AB

Assembly Bill

ABA

Applied Behavioral Analysis

ABC

Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

ACC

Alternative Augmentative Communication

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit/Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADR

Alternative Dispute Resolution

APE

Adaptive Physical Education

APEIS

Assistant Principal, Elementary Instructional Specialist

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorders

ASL

American Sign Language

AT

Assistive Technology

AUT

Autism

BCaBA

Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst

BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BCBA-D

Board Certified Behavior Analyst – Doctoral

BD

Behavior Disorder

BIC

Behavior Intervention Consultation

BID

Behavior Intervention Development

BII

Behavior Intervention Implementation

BIP

Behavioral Intervention Plan

BSP

Behavior Support Plan

BTP

Behavioral Treatment Plan

CAPD

Central Auditory Processing Disorder

CAPTA

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

CBI

Community Based Instructions

CAHSEE

California High School Exit Exam

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDE

California Department of Education

CEC

California Education Code

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CF

Cystic Fibrosis

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CHIP

Children’s Health Insurance Program

CIFMS

Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System

CMH

County Mental Health

COP

Community of Practice

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CPIR

Center for Parent Information and Resources (that’s us!)

CPRC

Community Parent Resource Center

CPS

Child Protective Services

CSB

California School for the Blind

CSHCN

Children with Special Health Care Needs

CSPD

Comprehensive System of Personnel Development

CST

Child Study Team

CST

California Standards Test

CUM

Cumulative File

DB

Deaf-Blind

DCFS

Department of Children and Family Services – Los Angeles County

DD

Developmentally Delayed

DD Act

Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

DIBELS

Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy

DHH

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

DHS

The Department of Health Services

DIS

Designated Instruction and Services

DMH

Department of Mental Health

DoDDS

Department of Defense Dependent Schools

DOE

The Department of Education of the State of California

DS

Down Syndrome

DSM – 5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association, 5^th Edition

DSS

The Department of Social Services

DTT

Discrete Trial Training

ECE

Early Childhood Education

ECSE

Early Childhood Special Education

ED

Emotional Disturbance

EDGAR

Education Department General Administrative Regulations

EHA or EAHCA

The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (now IDEA), or Public Law 94-142

EHDI

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program

EI

Early Intervention

EIS

Early Intervening Services

ELL

English Language Learner

EMH

Educable Mentally Handicapped **

EMR

Educable Mentally Retarded **

EPSDT

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment

ERIC

Education Resources Information Center

ERICS

Counseling and Educationally Related Intensive Counseling Services

ESD

Extended School Day

ESEA

Elementary and Secondary Education Act (now called ESSA)

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESSA

Every Student Succeeds Act

ESY

Extended School Year

FAA

Functional Analysis Assessment

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FAS

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FBA

Functional Behavioral Assessment

FC

Facilitated Communication

FCT

Functional Communication Training

FEOG

Full Educational Opportunity Goal

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FOIA

Freedom of Information Act

GARS – 3

Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, 3^rd Edition

GATE

Gifted and Talented Education

GE

General Education

GPRA

Government Performance and Results Act

HI

Hearing Impaired

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability + Accountability Act

HO

Hearing Officer

HoH

Hard of Hearing

HOUSSE

High Objective Uniform State Standards of Evaluation

HQT

Highly Qualified Teacher [Editor’s Note, January 2016: The definitions and requirements associated with the term “highly qualified teachers” has been deleted from both general and special education legislation as of December 2015. You may still hear this term, but it will soon be a relic left over from past legislation.]

IA

Instructional Assistant

IAES

Interim Alternative Educational Setting

ID

Intellectual Disabilities (formerly Mental Retardation)

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEE

Individualized Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IES

Institute of Education Sciences

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan

IHE

Institution of Higher Education

IPP/ISP

Individual Program Plan / Individual Support Plan

IT

Itinerant Teacher

ITCA

Infants and Toddlers Coordinators Association

ITP

Individualized Transition Plan

LD

Learning Disability

LEA

Local Education Agency (school district)

LEP

Limited English Proficiency (formerly ESL)

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

MD

Muscular Dystrophy

MD

Multiple Disabilities

MDR

Manifestation Determination Review

MMR

Mildly Mentally Retarded **

Mod MR

Moderately Mentally Retarded **

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MR

Mental Retardation **

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

NASDSE

National Association of State Directors of Special Education

NCLB

No Child Left Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act, reauthorized in 2015 as ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act)

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIMAS

National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard

NIMH

National Institute of Mental Health

NPA

Non Public Agency

NPS

Non Public School

NPRM

Notice of Proposed Rule Making

OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCR

Office forCivil Rights

ODD

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OHI

Other Health Impairment

OI

Orthopedic Impairment

O & M

Orientation and Mobility Services

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education

OT

Occupational Therapy

P & A

Protection & Advocacy

PALS

Peer-Assisted Learning System

PARCC

Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers

PASS

Plan for Achieving Self-Support

PBS

Positive Behavioral Supports

PCA

Personal Care Attendant

PD

Physical Disability

PDD

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PE

Physical Education

PECS

Picture Exchange Communication System

PEI

Spanish acronym for the Individualized Education Program (Plan Educativo Individualizado)

Perkins Act

Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act

PII

Personally Identifiable Information

PKIT

PreKinder Itinerant Teacher

PL

Public Law

PLOP or PLP

Present Level of of Performance

PP

Paraprofessional

PRT

Pivotal Response Training

PS

Preschool

PT

Physical Therapy

PTAC

Parent Technical Assistance Center

PTI

Parent Training and Information Center

RBT

Registered Behavioral Technician

RDA

Results-Driven Accountability

RFP

Request for Proposals

RS

Related Services

RSP

Resource Specialist Program

RSY

Regular School Year

RT

Recreation Therapy

RTI

Response to Intervention

RTTT

Race to the Top Fund

§

This symbol means “Section” as in “§ 300.7 Child with a disability” in the IDEA regulations

SAI

Specialized Academic Instruction

SAS

Supplementary Aids and Services

SB

Spina Bifida

SB

A Senate Bill of the California Legislature

SCHIP

State Children’s Health Insurance Program

SDC

Special Day Class

SEA

State Education Agency

SEAC

Special Education Advisory Committee

Section 504

504 of the Rehabilitation Act

SELPA

Special Education Local Plan Area

SI

Sensory Integration

SIB

Self-Injurious Behavior

SIG

State Improvement Grant

SIMR

State-Identified Measurable Results for Children with Disabilities

SIP

State Implementation Plan

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

SLI

Speech or Language Impairment

SLP

Speech and Language Pathologist

SPED

Special Education

SPOA

Specific Power of Attorney

SPP

State Performance Plan

SSDI

Social Security Disability Income

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

SSIP

State Systemic Improvement Plan

SST

Student Study Team

TA & D

Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

TANF

Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TBS

Therapeutic Behavior Services

TDD

Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf

TMH

Trainable Mentally Handicapped **

TMR

Trainable Mentally Retarded **

TS

Tourette Syndrome

T-TA

Training and Technical Assistance

TTY

Teletypewriter (phone system for the deaf)

TWWIIA

Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act

VI

Visual Impairment

Voc Ed

Vocational Education

VR

Vocational Rehabilitation

WIC

Women, Infants and Children (Special Supplemental Food Program)

WWC

What Works Clearinghouse