RPS Terminology
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
| Acronym | Meaning of the Acronym |
|---|---|
| ACES | Alternative Center for Educational Success |
| ACT | American College Testing |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC.§ 12101 et seq) |
| ADAPT | Alcohol & Drug Abuse Prevention & Treatment |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
| ARRA | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 |
| AYP | Adequate Yearly Progress |
| BD | Behavior Disorder |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BMP | Behavior Management Plan |
| CAPD | Central Auditory Processing Delay |
| CASA | Court Appointed Special Advocate |
| CDS | Child Development Specialist |
| CER | Comprehensive Evaluation Report |
| CRP | Complaint Resolution Procedure (34 CFR §§ 300.660-300.662) |
| CSE | Committee on Special Education |
| CSPD | Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
| DD | Developmentally Delayed |
| DOJ | US Department of Justice |
| DLC | Developmental Learning Center |
| E/BD | Emotional and/or Behavior Disorder |
| ECSE | Early Childhood Special Education (kindergarten-3) |
| ED | Emotional Disturbance |
| EDGAR | Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
| EHA | Education of the Handicapped Act of 1975 (20 USC § 1400 et seq) |
| EI | Early Intervention (birth to 3) |
| EI/ECS | Early Intervention / Early Childhood Special Education |
| ESA | Educational Service Agency |
| ESEA | Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| ELL/ESL | English Language Learner/English as a Second Language |
| ELO | Extended Learning Opportunities |
| FAPE | Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FERPA | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (21 USC § 1232g) |
| FEOG | Family Policy Compliance Office, US Department of Education |
| FTE | Full-time Equivalent |
| GED | General Educational Development |
| GEPA | General Education Provisions Act |
| HCPA | Handicapped Children’s Protection Act |
| HI | Home Instruction |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 USC § 1400 et seq) |
| IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
| IEE | Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP | Individual Education Program |
| IEU | Intermediate Educational Unit |
| IFSP | Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IHO | Impartial Hearing Officer |
| Insight | Insight School of Oregon |
| ISS | In-School Suspension |
| LEA | Local Educational Agency |
| LEP | Limited-English Proficient |
| LOF | Letter of Findings |
| LRC | Learning Resource Center |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MBD | Minimal Brain Dysfunction |
| MD | Manifestation Determination |
| MDT | Multi-disciplinary Team |
| MTI | Multi-tiered Instruction |
| NCLB | No Child Left Behind |
| NORA | Notice of Recommended Assignment |
| OAR | Oregon Administrative Rules |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights, US Department of Education |
| OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education |
| OJT | On the Job Training |
| ODD | Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
| ODE | Oregon Department of Education |
| OHI | Other Health Impairment |
| OJJDP | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Education |
| ORS | Oregon Revised Statutes |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PBIS | Positive Behavior and Instructional Support |
| PDD | Pervasive Development Disorder |
| PSAT | Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| RTI | Response to Intervention |
| SAT | Scholastic Assessment Test |
| SEA | State Educational Agency |
| SECC | Special Education Child Count |
| SED | Serious Emotional Disturbance |
| SET | School-wide Evaluation Tool (behavior) |
| SIP | School-based Improvement Plan |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disability |
| SLP | Speech and Language Pathologist |
| SPR&I | Systems Performance Review and Improvement |
| SRC | Secondary Resource Center |
| SRO | School Resource Officer |
| SST | Student Success Team |
| SWIS | School-wide Information System |
| TAG | Talented and Gifted Education |
| TAP | Turn Around Program |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TRO | Temporary Restraining Order |
| VI | Visually Impaired |
| VR | Vocational Rehabilitation |
| YPP | Young Parents Program |