ACF* - Administration for Children and Families

Acronyms

ACF* - Administration for Children and Families

ACT-Antrim County Transit

ACYF* - Administration on Children, Youth and Families

ADA* - Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

AIAN - American Indian Alaska Native

APOT-Annual Pre-Service Orientation and Training

BMI-Body Mass Index

C-Coach

CA* - Community Assessment

CAA - Community Action Agency

CACFP* - Child and Adult Care Food Program

CAP - Community Action Program

CARES – Children Acquiring Rich Experiences and Skills

CCDBG - Child Care Development Block Grant

CCDF* - Child Care Development Fund

CCSC–Collaborative Center Services Coordinator

CD-Conscious Discipline

CDA* - Child Development Associate

CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDL - Commercial Driver’s License

CEU - Continuing Education Units

CFR* - Code of Federal Regulations

CFS-Child and Family Specialist

CHAR-EM – Charlevoix/Emmet Intermediate School District

COOR ISD – Crawford/Ogemaw/Oscoda/Roscommon Intermediate School District

COS - Change of Status

CPS-Child Protective Services

CSRS - Child Safety Restraint Systems

CSBG* - Community Services Block Grant

CSFP-Commodity Supplement Food Program

CWLA-Child Welfare League of America

DAP - Developmentally Appropriate Practices

D&B* - Dun & Bradstreet

DECA-Devereux Early Childhood Assessment

DHHS – Department of Health and Human Services

DMT-Data Management Technician

DUNS* - Data Universal Number System

EAP – Employee Assistance Program

EHS* - Early Head Start

ECLKC* - Early Childhood Learning and KnowledgeCenter

EITC* - Earned Income Tax Credit 1 of 4

ELLCO-Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation

EOM* - End of Month Enrollment

EPSDT - Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment

ERIC - Educational ResourcesInformationCenter

ERSEA - Enrollment, Recruitment, Selection, Eligibility & Attendance

ESI-R-Early Screening Inventory

ESL - English as a Second Language

FAA - Financial Assistance Award

FACES* - Family & Child Experiences Survey

FAP-Food Assistance Program

FAPE* - Free Appropriate Public Education

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FCP - Family & Community Partnerships

FEA-Family Engagement Activity

FERPA-Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FES-Family Engagement Specialist

FIP-Family Independence Program

FMLA-Family Medical Leave Act

FPA* - Family Partnership Agreement

FPL-Federal Poverty Level

FTE - Full-Time Equivalent

FYSB* - Family and Youth Services Bureau

FY* - Fiscal Year

GABI* - Grant Application Budget Instrument

GAO - General Accountability Office

GED - General Equivalency Diploma

GPO - U.S. Government Printing Office

GSRP – Great Start Readiness Program

HARA-Homeless Assistance Resource Agency

HFA-Healthy Families America

HFNM-Healthy Families Northern Michigan

HHS* - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

HIPAA-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

HR-Human Resources

HS – Head Start

HSAC* - Health Services Advisory Committee

HSCO* - Head Start Collaboration Office

HSB* - Head Start Bureau

HSFIS* - Head Start Family Information System

HSFCC – Head Start Family Child Care

HSRC* - HeadStartResourceCenter

HV-Home Visit

ICHAT-Internet Criminal History Access Tool

IDEA* - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP* - Individualized Education Program

IFSP* - Individualized Family Service Plan

IM* - Information Memorandum

IMH-Infant Mental Health 2 of 4

IMIL-I am Moving, I am Learning

IPM-Integrated Pest Management

ISD – IntermediateSchool District
KM* - Knowledge Management

LEA* - Local Education Agency

LEP - Limited English Proficiency

LRE* - Least Restrictive Environment

MCIR – Michigan Child Immunization Registry

MDCH-Michigan Department of Community Health

MDE-Michigan Department of Education

MH-Mental Health

MHSA – Michigan Head Start Association

MIC – Supplemental Food program for Mothers, Infants and Children

MIHP-Maternal Infant Health Program

MIS - Management Information System

MOA - Memorandum of Agreement

MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

MSPB* - Migrant and Seasonal Program Branch

MTSS-Multi Tiered Systems of Support

NAEYC – National Association for the Education of Young Children

NCLB - No Child Left Behind Act

NHSA – National Head Start Association

NHTSA - National Highway Transportation & Safety Administration

NMCAA – Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency

NPRM* - Notice of Proposed Rule Making

OFA* - Office of Family Assistance

OHSMS* - Office of Head Start Monitoring System

OHS* - Office of Head Start

OMB* - Office of Management & Budget

OPRE - Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation

PAF-Personnel Action Form

PBC-Practice Base Coaching
PC* - Policy Council

PI* - Program Instruction

PIR* - Program Information Report

P.L. - Public Law

PMS* - Payment Management System

PROMIS* - Program Resources & Outcomes Management Information System

PSA - Public Service Announcement

PSC-Program Services Coordinator

QIP* - Quality Improvement Plan

RCTA-Roscommon County Transit Authority

RFP* Request for Proposal

R&H-Recruitment & Health

RAM - Risk Assessment Meeting

SEA - State Education Agency

SF-269 - Standard Form 269 Financial Report

SF-272 - Standard Form 272 Financial Report 3 of 4

SNAP-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

SOR-Sex Offender Registry

SSBG* - Social Services Block Grant

SS-Site Supervisor

SSI - Supplemental Security Income

T/TA* - Training and Technical Assistance

TANF* - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

TB-Tuberculosis

TBA ISD –TraverseBayAreaIntermediateSchool District

TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

TEFAP- The Emergency Food Assistance Program

TLO-Time and Labor Online

TSGOLD-Teaching Strategies GOLD

URL - Uniform Resource Locator

USDA - United States Department of Agriculture

Wex/Miss ISD-Wexford/Missaukee Intermediate School District

WIC - Women, Infants and Children

ZS – Early Childhood Endorsement

*Head Start Knowledge and Information Management Services

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