Section 7.

Glossary

Louisiana-Specific Terms

The following words and terms are taken from La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § 1404:

Alternate Teacher Preparation Program

A pathway designed for candidates with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree
earned at a regionally accredited institution. An alternate program combines
professional knowledge with field experiences, including a one year supervised
internship in a school setting. For admission to an alternate program, applicants
must demonstrate content mastery.

Ancillary Certificate
A type of Louisiana certificate that allows a qualified person who is not a certified
teacher to provide services in a school setting.

Baccalaureate
A term used to denote an undergraduate degree or program (e.g., Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science).

Certification
A licensing process whereby qualified professionals become legally authorized to
teach or to perform designated duties in the schools under the jurisdiction of the
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE).

Continuing Learning Unit (CLU)

A professional development activity that builds capacity for effective, research-
based, content-focused teaching and learning that positively impacts student
achievement. As a unit of measure, the CLU is used to quantify an educator’s
participation in a system-approved content-focused professional development
activity aligned with the educator’s individual professional growth plan.

Core Subject Areas (per No Child Left Behind federal legislation)

English, reading, language arts; mathematics; science; foreign languages; civics and
government; economics; arts; history; and geography.

Endorsement
A permanent certification authorization added to an existing teaching certificate.

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Graduate
A term used to denote a degree, coursework, or program beyond the baccalaureate
degree level (e.g., Masters of Education, Masters of Arts in Teaching).

Industry Based Certification

A certificate that provides evidence that an individual has successfully demonstrated
skill competencies in a specific set of work related tasks, single occupational area, or
a cluster of related occupational areas (e.g., Certified Landscape Technician, ASE
Certification, Licensed Cosmetologist).

Practitioner’s License
A one year temporary authorization that can be issued three times to an applicant
who is pursuing full credentialing as a teacher. To have this certificate re-issued for
Year 2 and for Year 3, an applicant must meet specified renewal requirements.

Paraprofessional
An employee who provides instructional support in a program supported with Title
I, Part A funds.

Post-Baccalaureate (or old) Alternate Certification Program

A program offered prior to July 1, 2002, that provided opportunities for individuals
with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree to become certified public school
teachers. Applicants seeking certification under this program submitted an official
transcript for evaluation to a Louisiana college or university that had an approved
teacher education program.

Regionally Accredited
A term used to denote the status of public recognition that a regionally recognized
accrediting agency grants to an educational institution or program that meets the
agency’s standards and requirements.

Regularly Employed
A term used to denote an individual who is a full-time or part-time employee of a
school system, and who is not hired on a day-to-day basis.

Level 1 Professional Certificate

A credential issued by the state to an individual who has met all requirements for
full certification as a teacher.

Teacher
An employee of a city or parish school board or of a BESE special school who holds
a teaching certificate and whose legal employment requires certification under the
regulations of BESE.

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Teacher Education Program Completer
an individual who satisfies all requirements of a traditional teacher preparation
undergraduate degree program or of an approved alternate teacher preparation
program.

Teaching Certificate
A license, permit, or certificate issued by the Louisiana Department of Education to
an individual who has met all state requirements for certification as a teacher.

Temporary License
A teaching authorization held for a short period that is not a standard certificate.

Traditional Teacher Preparation Program

A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree program that includes general
education courses, certification focus area(s), professional education courses, field
experiences, and student teaching in a school setting.

Undergraduate
A term used to denote a degree, coursework, or program at the baccalaureate
degree level (e.g., Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Sciences).

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 Louisiana Acronyms

BESE
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

CLU
Continuing Learning Unit (professional development)

CTTIE
Career and Technical Trade and Industrial Education

HOUSSE (per the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)

High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (for highly qualified status of
teachers)

INTASC
Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium

LCET
Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching

LaTAAP
Louisiana Teacher Assistance and Assessment Program

NASDTEC
National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification

NCATE
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

NCLB
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (federal law)

OFAT
Out-of-Field Authority to Teach, a non-standard license

PL2
Practitioner’s License

PLT
Principles of Learning and Teaching Praxis exam

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TAT
Temporary Authorization to Teach, a non-standard license

TEP
Temporary Employment Permit, a non-standard license

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 Education-Specific Terms

Accountability
Applies to most Louisiana educational systems – charter schools, private schools,
parishes, teacher preparation programs, etc.
A rating for the entity is set by the state according to how well students perform on
a given assessment.

Analogy
A comparison of similarities between ideas generally considered to be unalike
Example: Reading is like riding a bicycle, once you learn how, you never forget!

Block Scheduling
An approach to scheduling classes that allows classes to meet for longer periods of
time each day, but in which students take fewer classes on a daily basis.

Classroom Climate
The way a classroom looks and feels
The teacher is ultimately responsible for the classroom climate.

Classroom Environment
All things that encompass the surroundings of the classroom – lights, temperature,
displays, furniture arrangement, etc.
It also includes the affective domain of the environment in the classroom, i.e.,
friendliness, respect, tone, authority, etc.

Competency
A description of the content; what an entry level educator should know and be able
to do.

Content
The subject matter

Content Standards
The prescription of knowledge teachers are required to teach

Core Curriculum
The same prescribed learning for all students

Disciplines
A branch of knowledge; the subject areas
Example: mathematics, science, social studies, language arts, etc.

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Domain
A particular field of study; broad areas of content

Education Testing System (ETS)

The provider of the Praxis tests

Educator Support System

Anyone and any organization that provides guidance and encouragement for
educators and students

Efficacy
Being effective; obtaining a goal

Entry Level Educators

First-year educators

Epistemic
The act of knowing

Epistemology
The study of knowledge and its origins

Ethical Behavior
Acting in the highest moral principles and values
Part of being a professional is acting ethically and always doing the right thing or
making the best possible choice. Teachers are bound by the National Education
Association Code of Ethics.

Explicit Curriculum
All subjects taught in school as prescribed by the state

Hidden Curriculum
Also called implicit or informal curriculum; knowledge that is constructed from
peers, interactions and experiences in school outside of the formal (explicit)
curriculum; learning that takes place in addition to the school curriculum;
nonacademic learning

Holistic
Consideration in entirety; relating to the whole child

Home Schooling
Parents educating their children at home
This education option is currently popular in Louisiana as more and more parents
become disillusioned by their public education system. Estimates based on

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information from state departments and home school organizations suggest that
within seven years, there will be 5 million children that are home schooled.

Informal Curriculum
Learning that occurs in addition to the school curriculum; all the things students
learn while at school besides what is actually being formally taught by the teacher
Also called implicit or hidden curriculum

Inservice Training
Conferences, workshops, lectures, etc. held by schools or parishes and their related
partnerships in order to keep educators updated on their profession.

Integrated Curriculum
Relating a particular theme or unit of study to many different disciplines
Example, for the study of spiders, students will use spiders as counters for division in
math; make a yarn web for spiders in art; build a model of spiders and identify body
parts in science; read Charlotte’s Web and write poems about spiders for language
arts and make up whole body movements while singing Itsy Bitsy Spider in music.
Also called interdisciplinary curriculum

Learner-Centered
The learning activity or concept is based on the abilities, needs and learning style of
students; centered on the child

Magnet School
Developed as a tool for voluntary desegregation, these schools attract students by
offering instruction in specified areas such as the fine arts, or for specific groups
such as gifted and talented

Modeling
Showing how to do something; having students imitate a step-by-step process in a
lesson
Parental and teacher behaviors are constant models for students. If students see
parents or teachers treating others with respect, they will imitate respect. Likewise,
if they see others treated with disrespect, they will do the same.

NCLB
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
The sweeping reform of ESEA signed by President Bush in 2002
NCLB redefines the federal role in K-12 education and closes the achievement gap
between minority and disadvantaged students. It is based on four principles:
stronger accountability requiring states to implement statewide accountability in all
public schools; increasing flexibility and local control; expanding options for parents
and places an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.

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Paradigm
An example or model

Paraprofessional
A trained but non-certified individual who works with students and is under the
supervision of a certified teacher or administrator

Parochial Schools
Private schools usually supported by a church

Pedagogy
The art of knowing how to teach; preparatory teacher training

Professional Development
Ongoing acquisition of competence in specialized knowledge and skills to remain
current in one’s chosen field.

Teachers have a responsibility to continue their professional development

throughout their career. Continued professional development includes attending
lectures or in-service training sessions, presenting at conferences, being a member
of a professional organization, and/or reading professional journals, articles, and
magazines related to one’s profession.

Reflection
A deep analysis of something
Students are often asked to keep a journal of reflections which usually includes
some sort of prompt from the teacher. As a part of being professional, teachers
reflect regularly on their performance in the classroom, a particular lesson or aspects
of their profession.

Self Efficacy
The beliefs one has about his own success
Example: Believing you can make a difference in a child’s life.

Spiral Curriculum
Presenting parts of a discipline (subject) over a number of grades adding additional
complexity at each grade level

Staff Development
Providing training for teachers to keep abreast of current trends and ideas and
improve professionalism
Parishes often offer staff development workshops throughout the year. Also called
in-service-training

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Stem
The question posed in a multiple choice test

Teaching Style
The way a teacher chooses to teach based on previous experiences, educational
beliefs and his or her philosophy
Teaching style includes the way in which a teacher communicates, his or her
mannerisms, his or her selection of a particular teaching method or instructional
strategy, and student expectations. Teaching styles include traditional style, teacher
centered, student centered and/or content centered, with many variations of each
of these.

Team Teaching
Two or more teachers teaching together
They share two groups of students.
Example: One teacher teaches math and science while the other teacher teaches
language arts and social studies.

Title I
Federal public education funding for schools serving low-income families and low
achieving students as mandated by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965

Title IX
Part of the 1972 federal Education Amendment Act that prohibits gender
discrimination for any program receiving federal funds

TPS
THINK PAIR SHARE
Pairing students together to discuss and complete an assignment; each student
shares as they “think” through the problem solving process

Tutorials
Small group assistance of skills not mastered in larger group settings: technology
related tutorials are computer based and allow skill practice through various
repetitions and then mastery is checked by software

Year-Round Education
An educational program running year round with intermittent breaks spread
throughout rather than the traditional three month summer break

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 Acronyms to Know and Love

A ADC
Applicant Designation and
AA Certification
Adjusted Allotment
ADD
AAR Attention Deficit Disorder
Academic Achievement Record
ADHD
ABA Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Adjusted Basic Allotment Disorder

ABLE AEA
Adaptive Behavioral Learning Alternative Education Accountability
Environment
AEC
ACES Alternative Education Campus
Adult and Community Education
System AEFLA
Adult Education and Family Literacy
ACI Act
Advanced Coaching Institute
AEIS
ACT Academic Excellence Indicator System
American College Test
AEP
ACTFL Alternative education program
American Council on the Teaching of
Foreign Languages AFDC
Aid to Families with Dependent
ADA Children
Average Daily Attendance
AGC
ADA Access to the General Curriculum
Age Discrimination Act
AI
ADA Auditorally Impaired
Americans with Disabilities Act
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome

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AIMS ASHA
Activities Integrated for Math and American Speech, Language, and
Science Hearing Association

AIP ASL
Accelerated Instruction Plan American Sign Language

AIR AT
American Institutes for Research Assistive Technology

AIT AU
Agency for Industrial Technology Autistic

AMAO AYP
Annual Measurable Achievement Adequate Yearly Progress
Objectives
B
AP
Advanced Placement BEST
Basic English Skills Test
AP/IB
Advanced Placement /International BETTI
Baccalaureate Bilingual/ESL Teacher Training Initiative
(Title VII Grant 00-06)
APE
Adaptive Physical Education BIP
Behavior Improvement Plan
APR
Annual Performance Review BKMs
Best Known Methods
ARD
Admission, Review, and Dismissal BMP
Committee Behavior Management Plan

ARI C
Accelerated Reading Instruction
CAAC
ASCII Commissioner’s Accountability
American Standard Code for Advisory Committee
Information Interchange
CAC
ASEP Continuing Advisory Committee for
Accountability System for Educator Special Education
Preparation
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CAD CBI/VI
Computer-aided Design Community Based
Instruction/Vocational Instruction
CAFR
Comprehensive Annual Financial CBO
Reports Community Based Organization

CAI CCC
Computer-assisted Instruction Computer Curriculum Corporation

CAM CCF
Campus Administrator Mentor Comparability Computation Form

CAMP CCSSO
Conference for the Advancement of Council for Chief State School Officers
Mathematics Teaching
CD
CAMP Compact Disk
Campus Administrator Mentor
Program CD-ROM
Compact Disk- Read Only Memory
CAP
Corrective Action Plan/ CED
Comprehensive Analysis Process County Education Districts

CAPS CEDs
Career Ability Placement Survey Center for Educator Development

CAR CEI
Corrective Action Review Cost of Education Index

CASA CFDA
Court Appointed Special Advocates Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance
CAT
California Achievement Tests / CFR
Campus Advisory Team Code of Federal Regulations

CATE CIA
Career and Technology Education Certified Internal Auditor

CBE CIRCLE
Credit by Examination Center for Improving Readiness of
Children for Learning and Education
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CIS CNE
Community in Schools Certified Novell Engineer

CISD CNPIMS
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Child Nutrition Program Information
Management System
CIT
Campus Intervention Team COE
Certificate of Eligibility (Migrant
CIT/CIP Education)
Campus Improvement Team /Campus
Improvement Plan COG
Council of Governments
CJAC
Criminal Justice Advisory Committee COP
Committee of Practitioners
CLA
Correlated Language Arts COPES
Career Orientation Placement
CLASS Education Survey
Comprehensive Learner Adapted
Scope and Sequence COPS
Career Occupational Preference
CLI System
Children’s Learning Institute
CORD
CLOC Center for Occupational Research and
Campus Leadership Online Development
Collaborative
CPA
CMA Certified Public Accountant
Certified Managerial Accountant
CPDT
CMP Centers for Professional Development
Content Mastery Program and Technology

CNA CPE
Certified Novell Administrator Continuing Professional Education

CNCS CPR
Corporation for National and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Community Service

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CPRS DARE
Consolidated Performance Report Drug Abuse Resistance Education
System
DARS
CPTD Department of Assistive and
Comptroller’s Property Tax Division Rehabilitative Services

CRCGs DAS
Community Resources and Data Analysis System
Coordination Groups
DAT
CRRFTAC Differential Aptitude Test
Central Regional Reading First
Technical Assistance Center DATE
District Awards for Teacher Excellence
CSAP
Center for Substance Abuse DAVE
Prevention Drug and Violence Education

CSD DB
Common School District Deafblind

CSPD DCIP
Comprehensive System of Personnel District/Campus Improvement Plan
Development
DD
CSR Developmentally Delayed
Comprehensive School Reform
DEA“R”
CSSO Drop Everything and Write
Chief State School Officer
DEAR
CTBS Drop Everything and Read
Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills
DEC
CVAE District Effectiveness and Compliance
Coordinated Vocational-Academic
Education DEIC
Districtwide Education Improvement
D Council

DAEP DIBELS
Disciplinary Alternative Education Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early
Program Literacy Skills
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DIM Ed-Flex
Data Integrity Monitoring Education Flexibility Partnership
Demonstration Program
DIT/DIP
District Improvement Team/ District EDGAR
Improvement Plan Education Department General
Administrative Regulations
DOE
Department of Education EEO
Equal Educational Opportunities
DOL/A/M
Daily Oral Language, Activities, Math EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity
DPE Commission
District Planning Estimate
EIEP
DPRS Emergency Immigrant Education
Department of Protective and Program
Regulatory Services
EIN
DREAMS Employee Identification Number
Developing Reading and Math Skills
Classes ELI
Early Literacy Intervention
DTR
District Tax Rate EMAT
Educational Materials and Textbooks
E
EMG
EC Educational Management Group
Early Childhood
EOC
ECI End of Course examination
Early Childhood Intervention
EOP
ECS Emergency Operations Planning
Education Commission of the States
ER
ED Expenditure Report / Reporting
Emotional Disturbance

EDA
Existing Debt Allotment (Tier III
funding)
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E-Rate FAQ
Schools & Libraries Universal Support Frequently Asked Questions
Mechanism (Discounts to schools for
telecommunication and internet FAR
services) Financial Accounting and Reporting

ERS FASRG
Employees Retirement System (State Financial Accountability System
Employees) Resource Guide (pronounced fas-rag)

ESC FCC
Education Service Center Federal Communications Commission

ESCs FCRR
Education Service Centers Florida Center for Reading Research

ESEA FEI
Elementary & Secondary Education Federal Employer’s Identification
Act of 1965, as amended by No Child (Tax id number)
Left Behind Act
FEMA
ESI Federal Emergency Management
Electronically Stored Information Agency

ESL FERPA
English as a Second Language Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act
ESSA
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 FIE
Full Individual Evaluation
ESY
Extended School Year FMNV
Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value
ETP
Emergency Teaching Permit FSP
Foundation School Program
EYS
Extended Year Service FSPS
Foundation School Program System
F
FTE
FAPE Full-Time Equivalent
Free Appropriate Public Education

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FY HE
Fiscal Year Highly Effective

FYI HEARTS
For Your Information Honesty, Ethics, Accountability,
Respect, Trust, and Support
G
HEP
GED High School Equivalency Program
General Educational Development
HI
GEE Hearing Impairment
Graduation Exit Examination
HILT PREP
GEEG High Intensity Language Training
Governor’s Educator Excellence Grant Preparatory Program

GEPA HIPPY
General Education Provisions Act Home Instruction Program for Pre-
school Youngsters
GPA
Grade point average HKEC
Hurricane Katrina Emergency
GPC Certificate
Grade Placement Committee
HLS
GREAT Home language survey
Gang Resistance Education and
Training HOSTS
Help One Student To Succeed
GRI
Gallaudet Research Institute HOTS
Higher Order Thinking Skills
GT
Gifted and Talented HOUSE/HOUSSE
High Objective, Uniform State
GYA Standard of Evaluation
Guaranteed Yield Allotment
HRSA
H Health Resources & Services
Administration
H.B.
House Bill HSTW
High Schools That Work
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I IFA
Instructional Facilities Allotment
I&R
Identification and recruitment IFM
(Migrant Education) Integrated Funds Management

I&S IFSP
Interest & Sinking (Debt Service Fund) Individual Family Service Program

IAG IHE
Intervention Activities Guide Institution of Higher Education

IASA IMI
Improving America’s Schools Act of Intensive Mathematics Initiative
1994
IOV
ICR Initial On-site Visit
Compliance Review
IPSI
ICRT Institute for Public School Initiatives
Individual Criterion Referenced Testing
IPT
IDEA Idea Proficiency Test
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act IRI
Individual Reading Inventory
IDEA-B
Individuals with Disabilities Education IRI
Act- Part B Intensive Reading Initiative

IDRA IRS
Intercultural Development Research Internal Revenue Service
Association
ISAACC
IEE Indicator System to Analyze & Assess
Independent Educational Evaluation the Components & Competencies

IEI ISD
Integrated English Instruction Independent School District

IEP ISI
Individual Education Program Integrated Spanish Instruction

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ISO L
International Organization for
Standardization LA
Language arts
ISS
In-school Suspension LAN
Local Area Network
ITBS
Iowa Tests of Basic Skills LAS
Language Assessment Scales test
ITP
Individual Transition Plan LAT
Linguistically Accommodated Test
J
LCC
JJAEP Local Campus Coach
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education
Program LD
Learning Disability/ Learning Disabled
JTPA
Job Training Partnership Act LDAA
Locally Developed Alternative
K Assessment

K LEA
Kindergarten (only as in Grades K-5) Local Education Agency (school
district)
K K-3 RIP
K-3 Reading Instructional Plan LEP
Limited English Proficient
KPI
Key Performance Indicator LFA
Local Fund Assignment
KTRA
Kindergarten Teacher Reading LIFE
Academy Living In a Functional Environment

KTRA 1 LLB
TRA= 1st grade Teacher Reading Legislative Budget Board
Academy
LMA
KTRA 2 Learning Media Assessment
TRA= 2nd grade Teacher Reading
Academy
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LOTE MCSD
Languages Other than English Microsoft Certified Solutions
Developer
LPAC
Language Proficiency Assessment MCSE
Committee Microsoft Certified Solutions Engineer

LPE MCU
Legislative Planning Estimate Multipoint Control Unit

LQM MDR
Date of Last Qualifying Move Manifestation Determination Review
(Migrant Education)
MDT
LRE Multi-Disciplinary Team
Least Restrictive Environment
MEES
LRPT Migrant Education Even Start
Long Range Plan for Technology,
1996-2010 MEP
Migrant Education Program
LST
Louisiana Student Records MH
Multiply Handicapped
M
MHMRA
M&O Mental Health, Mental Retardation
Maintenance and Operations (General Authority
Fund)
MMT
MAC Master Mathematics Teacher
Medicaid Administrative Claim
MOE
MADD Maintenance of Effort
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MOU
MAT Memorandum of Understanding
Metropolitan Achievement Tests
MOUS
MBO Microsoft Office User Specialist
Management by Objectives
MPLE
Monitoreo del Progreso para Lectores
Emergentes
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MPLP NCITE
Monitoreo del Progreso para Lectores National Center to Improve the Tools
Principiantes of Education

MR NCTM
Mental Retardation/ Mental Retarded National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
MRI
Model Reading Intervention Grant NGS
Program New Generation System (Migrant
Education)
MRT
Master Reading Teacher NIFA
New Instructional Facilities Allotment
MSC
Migrant Service Coordination NMSQT
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
MTA Test
Multi-sensory Training Approach (for
dyslexia) NOGA
N Notice of Grant Award

N&D NOI
Neglected and Delinquent (Title 1 Part Notice of Intent to Apply
D)
NRG
NABE Non-Regulatory Guidance
National Association for Bilingual
Education NRP
Non-Renewable Permit
NAEP
National Assessment of Educational NSDC
Progress National Staff Development Council

NCE NSF
Normal Curve Equivalent National Science Foundation

NCEC NTAP
Non-Categorical Early Childhood New Teacher Assistance Program

NCES NTC
National Center for Education National Transcript Center
Statistics

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O OSHA
Occupational Safety and Health
O&M Administration
Orientation and Mobility
OT
OCR Occupational Therapy Occupational
Office of Civil Rights Therapist

OEYP OTRA
Optional Extended Year Program Online Teacher Reading Academies

OFYP P
Optional Flexible Year Program
P.L.
OHI Public Law
Other Health Impaired
PAARD
OI Pre-Assessment Admission Review and
Orthopedically Impaired Dismissal

OIG PAC
Office of Inspector General Parent Advisory Committee

OLPT PACE
Oral Language Proficiency Test Plan of Action for Curriculum
Enhancement
OMB
United States Office of Management PAL
and Budget Peer Assistance Leadership/ Peer
Assistance Learning
OME
Office of Migrant Education (U S PAS
Department of Education) Program Analysis System

U.S. ONDCP PBM

Office of National Drug Control Policy Performance Based Monitoring

OSEP PBMAS
Office of Special Education Programs Performance Based Monitoring
Analysis System
OSERS
Office of Special Education and PC
Rehabilitation Services Personal Computer

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PD PK
Professional Development Pre-Kindergarten (only as in Grades
PK-5)
PDAS
Professional Development and PMBR
Appraisal System Progress Monitoring for Beginning
Readers
PDD
Pervasive Development Disorders PMER
Progress Monitoring for Emergent
pdf Readers
Portable Document Format
PMI
PE Program Monitoring and Interventions
Physical Education
PPCD
PEG Preschool Program for Children with
Public Education Grant Disabilities

PEIMS PPRA
Public Education Information Protective of Pupil Rights Amendment
Management System
PSAT
PEP Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test
Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting
PSC
PET Personnel Services Coop
PID Enrollment Tracking
PSF
PET Permanent School Fund
Projects for Educational Technology
PSI
PGP Partnership Schools Initiative
Personal Graduation Plan
PT
PID Physical Therapy
Person Identification Database
PTA
PIN Parent-Teacher Association
Personal Identification Number
PTI
PJSA Parent Training Initiative
Professional Judgment Special Analysis
PTO
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Parent-Teacher Organization RFD
Reading First Director
PULSE
Picking Up Life Skills Everyday RFG
Reading First Grant
Q
RFP
QMS Request For Proposal
Quality Management System
RFQ
QoS Request For Quotation
Quality of Service
RHSP
R Recommended High School Program

RAC RMTS
Regional Advisory Committee Random Moment Time Study

RBEM ROPES
Results-Based Educational Model Reality Orientation through Physical
Experience Sessions
RBM
Results Based Monitoring ROTC
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
RCF
Residential Care Facility RPTE
Reading Proficiency Tests in English
RDSPD
Regional Day School Program for the RPTE II
Deaf Reading Proficiency Tests in English II

REAP RSCCC
Rural Education Achievement Program Regional Service Center Computer
Cooperative
RF
Residential care and treatment RT3
Facilities Reading Teacher Talking Together

RFA RTAs
Request For Application Reading Technical Assistance
Specialist
RFC
Reading First Coordinator RTI
Response to Intervention
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RUS SBRI
Rural Utilities Service, USDA Scientifically Based Reading Instruction

S SBRR
Scientifically-Based Reading Research
S.B.
Senate Bill SCANS
Secretary’s Commission on Achieving
S/C Necessary Skills
Self Contained
SCE
SA State Compensatory Education
Special Analysis
SDAA
SAAH State Developed Alternate Assessment
Student Attendance Accounting
Handbook SDFSC
Safe and Drug-Free Schools and
SADD Communities (Title IV)
Student Against Drunk Driving
SDIU
SAF Special Data Inquiry Unit
Superintendent Approval Form
SDS
SAHE Self-Directed Search Test
State Agency for Higher Education
SEDL
SAMHSA Southwest Educational Development
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Laboratory
Services Administration
SENS
SAS Statewide Education Notification
Standard Application System Systems

SAT SERP
Scholastic Assessment Test/ Stanford Special Education Teacher Reading
Achievement Test Academies

SBDM SES
Site Based Decision Making Socio-Economic Status

SBOE SES
State Board of Education Supplemental Education Services

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SHARS SOP
School Health and Related Services Summary of Performance (for Special
Education)
SI
Speech Impaired SRA
Science Research Associates (SRA)
SIOP Achievement Test Series
Sheltered Instruction Observation
Protocol SRC
School Report Card
SIP
School Improvement Plan SSA
Shared Services Arrangement
SIP
School Improvement Program (Title I) SSCO
School Safety Choice Option
SLA
Spanish Language Arts SSI
School Success Initiative
SLD
School Leadership Development SST
School Support Team
SLD
Schools & Libraries Division ST
(Administers E-Rate) Speech Therapy

SLL STAR
Second Language Learners Skills Training for Teens At Risk

SLP Star CHART

Speech Language Pathologist School Technology and Readiness
Chart
SLPP
School Leadership Pilot Program SY
School Year
SMART
Summer Migrant Access Resources T
through Technology
TABE
SOF Test of Adult Basic English
Summary of Finances
TANF
SOL Temporary Assistance for Needy
Speakers of Other Languages Families
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TAP U
Technical Assistance Provider
UIL
TAT University Interscholastic League
Technical Assistance Team/Campuses
UMIRS
TBI Uniform Management Information
Traumatic Brain Injury Reporting System

TCAP UPS
Temporary Classroom Assignment Uninterrupted Power Supply
Permit
USAC
TIE Universal Service Administrative
Technology Integration in Education Company (Arm of FCC)

TIF USDE
Telecommunications Infrastructure (USDOE) United State Department of
Fund grant Education

TIFB V
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Fund Board VAC
Vocational Adjustment Counselor
TIMSS
Third International Mathematics and VEH
Science Study Vocational education for the
handicapped
TIN
Tax Identification Number (Usually VGCRLA
begins with 74-) Vaughn Gross Center for Reading and
Language Arts
TLCF
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund VI
Visual Impairment
TODASTWD
Take Our Daughters and Sons to VIPS
Work Day Volunteers in Public Schools

TQM W
Total Quality Management
WADA
Weighted Average Daily Attendance

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WAFS Y
Wide Area File Services Y.O.U.
Youth Opportunities Unlimited
WAN (federal program)
Wide Area Network
YMCA
WebER Young Men’s Christian Association
TEA site for reporting expenditures for
federal programs YRE
Year-round education
WIA
Workforce Investment Act YWCA
Young Women’s Christian Association
WIC
Women, Infants, and Children Z
program
ZAP
WICAT Zeros Aren’t Permitted
World Institute for Computer-Assisted
Teaching (now Jostens)

WRIOT
Wide Range Interest Occupation
Training

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