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OCDEL |
Office of Child Development and Early Learning |
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OCR |
Office for Civil Rights |
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ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
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ODR |
Office for Dispute Resolution |
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OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
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OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
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OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs |
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OT |
Occupational Therapy |
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OVR |
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation |
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PASA |
Pennsylvania Alternat System of Assessment |
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PaTTAN |
Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network |
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PDD |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
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PDD-NOS |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified |
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PDE |
Pennsylvania Department of Education |
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PSSA |
Pennsylvania System of School Assessment |
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PT |
Physical Therapy |
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PVAAS |
Pennsylvania Value-Added Assessment System |
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RAST |
Regional Assessment and Support Team |
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RTI |
Response To Intervention |
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SAS |
Supplementary Aida and Services |
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SBBH |
School-Based Behavioral Health |
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SDI |
Specially Designed Instruction |
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SEA |
State Educational Agency |
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SEAP |
Special Education Advisory Panel |
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SICC |
State Interagency Coordinating Council |
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SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
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STL |
Short-Term Loan |
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SWPBIS |
Schoolwide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support |
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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TDD |
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf |
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TSS |
Therapeutic Staff Support |
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TTY |
Teletypewriter |
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UDL |
Universal Design for Learning |
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VI |
Visual Impairment |
Reproduced courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education
