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Education ABCs

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