Acronyms
Special Education
Commonly Used Terms
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AEP - Alternative Education Program
AI - Auditory Impairment
APE - Adapted Physical Education
ARD - Admission, Review & Dismissal
ASL - American Sign Language
AT - Assistive Technology
AU - Autism
AYP - Adequate Yearly Progress
BIP - Behavior Intervention Plan
CBA - Curriculum Based Assessment
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations
Co-T - Co-Teach
CPI - Crisis Prevention Institute
CRCG - Community Resource Coordination Group
CTE - Career and Technology Education
DARS - Department of Assistive and Rehabilitation Services
DB - Deaf-Blind
ECI - Early Childhood Intervention
ED - Emotional Disturbance
ESC - Education Service Center
ELL - English Language Learner
ESL - English as a Second Language
ESY - Extended School Year
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA - Functional Behavior Assessment
FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FIE - Full and Individual Evaluation
ID - Intellectual Disability
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEE - Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP - Individual Education Plan
IFSP - Individual Family Service Plan
ISS - In-School Suspension
ITP - Individual Transition Plan
JJAEP - Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program
LD - Learning Disability
LEA - Local Education Agency
LEP - Limited English Proficiency
LPAC - Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
LSSP - Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
MD - Multiple Disabilities
MDR - Manifestation Determination Review
MOU - Memorandum of Understanding
NCEC - Non-Categorical Early Childhood
O&M - Orientation and Mobility
OCR - Office of Civil Rights
OHI - Other Health Impairment
OI - Orthopedic Impairment
OJT - On-Job Training
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
OT - Occupational Therapist
PAC - Parent Advisory Committee
PEIMS - Public Education Information Management System
PLAAFP - Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
PPCD - Pre-school Programs for Children with Disabilities
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PT - Physical Therapist
RDSPD - Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
REACH - Research and Education for Autism in Children
RPTE - Reading Proficiency Test in English
RTI - Response to Intervention
SBOE - State Board of Education
SEA - State Education Agency
SF - Support Facilitation
SI - Speech Impairment
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SSI - Student Services Initiative
STAAR - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
STAAR-A - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-Accommodated
STAAR-M - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-Modified
STAAR-Alt - State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness-Alternate
TAC - Texas Administrative Code
TAKS - Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
TAKS-ACC - Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Accommodated
TAKS-M - Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Modified
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TCB - Texas Commission for the Blind
TEA - Texas Education Agency
TEKS - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
VI -Visual Impairment