Common Education Acronyms
There are so many acronyms in education that it can MYHS (Make Your Head Spin). I've complied this list to try to help with some of the more common acronyms.
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A
ADA ... Americans with Disabilities Act
AFT ... American Federation of Teachers
AIP ... Academic Improvement Plan
AP ... Advanced Placement
AT ... Assistive Technology
AYP ... Annual Yearly Progress
B
BIP ... Behavior Intervention Plan
BOE ... Board of Education
C
CPS ... Child Protective Services
CST ... Child Study Team
D
D/HH ... Deaf/Hard of Hearing
E
EBD ... Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EC ... Early Childhood -or- Extracurricular
EL/ELL ... English Learner/English Language Learner
ELA ... English Language Arts
ELD ... English Language Development
ESL ... English as a Second Language
ESSA ... Every Student Succeeds Act
ESY ... Extended School Year
F
FAPE ... Free Appropriate Public Education
FERPA ... Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FRL ... Free and Reduced Lunch
FTE ... Full Time Equivalent
G
GATE ... Gifted and Talented Education
GPA ... Grade Point Average
GT/LD ... Gifted and Talented with Learning Disabilities
H
HQT ... Highly Qualified Teachers
HS ... High School
I
IDEA ... Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP ... Individualized Learning Plan
ISS ... In-School Suspension
IT ... Information Technology
K
K-12 ... Kindergarten through 12th grade
KWL ... Know - Wonder - Learn
L
LD ... Learning Disabled
M
MOU ... Memorandum of Understanding
MPR ... Multipurpose Room
MS ... Middle School
N
NBCT ... National Board Certified Teacher
NCLB ... No Child Left Behind
O
ODD ... Oppositional Defiant Disorder
P
PAC/PTA/O ... Parent Advisory Council/Parent Teacher Association/Organization
PBIS ... Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
PD ... Professional Development
PLC ... Professional Learning Committee
S
SEL ... Social and Emotional Learning
SLD ... Specific Learning Disability
SLP ... Speech and Language Program
SPED ... Special Education
SRO ... School Resource Officer
SSO ... Single Sign-On
STAR ... Standardized Testing and Reporting
STEM ... Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
STEAM ... Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics
T
TESOL ... Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TOSA ... Teacher on Special Assignment
W
WIDA ... World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
WISC ... Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children