Acronym |
Meaning |
504 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
AAC |
Augmentative and Alternate Communication |
ABA |
Applied Behavioral Analysis |
ADHD (ADD) |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ADR |
Alternate Dispute Resolution |
AIM |
Accessible Instructional Materials |
ALD |
Assistive Listening Device |
APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
ASL |
American Sign Language |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan |
CAA |
California Alternate Assessment |
CAASP |
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress |
CAC |
Community Advisory Committee |
CASE |
Community Alliance for Special Education |
CAST |
Collaborative Academic Support Teams |
CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
CCR |
California Code of Regulations |
CCS |
California Children's Services |
CDC |
California Diagnostic Centers |
CDE |
California Department of Education |
CDPS |
California Department of Public Health |
CELDT |
California English Language Development Test |
CMA |
California Modified Assessment |
CMH |
County Mental Health |
CPS |
Child Protective Services |
CST |
California Standards Test |
DHH |
Deaf-Hard of Hearing |
DIS |
Designated Instruction and Services |
DOE |
US Department of Education |
DOR |
Department of Rehabilitation |
DTT |
Discrete Trial Training |
EC |
Education Code |
ECE |
Early Childhood Education |
ED |
Emotionally Disturbed |
EL |
English Learner |
ELD |
English Learning Development |
EMD |
Established Medical Disability |
EO |
English Only |
ESY |
Extended School Year |
FAPE |
Free and Appropriate Public Education |
FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
FEP |
Fluent English Proficient |
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
GE |
General Education or Grade Equivalent |
HOH |
Hard of Hearing |
IA |
Instructional Aide or Assistant |
IBI |
Individual Behavior Intervention |
ID |
Intellectual Disability |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IDEIA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act |
IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
IEP |
Individualized Educational Program |
IEPT |
Individualized Education Program Team |
IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
ISP |
Individualized Service Plan |
ITP |
Individualized Transition Plan |
JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
LCI |
Licensed Children's Institute |
LEA |
Local Education Agency |
LEP |
Limited English Proficient |
LH |
Learning Handicapped |
LI |
Low Incidence Disabilities |
LP |
Local Plan |
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
MD |
Multiple Disabilities |
MDA |
Multidisciplinary Assessment |
MH |
Mental Health |
MM |
Mild to Moderate (Basic) |
MS |
Moderate to Severe (Foundational) |
NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
NPA |
Non-Public Agency |
NPS |
Non-Public School |
O&M |
Orientation and Mobility |
OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
OCD |
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
OCMH |
Orange County Mental Health |
ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
OH |
Orthopedically Handicapped |
OHI |
Occupational Therapy |
OI |
Orthopedically Impaired |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
PECS |
Picture Exchange Communication System |
PH |
Physically Handicapped |
PL |
Public Law |
PLOP |
Present Level of Performance |
PS |
Program Specialist |
PT |
Physical Therapy, Physical Therapist |
PWN |
Prior Written Notice |
RCOC |
Regional Center of Orange County |
ROP |
Regional Occupational Program |
RSP |
Resource Specialist Program |
SDC |
Special Day Class |
SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
SH |
Severely Handicapped |
SL (SLI) |
Speech & Language (Speech & Language Impaired) |
SLD |
Specific Learning Disabled |
SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
SP |
Service Plan |
SPED |
Special Education |
SST |
Student Study Team |
STAR |
State Testing and Reporting |
SUCSESS |
Systemic Utilization of Comprehensive Strategies Ensuring Student Success |
SWD |
Students with Disabilities |
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
TEACCH |
Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children |
TPP |
Transition Partnership Project |
TRI |
Triennial Review |
VI |
Visually Impaired |