Chapter 10
Common Acronyms
A-C
- 3K – Three-year-old kindergarten
- 4K – Four-year-old kindergarten
- ADA – average daily attendance
- ADD/ADHD – Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- AED – automated external defibrillators
- AGR – Achievement Gap Reduction Program
- AP – Advanced Placement program
- APR – Annual performance report
- AYP – Adequate yearly progress
- BIP – Behavioral intervention plan
- CIMS – Comprehensive instructional management system
- CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act (federal)
- CRT – Criterion referenced test
- CTE – Career and technical education
D-F
- DARE – Drug Abuse Resistance Education program
- EBD – Emotional behavioral disability
- EC – Early childhood
- ELA – English language arts
- ELL – English language learners
- ERSS – Educationally related support services
- ESEA – Elementary and Secondary Education Act (federal)
- ESSER – Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Programs (federal)
- ESL – English as a second language
- ESSA – Every Student Succeeds Act (federal)
- ESY – Extended school year
- FAPE – Free appropriate public education
- FAY – Full academic year
- FBA – Functional behavioral assessment
- FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (federal)
- FMLA – Family and Medical Leave Act (state and federal)
- FLSA – Fair Labor Standards Act (federal)
- FTE – Full-time equivalency
G-I
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GED – General education diploma
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GPR – General program revenue
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HSED – High school equivalency diploma
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IB – International Baccalaureate program
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IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (federal)
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IEP – Individualized Education Program
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ISES – Individual Student Enrollment System
J-L
- K-16 – Kindergarten through college
- KG – Five-year-old kindergarten
- LEA – Local education agency
- LEP – Limited English proficiency
- LES – Limited English speaking student
- LGBTQ – Individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, intersex, nonbinary, or identify their sexual orientation or gender identity in other ways (LGBTQI+). See the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
- LPP – Local performance plan
- LRE – Least restricted environment
M-O
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NAEP – National Assessment of Educational Progress
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NCLB – No Child Left Behind Act (federal)
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OI – Orthopedic impairment
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OML – Open Meetings Law (state)
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OT – Occupational therapy
P-R
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PAC – Political action committee
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PBIS – Positive behavioral intervention and supports
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PK or Pre-K – Pre-kindergarten
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PT – Physical therapy
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RTI – Response to Intervention
S-Z
- SEA – State education agency
- SES – Supplemental educational services
- SINI – School In Need of Improvement
- SIP – State improvement plan
- SLD – Specific learning disability
- ST-3 – School district annual financial report
- STEM – Science technology engineering math
- SWD – Students with disabilities
- SWoD – Students without disabilities
- UPK – Universal pre-kindergarten
- WMAS – Wisconsin Model Academic Standards
- WRS – Wisconsin Retirement System
- WSAS – Wisconsin Student Assessment System
- YRE – Year-round education
- Home
- Chapter 1
Beginning Your Board Service - Chapter 2
Can We Talk? - Chapter 3
Time for Meetings - Chapter 4
Working with the Board - Chapter 5
Building a Relationship with Supt. - Chapter 6
Basics of School Law/Budgeting - Chapter 7
Doing Your Homework - Chapter 8
Community Connections - Chapter 9
Education Terms - Chapter 10
Common Acronyms - Chapter 11
Well-Known Organization Acronyms