IDEA-Related Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms
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504 | Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Enforced by Office for Civil Rights. |
611 | Section 611 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Funds. |
616 | Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
618 | Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Data. |
619 | Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Preschool. |
642 | Makes sections 616, 617, and 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act applicable, as appropriate, to the Part C Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities program |
ABA | Applied Behavioral Analysis |
ACF | Administration for Children and Families |
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
AE | Age Equivalent |
APE | Adaptive Physical Education |
APR | Annual Performance Report |
ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
ASL | American Sign Language |
AT | Assistive Technology |
AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
BD | Behavioral Disorder |
BIA | Bureau of Indian Affairs |
BIE | Bureau of Indian Education |
BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
CAP | Corrective Action Plan |
CAPTA | Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act |
CC | Closed Captioning |
CCDBG | Child Care Development Block Grant |
CCDF | Child Care Development Fund |
CEC | Council for Exceptional Children |
CEIS | Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services |
CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
CHADD | Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactive Disorders |
CHIP | Children’s Health Insurance Program |
CIFMS | Continuous Improvement Focused Monitoring System |
CP | Cerebral Palsy |
CPRC | Community Parent Resource Center |
CPSE | Committee on Preschool Special Education |
CSPD | Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
CSSO | Chief State School Officer |
DAC | Data Accountability Center |
DB | Deaf-Blind |
DD | Developmental Disabilities; Developmental Delay |
D/HH | Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
DMS | Differentiated Monitoring and Support |
DOH | Department of Health |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
EBP | Evidence-Based Practice(s) |
EC | Early Childhood |
ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education |
ED | Department of Education |
ED | Emotional Disturbance |
EDEN | Education Data Exchange Network |
EDFacts | EDFacts centralizes performance data supplied by K-12 State education agencies. |
EDGAR | Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunities Commission |
EHDI | Early Hearing Detection and Intervention |
EHS | Early Head Start |
EI | Early Intervention |
EIS | Early Intervening Services |
EL | English Learner |
ELC | Early Learning Challenge |
EL | Early Learning |
ELL | English Language Learner |
ELP | Early Language Proficiency |
EPSDT | Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
ERIC | Educational Resources Information Center |
ESA | Educational Service Agency |
ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
ESL | English as a Second Language |
ESSA | Every Student Succeeds Act |
ESY | Extended School Year |
FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
FICC | Federal Interagency Coordinating Council |
FOIA | Freedom of Information Act |
FR | Federal Register |
FRC | Federal Resource Center |
FSM | Federated States of Micronesia |
FVPSA | Family Violence Prevention and Services Act |
GAPS | Grants Administration Payment System |
GAO | Government Accountability Office |
GEPA | General Education Provisions Act |
GPEA | Government Paper Elimination Act |
GPRA | Government Performance and Results Act |
GRADS360 | A technical assistance resource and the system that states use to submit the SPP/APR |
GSA | General Services Administration |
GSEG | General Supervision Enhancement Grants |
HHS | Health and Human Services |
HS | Head Start |
HQ | Headquarters |
IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
IC | Information Collection |
ICC | Interagency Coordinating Council |
ICO | Informed Clinical Opinion |
ID | Intellectual Disability |
IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
IEP | Individualized Education Program |
IEU | Intermediate Educational Unit |
IFSP | Individualized Family Services Plan |
IG | Inspector General |
IHE | Institution of Higher Education |
ILC | Independent Living Center |
IQ | Intellectual Quotient |
ISP | Individualized Service Plan |
JJ | Juvenile Justice |
KEA | Kindergarten Entry Assessment |
LA | Lead Agency |
LD | Learning Disability |
LEA | Local Educational Agency |
LEP | Limited English Proficiency |
LICC | Local Interagency Coordinating Council |
LOF | Letter of Finding |
LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
MCH | Maternal and Child Health |
MCHB | Maternal and Child Health Bureau |
MFS | Maintenance of State Financial Support |
MIECHV | Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program |
MOA | Memorandum of Agreement |
MOE | Maintenance of Effort |
MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
MSIP | Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division |
MTSS | Multi-Tiered System of Support |
NAEP | National Assessment of Educational Progress |
NASDSE | National Association of State Directors of Special Education |
NCES | National Center for Education Statistics |
NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
NE | Natural Environment |
NIA | Notice Inviting Applications |
NIMAS | National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard |
NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
OAS | Office of the Assistant Secretary |
OCC | Office of Child Care |
OCR | Office for Civil Rights |
OCTAE | Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education |
OD | Office of the Director |
ODS | Office of the Deputy Secretary |
OEL | Office of Early Learning |
OELA | Office of English Language Acquisition |
OESE | Office of Elementary and Secondary Education |
OGC | Office of the General Counsel |
OHI | Other Health Impairment |
OHS | Office of Head Start |
OIAA | Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs |
OIG | Office of Inspector General |
OII | Office of Innovation and Improvement |
OLCA | Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs |
OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
OPE | Office of Postsecondary Education |
OPM | Office of Personnel Management |
OS | Office of the Secretary |
OSS | Office of State Support |
OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs |
OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
OT | Occupational Therapy |
P & A | Protection and Advocacy |
Part B | IDEA Part B Program for children age three through 21 |
Part C | IDEA Part C Early Intervention Program for children birth through age 2 |
PBIS | Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports |
PCC | Parent-Child Center |
PD | Personnel Development |
PDD NOS | Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified |
PDG | Preschool Development Grants |
PII | Personally Identifiable Information |
PT | Physical Therapy |
PTI | Parent Training Information Center |
PWN | Prior Written Notice |
QRIS | Quality Rating and Improvement System |
RBI | Routines-Based Intervention |
RDA | Results Driven Accountability |
RMI | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration |
RTI | Response to Intervention |
RTP | Research to Practice Division |
SAP | State Advisory Panel |
SEA | State Educational Agency |
SEL | Social Emotional Learning |
SEPPE | Special Education Program for Pacific Entities |
SICC | State Interagency Coordinating Council |
SIG | State Improvement Grants |
SIMR | State Identified Measurable Result |
SISEP | State Implementation & Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center |
SISP | Specialized Instructional Support Personnel |
SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
SLDS | State Longitudinal Data System |
SLP | Speech-language pathologist (Note: Do not use SLP for speech-language pathology) |
SPDG | State Personnel Development Grant |
SPOE | System Point of Entry |
SPP | State Performance Plan |
SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
SSIP | State Systemic Improvement Plan |
TA | Technical Assistance |
TACC | Technical Assistance Coordination Center |
TA&D | Technical Assistance and Dissemination |
TDD | Telecommunication Device for the Deaf |
TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
UDL | Universal Design for Learning |
UFSD | Unified School District |
USC | United States Code |
USD | Unified School District |
VI | Visual Impairment |
VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
WIOA | Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act |
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