SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF ACRONYMS
ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit with Hyperactivity Disorder
AEP –Alternative Education Program
AI – Auditory Impairment
APE – Adaptive Physical Education
ARD – Admission, Review and Dismissal committee
AT – Assistive Technology
AU – Autism
BIP – Behavior Intervention Plan
CTE – Career and Technology Education
CBI – Community Based Instruction
CD – Conduct Disorder
CPI – Crisis, Prevention, Intervention
DAEP – Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
DB – Deaf/Blind
ECI – Early Childhood Intervention
ED – Emotional Disturbance
ELL – English Language Learner
ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act (currently reauthorized as NCLB)
ESL – English as a Second Language
ESY – Extended School Year
FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education
FBA – Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FIE – Full and Individual Evaluation
HMP –Health Management Plan
ID – Intellectual Disability
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004
IDEIA –Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
IEE – Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP – Individualized Education Program
IHT – In Home Training
LEA – Local Education Agency
LEP – Limited English Proficiency
LPAC – Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
MD – Multiple Disabilities
MDR – Manifestation Determination Review
MR – Mental Retardation (now ID)
NCEC – Noncategorical Early Childhood
NCLB – No Child Left Behind (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
OHI – Other Health Impairment
OI – Orthopedic Impairment
O & M – Orientation and Mobility
OT – Occupational Therapy
PLAAFP – Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
PPCD – Preschool Programs for Children with Disabilities
PT – Physical Therapy
REED – Review of Existing Evaluation Data
RTI – Response to Intervention
SI – Speech Impairment
SLD – Specific Learning Disability
STAAR – State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
STAAR-A – State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness-Alternate
STAAR-M – State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness-Modified
TAKS – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
TAKS-A – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Accommodated
TAKS-Alt – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-Alternate
TAKS-M – Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - Modified
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TBSI – Texas Behavior Support Initiative
TEA – Texas Education Agency
TEKS – Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (State academic standards)
VAC – Vocational Adjustment Class
VI – Visual Impairment
Updated March 2012 Arlington Independent School District Special Education Dept.