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

    Reproduced courtesy of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education
Last Modified on August 2, 2018