General Acronyms in Education
ACTAmerican College Test
ADAAmerican Disability Act
ADPEAdaptive PE
APAdvanced Placement
AYPAdequate Yearly Progress
BIPBehavior Intervention Plan (or Program)
BOEBoard of Education
BYOTBring Your Own Technology
CCRPICollege Career Ready Performance Index
CRCTCriterion Referenced Competency Test
CTAECareer, Technical and Agricultural Education
CTSOCareer and Technical Student Organization
DBHDDDepartment of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
DECADistributive Education Clubs of America
DFCSDepartment of Family and Child Services
DDKDevelopmentally Delayed Kindergarten
DISCOVERDeveloping Independence Skills with Competitive Occupational and
Vocational Exploration and Research
DOEDepartment of Education
EBDEmotional/Behavioral Disorder
EIPEarly Intervention Program
ELAEnglish Language Arts
ELLEnglish Language Learner (formerly Limited English Proficient LEP)
EOCTEnd of Course Test
EOGEnd of Grade (3-8)
ERICEducational Resources Information Center
ESOLEnglish to Speakers of Other Languages
ESSAEvery Child Succeeds Act
ESYExtended School Year
FBLAFuture Business Leaders of America
FCCLAFamily, Career and Community Leaders of America
FCSForsyth County Schools
FFAFuture Farmers of America
FERPAFamily Education Rights and Privacy Act
FNSFood and Nutrition Services
FTEFull Time Equivalency
GAAGeorgia Alternate Assessment
GAVSGeorgia Virtual School
GHSAGeorgia High School Association
GHSGTGeorgia High School Graduation Test
GKAPGeorgia Kindergarten Assessment Program
GKIDSGeorgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developing Skills
GLRSGeorgia Learning Resources System
GNETSGeorgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support
GOSAGovernor’s Office of Student Achievement
GPSGeorgia Performance Standards
GSEGeorgia Standards of Excellence
HIHearing Impairment
HIQHighly Qualified
HOSAHealth Occupations Students of America
HRHuman Resources
IAPIndividual Accommodation Plan (504)
IBInternational Baccalaureate
ICInfinite Campus
IDIntellectual Disability
IDEAIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEEIndependent Educational Evaluation
IEPIndividualized Education Plan
ISTInstructional Support Team
ITBSIowa Tests of Basic Skills
LEPLimited English Proficient
LEALocal Education Agency
LDLearning Disability
LKESLeader Keys Effectiveness System
LMSLearning Management System
LSCLocal School Council
MEPMigrant Education Program
MIDMild Intellectual Disability
MOAMemorandum of Agreement
MOIDModerate Intellectual Disability
MOWRMove on When Ready (Dual Enrollment)
MTSSMulti-Tiered System of Support
NCLBNo Child Left Behind
OCDObsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCGOfficial Code of Georgia
OCROffice of Civil Rights
ODDOppositional Defiance Disorder
OEAOffice of Educational Accountability
OHIOther Health Impairment
OIOrthopedic Impairment
OTOccupational Therapy
PACProfessional Appraisal Cycle
PBISPositive Behavior Interventions and Supports
PDCProfessional Development Center
PDDPervasive Developmental Disorder
PIDProfound Intellectual Disability
PLUProfessional Learning Unit
PORProof of Residency
PPOPersonal Protective Order
PPRAProtections of Pupil Rights Amendment
Pre-KPre-Kindergarten
PRPAProtection of Public Rights Amendment
PSATPre-Scholastic Aptitude
PTPhysical Therapy
QBEQuality Basic Education
REACHRealizing Educational Achievement Can Happen
REPRemedial Educational Program
RESARegional Educational Service Area
RTIResponse to Intervention
RVIRelated Vocational Instruction
RYDCRegional Youth Detention Center
SATScholastic Assessment Test
SBOEState Board of Education
SDDSignificant Developmental Delay
SEBDSevere Emotional/Behavioral Disorder
SELSocial Emotional Learning
SHBPState Health Benefit Plan
SISStudent Information System
SLDSStatewide Longitudinal Data System
SPLOSTSpecial Purpose Local Option Sales Tax
SLPSpeech Language Pathologist
SNPSchool Nutrition Program
SSSStudent Support Service
SSTStudent Support Team
SSNSocial Security Number
SSWSchool Social Worker
STEMScience, Technology, Engineering and Math
STEAMScience, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math
SWDStudents with Disabilities
TKESTeacher Keys Effectiveness System
TPOTemporary Protective Order
TRSTeacher Retirement System
TSATechnology Student Association
USDAUnited States Department of Agriculture
WBLWork Based Learning
YAPYouth Apprenticeship Program