Special Education Acronyms
Special Education Acronyms
504 – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
AAR – Academic Achievement Record
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AEIS- Academic Excellence Indicator System
AEP – Alternative Education Program
AFDR – Annual Federal Data Report
AGC – Access to the General Curriculum
AI – Auditory Impairment
APR – Annual Performance Report
ARD – Admission, Review, and Dismissal
AskTED – Texas Education Directory –. http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/
AT – Assistive Technology
AU – Autism
AYP – Adequate Yearly Progress
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
CAC – Texas Special Education Continuing Advisory Committee
CADRE – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
CARS – Center for Academic & Reading Skills
CATE – Career and Technology Education
CBA - Curriculum Based Assessment
CBI - Community-Based Instruction
CBM – Curriculum Based Measurement
CBVI - Community-Based Vocational Instruction
CCR - College & Career Readiness
CCSSO – Council of Chief State School Officers
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CF – Child Find
CIFMS – Continuous Improvement Focused Monitoring System
CIMP – Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process
CIP – Continuous Improvement Plan
CoP – Community of Practice
CPRC – Community Parent Resource Center
CRCG – Community Resource Coordination Group
CSPD – Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
DADS – Texas Dept. of Aging & Disability Services
DAEP – Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
DARS – Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services
DAS – Data Analysis SystemDB – Deaf-Blind
DD Council – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
DPH – Due Process Hearing
DSHS – Texas Department of State Health Services
ECI – Early Childhood Intervention
ECO – Early Childhood Outcomes Center
ED – Emotional Disturbance
EDEN – Education Data Exchange Network
EIS – Early Intervening Services
ELL – English Language Learner
EIMAC – Education Information Management Advisory Consortium of CCSSO
ESC – Education Service Center
ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESY – Extended School Year Services
EWDS – Early Warning Data System
FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA – Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA – Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
FIE – Full and Individual Evaluation
GED – General Educational Development Certificate
GEPRA – Government Performance & Results Act
GC – General Curriculum
HO – Hearing Officer
HHSC – Texas Health & Human Services Commission
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996
HOUSE – High, Objective, Uniform Standard of Evaluation
EWDS – Early Warning Data System
IAES – Interim Alternative Educational Setting
ICD - International Classification of Diseases
ICF - International Classification of Functionality
ID - Intellectual Disability
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
IDEA-B – IDEA program for children with disabilities 3-21
IDEA-C – IDEA program for children with disabilities 0-2
IEE – Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP – Individualized Education Program
IFSP – Individual Family Service Plan
ITCA – Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association
JJAEP – Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
LD – Learning Disability
LDAA – Locally Determined Alternative Assessment (obsolete)
LEA – Local Education Agency
LEP – Limited English Proficient
LPAC – Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
LSSP - Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
MAC – Medicaid Administrative Claiming
MD – Multiple Disabilities
MDR – Manifestation Determination Review
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
MSRP – Monitoring & State Improvement Planning Division
NASDE – National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCCRESt – National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
NCEC – Non-categorical Early Childhood
NCEO – National Center on Educational Outcomes
NCES – National Center for Educational Statistics
NCHS – National Center for Health Statistics
NCLB – The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NCSEAM – National Center Special Ed. Accountability Monitoring
NCSL – National Conference of State Legislatures
NDPC – National Dropout Prevention Center
NECTAC – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
NEILS – National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study
NPRM – Notice of Proposed Rule Making
NPSO – National Post-School Outcomes Center
OCIO – Office of the Chief Information Officer, US Dept. of Education
OCR - Office for Civil Rights
OHI – Other Health Impairment
OI – Orthopedic Impairment
OIG – Office of the Inspector General, US Dept. of Education
O&M – Orientation & Mobility
OMB – Office of Management & Budget
ORR – Open Records Request
OSEP- Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
OSERS – Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
PACER – Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
PBM – Performance-Based Monitoring
PBIS - Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support
PEIMS – Public Education Information Management System
PIRTS – Public Information Request Tracking System
PLAAFP - Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
PMWG – Performance Measurement Work Group
PPCD – Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
PTI – Parent Training and Information Center
REED – Review of Existing Evaluation Data
RTI – Response-to-Intervention
RTP – Research to Practice Division, OSEP
RPTE – Reading Proficiency Tests in English
SAAH – Student Attendance and Accounting Handbook
SBEC – State Board for Educator Certification
SBOE – State Board of Education
SDAA – State-Developed Alternative Assessment
SHARS – Student Health & Related Services
SI – Speech or Language Impairment
SLD – Specific Learning Disability
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SPEARS – Special Education Ad Hoc Reporting System
SPEDTex – Texas Special Education Information Center - 1-855-SPEDTEX (1-855-773-3839).
SPP – State Performance Plan
SSA – Shared Services Arrangement
STAAR - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
STAAR-Alt – State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-Alternate
STAAR-EOC – End of Course State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
TAC – Texas Administrative Code
TA&D Centers – Technical Assistance & Dissemination Centers
TAKS – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
TAKS-A – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Accommodated
TAKS-Alt – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Alternate (Obsolete)
TAKS-M – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified
TASB – Texas Association of School Boards
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TBSI – Texas Behavior Supports Initiative
TCASE – Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
TCIP – Texas Continuous Improvement Process
TCRLA – Vaughn Gross Texas Reading & Language Arts Center
TELPAS – TX English Language Proficiency Assessment System
TEC – Texas Education Code
TEA - Texas Education Agency
TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TETN – Texas Education Telecommunications Network
TMHP Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership
TSBVI – Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
TSD – Texas School for the Deaf
TxCEDS – Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development in Schools
TYC – Texas Youth Commission
USDE – United States Department of Education
VAC - Vocational Adjustment Class
VI – Visual impairment
VR –Vocational rehabilitation
AAR – Academic Achievement Record
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
AEIS- Academic Excellence Indicator System
AEP – Alternative Education Program
AFDR – Annual Federal Data Report
AGC – Access to the General Curriculum
AI – Auditory Impairment
APR – Annual Performance Report
ARD – Admission, Review, and Dismissal
AskTED – Texas Education Directory –. http://askted.tea.state.tx.us/
AT – Assistive Technology
AU – Autism
AYP – Adequate Yearly Progress
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
CAC – Texas Special Education Continuing Advisory Committee
CADRE – Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
CARS – Center for Academic & Reading Skills
CATE – Career and Technology Education
CBA - Curriculum Based Assessment
CBI - Community-Based Instruction
CBM – Curriculum Based Measurement
CBVI - Community-Based Vocational Instruction
CCR - College & Career Readiness
CCSSO – Council of Chief State School Officers
CFR – Code of Federal Regulations
CF – Child Find
CIFMS – Continuous Improvement Focused Monitoring System
CIMP – Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process
CIP – Continuous Improvement Plan
CoP – Community of Practice
CPRC – Community Parent Resource Center
CRCG – Community Resource Coordination Group
CSPD – Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
DADS – Texas Dept. of Aging & Disability Services
DAEP – Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
DARS – Texas Department of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services
DAS – Data Analysis SystemDB – Deaf-Blind
DD Council – Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
DPH – Due Process Hearing
DSHS – Texas Department of State Health Services
ECI – Early Childhood Intervention
ECO – Early Childhood Outcomes Center
ED – Emotional Disturbance
EDEN – Education Data Exchange Network
EIS – Early Intervening Services
ELL – English Language Learner
EIMAC – Education Information Management Advisory Consortium of CCSSO
ESC – Education Service Center
ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESY – Extended School Year Services
EWDS – Early Warning Data System
FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA – Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA – Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act
FIE – Full and Individual Evaluation
GED – General Educational Development Certificate
GEPRA – Government Performance & Results Act
GC – General Curriculum
HO – Hearing Officer
HHSC – Texas Health & Human Services Commission
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996
HOUSE – High, Objective, Uniform Standard of Evaluation
EWDS – Early Warning Data System
IAES – Interim Alternative Educational Setting
ICD - International Classification of Diseases
ICF - International Classification of Functionality
ID - Intellectual Disability
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
IDEA-B – IDEA program for children with disabilities 3-21
IDEA-C – IDEA program for children with disabilities 0-2
IEE – Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP – Individualized Education Program
IFSP – Individual Family Service Plan
ITCA – Infant & Toddler Coordinators Association
JJAEP – Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
LD – Learning Disability
LDAA – Locally Determined Alternative Assessment (obsolete)
LEA – Local Education Agency
LEP – Limited English Proficient
LPAC – Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
LSSP - Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
MAC – Medicaid Administrative Claiming
MD – Multiple Disabilities
MDR – Manifestation Determination Review
MOU – Memorandum of Understanding
MSRP – Monitoring & State Improvement Planning Division
NASDE – National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCCRESt – National Center for Culturally Responsive Educational Systems
NCEC – Non-categorical Early Childhood
NCEO – National Center on Educational Outcomes
NCES – National Center for Educational Statistics
NCHS – National Center for Health Statistics
NCLB – The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
NCSEAM – National Center Special Ed. Accountability Monitoring
NCSL – National Conference of State Legislatures
NDPC – National Dropout Prevention Center
NECTAC – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
NEILS – National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study
NPRM – Notice of Proposed Rule Making
NPSO – National Post-School Outcomes Center
OCIO – Office of the Chief Information Officer, US Dept. of Education
OCR - Office for Civil Rights
OHI – Other Health Impairment
OI – Orthopedic Impairment
OIG – Office of the Inspector General, US Dept. of Education
O&M – Orientation & Mobility
OMB – Office of Management & Budget
ORR – Open Records Request
OSEP- Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education
OSERS – Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services
PACER – Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
PBM – Performance-Based Monitoring
PBIS - Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support
PEIMS – Public Education Information Management System
PIRTS – Public Information Request Tracking System
PLAAFP - Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
PMWG – Performance Measurement Work Group
PPCD – Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
PTI – Parent Training and Information Center
REED – Review of Existing Evaluation Data
RTI – Response-to-Intervention
RTP – Research to Practice Division, OSEP
RPTE – Reading Proficiency Tests in English
SAAH – Student Attendance and Accounting Handbook
SBEC – State Board for Educator Certification
SBOE – State Board of Education
SDAA – State-Developed Alternative Assessment
SHARS – Student Health & Related Services
SI – Speech or Language Impairment
SLD – Specific Learning Disability
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SPEARS – Special Education Ad Hoc Reporting System
SPEDTex – Texas Special Education Information Center - 1-855-SPEDTEX (1-855-773-3839).
SPP – State Performance Plan
SSA – Shared Services Arrangement
STAAR - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
STAAR-Alt – State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-Alternate
STAAR-EOC – End of Course State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
TAC – Texas Administrative Code
TA&D Centers – Technical Assistance & Dissemination Centers
TAKS – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
TAKS-A – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Accommodated
TAKS-Alt – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Alternate (Obsolete)
TAKS-M – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified
TASB – Texas Association of School Boards
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TBSI – Texas Behavior Supports Initiative
TCASE – Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
TCIP – Texas Continuous Improvement Process
TCRLA – Vaughn Gross Texas Reading & Language Arts Center
TELPAS – TX English Language Proficiency Assessment System
TEC – Texas Education Code
TEA - Texas Education Agency
TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TETN – Texas Education Telecommunications Network
TMHP Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership
TSBVI – Texas School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
TSD – Texas School for the Deaf
TxCEDS – Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development in Schools
TYC – Texas Youth Commission
USDE – United States Department of Education
VAC - Vocational Adjustment Class
VI – Visual impairment
VR –Vocational rehabilitation
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