ACRONYMS

ABA =Applied Behavioral Analysis

ADA = American with Disabilities Act

ADD = Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD = Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AE = Age Equivalent

AS = Asperger's Syndrome

ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASL = American Sign Language

AT = Assistive Technology

AUT = Autism

BOE = Board of Education

CAPD = Central Auditory Processing Disorder

CBI = Community Based Instruction

CBVI = Community Based Vocational Instruction

CBVT = Community Based Vocational Training

CCRPI= College and Career Readiness Performance Index

COGAT = Cognitive Abilities Test

CP = Cerebral Palsy

CRCT = Criterion-Referenced Competency Test

CTAE = Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education

D/HH = Deaf/Hard of Hearing

DB = Deaf-Blind

DFACS = Department of Family and Children’s Services

DHR = Department of Human Resources

DJJ = Department of Juvenile Justice

DOB = Date of Birth

DOE = Department of Education

EBD = Emotional and Behavioral Disorder

EIP = Early Intervention Program

ELL = English Language Learners

EOCT = End of Course Test

ESOL = English to Speakers of Other Languages

ESY = Extended School Year

EXT = Extended Time

FAPE = Free Appropriate Public Education

FBA = Functional Behavioral Assessment

FERPA = Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FTE = Full-Time Equivalent

GAA= Georgia Alternative Assessment

GCIMP = Georgia Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process

GE = Grade Equivalent

GF/CF = Gluten-Free/Casein-Free diet (wheat and dairy)

GHSGT = Georgia High School Graduation Tests

GHSWT = Georgia High School Writing Test

GKIDS= Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills

GLRS = Georgia Learning Resources System

GNETS = Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support

GPA = Grade Point Average

HHB = Hospital Home-bound

HI = Hearing Impaired

ID = Intellectual Disability

IDEA = Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP = Individualized Education Program

IFSP = Individualized Family Service Plan

IQ = Intelligence Quotient

ISS = In School Suspension

ITBS = Iowa Tests of Basic skills

LB = Legally Blind

LD = Learning Disability

LEA = Local Education Agency

LEP = Limited English Proficiency

LRE = Least Restrictive Environment

MIID= Mild Intellectual Disability

MOID = Moderate Intellectual Disability

NCLB = No Child Left Behind

OCD = Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

ODD = Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OHI = Other Health Impairment

OI = Orthopedic Impairment

OSS = Out of School Suspension

OT = Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist

PARA = Paraprofessional

PDD = Pervasive Developmental Disorder (milder end of the Autism Spectrum)

PDD-NOS = Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified

PID = Profound Intellectual Disability

PT = Physical Therapy or Physical Therapist

PTSD = Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

QBE = Quality Basic Education

RESA = Regional Educational Service Agency

ROM = Range Of Motion

RtI = Response to Intervention

RYDC = Regional Youth Detention Center

SDD = Severe Developmental Delay (younger children)

SED = Severe Emotional Disturbance

SI = Speech Impairment or Sensory Integration

SID = Severe Intellectual Disability

SLD = Specific Learning Disability

SLP = Speech Language Pathologist

SS = Standard Score

SSA = Social Security Administration

SSD = Social Security Disability

SSDAC = Social Security for the Disabled Adult Child

SSI = Supplemental Security Income

SST = Student Support Team

TBI = Traumatic Brain Injury

VI = Visual Impairment

VR/DOL = Vocational Rehabilitation Program- Georgia Department of Labor

WIC = Women, Infants, and Children

WIA = Workforce Investment Act

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