A
AAC
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
ACT
on Life Adult Centered Tool
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AEP
Alternative Education Program
AEIS
Academic Excellence Indicator System – Texas State Accountability System
AEPT
Adult Employability Profile Tool
AGC
Access to the General Curriculum
AI
Auditory Impairment
APE
Adaptive Physical Education
ARD
Admission, Review, Dismissal
AT
Assistive Technology
ATD
Assistive Technology Devices
AU
Autism
AYP
Adequate Yearly Progress – Federal Accountability System
B
BB Trails
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services – Long Term Service provider for AU, Mental Health and IDD
BCT
Behavior Consultation Team
BLS
Basic Language Skills
BIP
Behavior Intervention Plan
BSSR
Behavior Supports and Services Referral
C
CAPP
Chemical Abuse Prevention Program
CBI
Community Based Instruction
CBO
Community Based Outing
CMC
Content Mastery Center
CRCG
Community Resource Coordination Groups
CTE
Career and Technical Education
D
DB
Deaf/Blind
DD
Developmentally Delayed
DIAG
Diagnostician
DIBELS
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
DMM
Decision Making Matrix
DNQ
Did Not Qualify
E
ECI
Early Childhood Intervention
ECO
Early Childhood Outcomes
ELE
Early Learning Environment
EGL
Enrolled Grade Level
ELL
English Language Learner
ESL
English as a Second Language
ESLE
Early Structured Learning Environment
ED
Emotional Disturbance
ESC
Education Service Center
eSPED
Computer-Based IEP in Leander ISD
ESY
Extended School Year
F
FAPE
Free Appropriate Public Education
FBA
Functional Behavioral Assessment
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FIE
Full Individual Evaluation
G
GOALS
Growing Ownership, Awareness, Lifelong Learning, and Social Skills
H
HLS
Home Language Survey
HQ
Highly Qualified
I
IA
Instructional Assistant
IBC
Intensive Behavior Continuum
IC
Integral Care for Austin/Travis County Long Term Service Provider for AU, Mental Health and IDD
ICAP
Individual Community Academic Program
IDD
Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled
IDEA
Individuals w/ Disabilities Education Act
IEE
Independent Educational Evaluation
IEP
Individualized Education Program
IFSP
Individual Family Service Plan
INC
Inclusion
ID
Intellectually Disabled
IQ
Intelligence Quotient
J
JJAEP
Juvenile Justice Alternative Educational Program
L
LD
Learning Disabled
LEIP
Language Enrichment Intervention Program
LEO
Leander Extended Opportunity
LEP
Limited English Proficiency
LL
Learning Lab
LPAC
Language Proficiency Assessment Committee
LRE
Least Restrictive Environment
LSSP
Licensed Specialist in School Psychology
LVN
Licensed Vocational Nurse
M
MDR
Manifestation Determination Review
MODs
Modifications to Instruction
N
NCEC
Non-Categorical Early Childhood Disability
NCLB
No Child Left Behind
O
O&M
Orientation and Mobility
OCR
Office of Civil Rights
OHI
Other Health Impairment
OI
Orthopedic Impairment
OSEP
Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OT
Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapist
P
PBMAS
Performance Based Monitoring Analysis System
PCP
Person Centered Planning
PDD
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOS
Pervasive Developmental Disorder not Otherwise Specified
PEIMS
Public Education Informational System
PLAAFP
Present Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance
PPCD
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities
PSLP
Preschool Speech and Language Program
PT
Physical Therapy/Physical Therapist
Q
QRI
Qualitative Reading Inventory
R
RDSPD
Regional Day School Program for the Deaf
REED
Review of Existing Evaluation Data
RFB&D
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
RN
Registered Nurse
RTI
Response to Intervention
S
SBS
Structured Behavior Supports
SCSS
Social Communication Supports and Services
SE
Supported Employment
SELF
Skills for Enhancing Lifelong Fulfillment
SEMS
Special Education Management System
SI
Speech Impairment
SHARS
School Health and Related Services
SLE
Structured Learning Environment
SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
SPIN
Strengths Preferences Interests Needs
SPP
State Performance Plan
SRI
Scholastic Reading Inventory
SRO
Student Resource Officer
STAAR
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
STAAR ALT-2
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness – Alternate 2 STEP Systemic Training for Educational Progress
SBOE
State Board of Education
T
TASC
Training for Academic Success in the Classroom
TEKS
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury
TBSI
Texas Behavior Support Initiative
TCB
Texas Commission for the Blind
TDMHMR
Texas Department for Mental Health – Mental Retardation
TEA
Texas Education Agency
TPRI
Texas Primary Reading Inventory
TSBVI
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
TSD
Texas School for the Deaf
TT
Tracking Teacher
TWC
Texas Workforce Commission
TWS-VRS
Texas Workforce Solutions – Vocational Rehabilitation Services (formally DARS)
V
VAC
Vocational Adjustment Class
VI
Visual Impairment
VISIT
Visual Interactive Support in Transition
W
WBL
Work Based Learning (formerly Community Based Vocational Instruction)