There are so many acronyms in education that it can MYHS (Make Your Head Spin). I've complied this list to try to help with some of the more common acronyms.
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ADA ... Americans with Disabilities Act
AFT ... American Federation of Teachers
AIP ... Academic Improvement Plan
AP ... Advanced Placement
AT ... Assistive Technology
AYP ... Annual Yearly Progress
BIP ... Behavior Intervention Plan
BOE ... Board of Education
CPS ... Child Protective Services
CST ... Child Study Team
D/HH ... Deaf/Hard of Hearing
EBD ... Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
EC ... Early Childhood -or- Extracurricular
EL/ELL ... English Learner/English Language Learner
ELA ... English Language Arts
ELD ... English Language Development
ESL ... English as a Second Language
ESSA ... Every Student Succeeds Act
ESY ... Extended School Year
FAPE ... Free Appropriate Public Education
FERPA ... Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FRL ... Free and Reduced Lunch
FTE ... Full Time Equivalent
GATE ... Gifted and Talented Education
GPA ... Grade Point Average
GT/LD ... Gifted and Talented with Learning Disabilities
HQT ... Highly Qualified Teachers
HS ... High School
IDEA ... Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP ... Individualized Learning Plan
ISS ... In-School Suspension
IT ... Information Technology
K-12 ... Kindergarten through 12th grade
KWL ... Know - Wonder - Learn
LD ... Learning Disabled
MOU ... Memorandum of Understanding
MPR ... Multipurpose Room
MS ... Middle School
NBCT ... National Board Certified Teacher
NCLB ... No Child Left Behind
ODD ... Oppositional Defiant Disorder
PAC/PTA/O ... Parent Advisory Council/Parent Teacher Association/Organization
PBIS ... Positive Behavior Intervention and Support
PD ... Professional Development
PLC ... Professional Learning Committee
SEL ... Social and Emotional Learning
SLD ... Specific Learning Disability
SLP ... Speech and Language Program
SPED ... Special Education
SRO ... School Resource Officer
SSO ... Single Sign-On
STAR ... Standardized Testing and Reporting
STEM ... Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
STEAM ... Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics
TESOL ... Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
TOSA ... Teacher on Special Assignment
WIDA ... World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment
WISC ... Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
