Common Education Acronyms
| Acronym |
Definition |
| 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. |
| ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
| ACT |
Prior to 1996, known as the American College Testing Program. ACT offers a college level assessment test. |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADA |
Average Daily Attendance |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AH |
Auditory Handicap Services (provided by RCOE) |
| AIP |
Academic Improvement Plan |
| AP |
Advanced Placement |
| APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
| API |
Academic Performance Index |
| AR |
Accelerated Reader™. Created by Renaissance Learning |
| ASB |
Associated Student Body |
| AYP |
Annual Yearly Progress |
| BIP |
Behavior Intervention Plan |
| CAC |
Community Advisory Committee |
| CAHSEE |
California High School Exit Exam |
| CBE |
Community-based education |
| CBEDS |
California Basic Educational Data System |
| CCS |
California Children’s Services (an agency providing Occupational and Physical Therapy for children) |
| CDS |
Community Day School |
| CELDT |
California English Language Development Test |
| CH |
Communicatively Handicapped. Also referred to as Severe Language Disorder |
| CHSPE |
California High School Proficiency Exam |
| CMH |
County Mental Health |
| COC |
Citizens' Oversight Committee |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| CRL |
California Reading List |
| CRISS |
Creating Independence through Student-owned Strategies |
| CST |
Child Study Team |
| CTB |
Competency Testing Battery |
| CWA |
Child Welfare and Attendance |
| D/HH |
Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
| DAC |
District Advisory Committee |
| DARE |
Drug and Resistance Education |
| DD |
Developmentally Delayed |
| DHH |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing. An eligibility category |
| DIS |
Designated Instruction and Services. Also known as “related services” under federal regulations |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| EH |
Emotionally Handicapped |
| EL/ELL |
English Learner or English Language Learner |
| EMH |
Educable Mentally Handicapped |
| EO |
English Only. A designation for native English speakers |
| 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. |
| ELD |
English Language Development |
| ESOL |
English Speakers of Other Languages |
| ETR |
Evaluation Team Report |
| ETS |
Educational Testing Service |
| FAA |
Functional Analysis Assessment |
| FAFSA |
Free Application for Federal Student Aide |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FEP |
Fluent English Proficient |
| FEP-R |
Fluent English Proficient-Reclassified (students moving from EL to FEP status) |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FFA |
Future Farmers of America |
| FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
| FY |
Fiscal Year |
| GATE |
Gifted and Talented Education |
| GED |
General Education Development Test (A GED Diploma may be granted if the individual passes the GED Test) |
| GPA |
Grade Point Average |
| GRE |
Graduate Records Examination |
| GSE |
Golden State Examination |
| HELP |
Hemet Education Learning Program |
| HI |
Hearing Impaired |
| HUSD |
Hemet Unified School District |
| IASA |
Improving America's Schools Act |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDEA 97 |
The reauthorization and revisions of IDEA made in 1997 |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Plan. A legal document requires for ESE students |
| IEPT |
IEP Team |
| IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
| II/USP |
Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program |
| IRA |
International Reading Association |
| IT |
Information Technology |
| JROTC |
Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps |
| LAN/WAN |
Local Area Network/Wide Area Network |
| LD |
Learning Disabled |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LEP |
Limited English Proficiency. Of late, the term "English learner" is being used in parts of the country |
| LH |
Learning Handicapped (a mild handicap) |
| LLD |
Language Learning Disabilities |
| LRE |
Least-Restrictive Environment |
| LSH |
Language, Speech, and Hearing |
| MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
| MH |
Mildly Handicapped |
| MM |
Mild to Moderate handicap |
| MR |
Mental Retardation. An eligibility category |
| MS |
Multiple Sclerosis |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind. Individual state contracts. |
| NEP |
Non-English Proficient |
| NES |
Non-English Speaking. This term has been replaced with EL or ELL |
| NPS |
Non-Public School |
| OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
| OCR |
On Campus Retention |
| OHI |
Other Health Impairment. An eligibility category |
| OI |
Orthopedically Impaired |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| PAC |
Parent Advisory Committee |
| PE |
Physical Education |
| PI |
Physically Impaired |
| PMH |
Profoundly Mentally Handicapped |
| PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| ROP |
Regional Occupational Program |
| ROTC |
Reserve Officers Training Corps |
| RSP |
Resource Specialist Program |
| SAC |
School Advisory Council |
| S&L |
Speech and Language |
| SARB |
School Attendance Review Board |
| SARC |
School Accountability Report Card |
| SASI |
School Administrative Student Information (School Information) |
| SAT |
Scholastic Aptitude Test. Administered by the College Board |
| SAT-9 |
Stanford 9 Achievement Test |
| SDC |
Special Day Class |
| SDFSC |
Safe and Drug Free Schools & Community |
| SED |
Severely Emotionally Disabled |
| SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
| SH |
Severely Handicapped |
| SIP |
School Improvement Plan |
| SIS |
Student Information System |
| SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
| SLI |
Speech and Language Impaired |
| SPED |
Special Education |
| SRO |
School Resource Officer |
| SSC |
School Site Council |
| SST |
Student Services Team |
| STAR |
Standardized Testing and Reporting |
| TBI |
Trainable Mentally Handicapped. Also Traumatic Brain Injury. |
| TMH |
Trainable Mentally Handicapped |
| TUPE |
Tobacco-Use Prevention Education |
| VE |
Varying Exceptionalities |
| VH |
Visual Impairment. An eligibility category |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
| WISC-IV |
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Fourth Edition |
| WJIII |
Woodcock-Johnson tests of Achievement – Third Edition |
| WTC |
Work Training Center |
Acronyms for Educational Organizations
| Acronym |
Organization |
| AASA |
American Association of School Administrators |
| ACSA |
Association of California School Administrators |
| AFT |
American Federation of Teachers |
| CASBO |
California Association of School Board Officials |
| CDE |
California Department of Education |
| CIF |
California Interscholastic Federation |
| CSBA |
California School Boards Association |
| CSEA |
California School Employees Association |
| CSF |
California Scholarship Federation |
| CTA |
California Teachers Association |
| DOE |
Department of Education (United States) |
| ERIC |
Education Resources Information Center. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education to provide access to education literature and resources. |
| HTA |
Hemet Teachers Association |
| IRA |
International Reading Association |
| LDA |
Learning Disabilities Association |
| MENC |
The National Association for Music Education |
| NAEA |
National Art Education Association |
| NAESP |
National Association of Elementary School Principals |
| NAME |
National Association for Multicultural Education |
| 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 |
| NSBA |
National School Boards Association |
| NSF |
National Science Foundation |
| NSTA |
National Science Teachers Association |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs (federal) |
| PTA |
Parent Teacher Association |
| PTSA |
Parent Teacher Student Association |
| PTSO |
Parent Teacher Student Organization |
| RCOE |
Riverside County Office of Education |
| SCANS |
Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills |
