Education Acronym Reference Guide
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Acronym Reference Guide
A AAPID African American Parent Involvement Day AASA American Association of School Administrators ABE Adult Basic Education ACT American College Test ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADD Attention-Deficit Disorder ADHD Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADP Adult Diploma Program AFSCME American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees AGAPE Adolescent Girls And Parenting Education AHERA Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act AIP Academic Improvement Plan ALC Area Learning Center AOF Academy of Finance AP Advanced Placement APE Adapted Physical Education APQC American Productivity and Quality Center AR Accelerated Reader ASAP Association of Supervisory and Administrative Personnel ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development ASL American Sign Language ATSP Alternative to Suspension Program AYP Adequate Yearly Progress B BBP Blood borne Pathogens BD Behavior Disorders BEST Behaviorally Effective Skills Training BESTT Building Esteem and Success Today and Tomorrow BICS Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills BFAC Budget Finance Advisory Committee BOE Board of Education BOT Board of Teaching BST Basic Skills Test BTT Boys Totem Town C CAD Computer Aided Drafting CADD Computer Aided Drafting and Design CAI Computer-Assisted Instruction CAREI Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement Computer Curriculum Corporation CE Community Education CENL Communication Evaluation of Native Language CET Center for Employment and Training CGCS Council of the Great City Schools CIF Census Information Form CIMP Continuous Improvement and Monitoring Process CKC Core Knowledge Curriculum CLEAR Community Leisure Education and Recreation CBFAC (now BFAC as of 11-09)
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Citizens Long Range Space Planning Advisory Committee CLUES Chicanos Latinos Unidos En Servicio CMP Connected Mathematics Project COB Committee of the Board COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act CPR Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation CPTED Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design CSRD Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration CUE Collaborative Urban Educator D D.A.R.E. Drug Abuse Resistance Education D/HH Deaf/Hard of Hearing DAPE Developmental Adapted Physical Education DCD Developmental Cognitive Disability DCFL Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
(now known as Minnesota Department of Education)DECA Delta Epsilon Chi Association DOB Date of Birth DOE Department of Education DPT Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus E E/BD Emotional/Behavior Disorders EA Educational Assistant ECFE Early Childhood Family Education ECS Education Commission of the States ECSE Early Childhood Special Education ECSU Educational Cooperative Service Unit EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EIR Early Intervention Reading ELC English Learning Center ELL English Language Learners EMID East Metro Integration District EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESEA Elementary and Secondary Education Act ESL English as a Second Language ETS Educational Talent Search F Family TIES Families Together In Educating Students FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education FAQ Frequently Asked Questions FCI Family and Community Involvement FEP Fluent English Proficient FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act FIP Full Inclusion Program FLAG Foreign Language Assistance Grant FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTIP Family Truancy Intervention Program FY Fiscal Year G GAAP Generally Accepted Accounting Principles GAP Guadeloupe Alternative Programs GED General Educational Development GLBT Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender GT Gifted and Talented H H.O.W. Hands-On Work HESO Higher Education Services Offices HI Hearing Impaired HIPPA Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act HLQ Home Language Questionnaire HOSTS Helping One Student to Succeed volunteer program HR Human Resources HS High School http Hyper Text Transfer Protocol I IA Infectious Agents IB International Baccalaureate IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP Individualized Education Program IPFI Individual Protective Factors Index ITP Intensive Truancy Program J JCC Jewish Community Center JDC Juvenile Detention Center JROTC Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps K K-12 Kindergarten through Grade Twelve KEEY Kids, Education, the Environment and You KLDM Kindergarten Language Development Model L LA Language Academy LAS Language Assessment Scale Test LCD Latino Consent Decree LCTS Local Collaborative Time Study LD Learning Disability LEAD
(Project LEAD)Leadership, Environment, Academics and Determination LEAP Limited English Achievement Program LEEP Library Equity and Excellence Program LEP Limited English Proficiency LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender LRI Grant Local Reading Improvement Grant M MACALD Minnesota Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities MACS Minnesota Association of Charter Schools MAESP Minnesota Association of Elementary School Principals MARSS Minnesota Automated Reported Student System MASA Minnesota Association of School Administrators MASE Minnesota Administrators of Special Education MASSP Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals MAT7 Metropolitan Achievement Test, Seventh Edition MBT Minnesota Board of Teaching MCA Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments MCEA Minnesota Community Education Association MCTM Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics MDA Muscular Dystrophy Association MDE Minnesota Department of Education MEA Minnesota Education Association
(now known as Education Minnesota)MEP Multicultural Excellence Program MESPA Minnesota Elementary School Principals Association MFIP Minnesota Family Investment Program MFT Minnesota Federation of Teachers
(now known as Education Minnesota)MinnSPRA Minnesota School Public Relations Association MLA Metropolitan Learning Alliance MMR Measles, Mumps and Rubella MnSCU Minnesota State Colleges and Universities MPCC Minnesota Private College Council MRC Multicultural Resource Center MSEA Minnesota School Employees Association N NAAPID National African American Parent Involvement Day NAEP National Assessment of Educational Progress NAESP National Association of Elementary School Principals NAGC National Association of Gifted Children NASDC New American Schools Development Corporation NASSP National Association of Secondary School Principals NBPTS National Board for Professional Teaching Standards NCE Normal Curve Equivalent NCES National Center for Education Statistics NCLB No Child Left Behind NCPIE National Coalition of Partners In Education NCREL North Central Region Educational Laboratory NCS National Computer Systems NEA National Education Association NEAT Network of Education Action Teams NNAT Naglieri Non-verbal Ability Test NSPRA National School Public Relations Association NSSEA National School Supply and Equipment Association O OBE Outcome-Based Education OCR Office for Civil Rights OJT On-the-Job-Training OPV Oral Polio Vaccine OSBI Office of Site-Based Improvement OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration OT Occupational Therapy P P.R.E.P Pride, Respect, Excellence, Peace PACER Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights PAS Programs for Achieving Success PC Personal Computer PDD-NOS Pervasive Developmental DisorderNot Otherwise Specified PDP Professional Development Plan PE Physical Education PEA Professional Employees Association PEARS Personal Effort And Responsibility PECI Program Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Plan PELRA Public Employment Labor Relations Act PEP Parent Education Professionals PERA Public Employees Retirement Association PIF Parent Information Fair PSD Program for Social Development PSEO Post-Secondary Education Options PTA Parent Teacher Association PTO Parent Teacher Organization PTSA Parents, Teachers, Students Association PYP Primary Years Program R REA Reading Excellence Act REA Research, Evaluation and Assessment RFP Requisition For Payment RIF Reading is Fundamental RSVP Rpondez S'il Vous Plat S SART Student Attendance Review Team SASI School Administrative Student Information SAT Scholastic Achievement Test SAT10 Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition SBSDM Site Based Shared Decision Making SCIP School Continuous Improvement Plan SE Special Education SEAC Special Education Advisory Committee SEED Supportive Experiential Education SEH Short, Elliot and Hendrickson (business partners) SEM School-wide Enrichment Model SES Socio-Economic Status SFA Success For All SIS Student Information Systems SLC Small Learning Communities SNK-1 Special Needs Kindergarten-First Grade SOAR Student Opportunity for Academic Renewal SPFT Saint Paul Federation of Teachers SPPA Saint Paul Principals Association SPPS Saint Paul Public Schools SPSO Saint Paul Supervisors Organization SSN Social Security Number STAR Staff Automated Reporting STAR Grant Sales Tax Revitalization Grant STELLAR Saint Paul English Language Learners Academic Reform STEM Success through Exploring Mathematics STEP Science Training Encouragement Program (3M Program) STEPS Specialized Transition and Employment Planning Services STW School To Work SUMIT Program Skills Uniquely Marketable In Technology Program SWAT Team Students With an Aptitude for Tutoring Team T TA Teaching Assistant TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Td Tetanus diphtheria TDD Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf TEAE Tests of Emerging Academic English TESOL Teaching English to speakers of Other Languages TIES Technology and Information Educational Services TIP Truancy Intervention Program TOPS Training Opportunity for Practicing Secondary Specialists TPT Twin Cities Public Television TQM Total Quality Management TRA Teacher Retirement Association TTD/TTY Teletypewritng Device/ Teletypewriter TTI Transition To Independence U UEC Urban Education Collaborative UFARS Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting System USDA United States Department of Agriculture UTEP Urban Teacher Education Partnership W WFRC Working Family Resource Center WIC Program for Women, Infants and Children www World Wide Web Y YTEP Youth Training and Employment Program
