Special Education Acronyms & Abbreviations

A

AAC

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

ACT on Life

Adult Centered Tool on Life

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AEP

Alternative Education Program

AEIS

Academic Excellence Indicator System – Texas State Accountability System

AEPT

Adult Employability Profile Tool

AGC

Access to the General Curriculum

APE

Adapted Physical Education

ARD

Admission, Review, Dismissal

ASPIRE

Accessing Student Potential with Integrity, Responsibility, and Engagement

AT

Assistive Technology

ATD

Assistive Technology Devices

AU

Autism

AYP

Adequate Yearly Progress – Federal Accountability System

B

BCT

Behavior Consultation Team

BLS

Basic Language Skills

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

C

CAPP

Chemical Abuse Prevention Program

CBI

Community Based Instruction

CBO

Community Based Outing

CRCG

Community Resource Coordination Groups

CTE

Career and Technical Education

D

D/HH

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

DB

Deaf/Blind

DIAG

Diagnostician

DIBELS

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills

DMM

Decision Making Matrix

DNQ

Did Not Qualify

E

ECI

Early Childhood Intervention

ECO

Early Childhood Outcomes

ECSE

Early Childhood Special Education (formerly PPCD)

ELE

Early Learning Environment

EGL

Enrolled Grade Level

ELL

English Language Learner

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESLE

Early Structured Learning Environment

ESSA

Every Student Succeeds Act

ED

Emotional Disturbance

ESC

Education Service Center

eSPED

Computer-Based IEP in Leander ISD

ESY

Extended School Year

F

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FIE

Full Individual Evaluation

G

GOALS

Growing Ownership, Awareness, Lifelong Learning, and Social Skills

H

HHS

Health and Human Services

HLS

Home Language Survey

HQ

Highly Qualified

I

IA

Instructional Assistant

IBC

Intensive Behavior Continuum

IC

Integral Care for Austin/Travis County Long Term Service Provider for AU, Mental Health and IDD

ICAP

Individual Community Academic Program

IDD

Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled

IDEA

Individuals w/ Disabilities Education Act

IEE

Independent Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IFSP

Individual Family Service Plan

INC

Inclusion

ID

Intellectually Disabled

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

J

JJAEP

Juvenile Justice Alternative Educational Program

L

LEO

Leander Extended Opportunity

LID

Low Incidence Disability

LIDDA

Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority

LPAC

Language Proficiency Assessment Committee

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

LSSP

Licensed Specialist in School Psychology

LVN

Licensed Vocational Nurse

M

MDR

Manifestation Determination Review

N

NCEC

Non-Categorical Early Childhood Disability

O

O&M

Orientation and Mobility

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

OHI

Other Health Impairment

OI

Orthopedic Impairment

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OSERS

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

OT

Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapist

P

PBMAS

Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System

PCP

Person Centered Planning

PEIMS

Public Education Informational System

PLAAFP

Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance

PSLP

Preschool Speech and Language Program

PT

Physical Therapy/Physical Therapist

Q

QRI

Qualitative Reading Inventory

R

RDSPD

Regional Day School Program for the Deaf

REED

Review of Existing Evaluation Data

RFB&D

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic

RN

Registered Nurse

RTI

Response to Intervention

S

SBS

Structured Behavior Supports

SCSS

Social Communication Supports and Services

SCTN

Student-Centered Transition Network

SE

Supported Employment

SELF

Skills for Enhancing Lifelong Fulfillment

SEMS

Special Education Management System

SI

Speech Impairment

SHARS

School Health and Related Services

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

SLE

Structured Learning Environment

SLP

Speech Language Pathologist

SPIN

Strengths Preferences Interests Needs

SPP

State Performance Plan

SRI

Scholastic Reading Inventory

SRO

Student Resource Officer

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

STAAR

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness

STAAR ALT-2

State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness – Alternate 2

STEP

Systemic Training for Educational Progress

SBOE

State Board of Education

T

TASC

Training for Academic Success in the Classroom

TBRI

Trust-Based Relational Intervention

TED

Transition and Employment Designee

TEKS

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

Texas ABLE

Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TBSI

Texas Behavior Support Initiative

TCB

Texas Commission for the Blind

TEA

Texas Education Agency

TPRI

Texas Primary Reading Inventory

TSBVI

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

TSD

Texas School for the Deaf

TWC

Texas Workforce Commission

TWS-VRS

Texas Workforce Solutions – Vocational Rehabilitation Services (formally DARS)