Acronyms

  • Frequently Used Acronyms



    AAC 
    ABA
    ADA
    ADD
    ADHD
    ADL
    APE
    ASD
    AT
    AYP
    BIP
    BOE
    CD
    CF
    CPSE
    CPSE
    CST
    CSE
    DB
    DD
    DOE
    DOH
    DPH/DPHO
    DS
    EBD
    ECE
    ED
    EI
    ESD
    ESEA
    ESL
    ESY/EYS
    FAPE
    FAS
    FBA
    FERPA
    FM
    GA
    GE
    GPA
    GT
    HI
    ID
    IDEA
    IEE
    IEP
    IST
    LD
    LEP
    LRE
    NYSAA
    OHI
    OMRDD
    OT
    PE
    PPS
    PSEN
    PT
    RCT
    SD
    SE
    SED
    SEIT
    SI
    TBI
    VESID
    VI
    VocEd
    WISC
    WISC-R
    WRAT
    Z

    Alternative Augmentative Communication
    Applied Behavior Analysis
    Americans with Disabilities Act
    Attention Deficit Disorder
    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
    Activities of Daily Living
    Adaptive Physical Education
    AmericanSign Language
    Assistive Technology
    Adequate Yearly Progress
    Behavior Intervention Plan
    Board of Education
    Cognitive Delay
    Cystic Fibrosis
    Cerebral Palsy
    Committee on Preschool Education
    Child Study Team
    Committee on Special Education
    Deaf-Blind
    Developmental Delay
    Department of Education
    Department of Health
    Due Process Hearing / Due Process Hearing Officer
    Down Syndrome
    Emotional Behavioral Disturbance
    Early Childhood Education
    Emotionally Disturbed
    Early Intervention
    Extended School Day
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act
    English as a Second Language
    Extended School Year / Extended Year Services
    Free Appropriate Public Education
    Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
    Functional Behavioral Assessment
    Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
    Focused Monitoring
    Grade Equivalent
    General Education
    Grade Point Average
    Gifted and Talented
    Hearing Impaired
    Intellectual Disabilities
    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
    Individualized Educational Evaluation
    Individualized Education Plan
    Instructional Support Team
    Learning Disabled
    Limited English Proficient
    Least Restrictive Environment
    New York State Alternate Assessment 
    Other Health Impaired
    Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
    Occupational Therapist
    Physical Education
    Pupil Personnel Services
    Pupils with Special Education Needs
    Physical Therapy
    Regents Competency Test
    Standard Deviation
    Special Education
    State Education Department
    Special Education Itinerant Teacher
    Speech Impaired
    Traumatic Brain Injury
    Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
    Visually Impaired/Visual Impairment/Variable Interval
    Vocational Education
    Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
    Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Revised
    Wide Range Achievement Test
    Standard Score